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Why No Fence? (The Prequel)

Allen wrote 5 days ago: The musings below initiated the train of thought that led to the writing of my previous posting, the … more →

Tags: Religion, Hard Times, Jonathan Swift, Robert Heinlein, lazarus long, Tolkien, Elves, Immortality, eternal life

A Voyage to Allalamna Made by Jonathan Augustine in Anno Domini MMIX. Pt. I, in Which the Author Finds him Self upon an unknown Shore and with a Companion unseen.

vitaminbillwebb wrote 5 days ago: I had not been back in my own Country above an Hour when I received some Communication from my Wife … more →

Tags: John, swine flu

Memories on Film: In the Beginning

Joel Crary wrote 6 days ago: One of the first moving images I ever saw: Raggedy Ann comes to life in "Raggedy Ann & Andy … more →

Tags: memories on film, Gremlins, raggedy ann & andy: a musical adventure, santa claus the movie, Superman II, The Neverending Story

No One Wants the Luck of This Irish Family1 comment

kayleighokeefe wrote 1 week ago: Angela’s Ashes is the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir of Frank McCourt’s childhood. I’ve spent the las … more →

Tags: Book Review, Angela's Ashes, Ireland

The world is doomed - now get over it and enjoy your life24 comments

Ferdinand Bardamu wrote 2 weeks ago: I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that the world as you know it is going to end. Depend … more →

Tags: apocalypse soon, conservatism, decline of civilization, Politics, Zeitgeist, Civilization, Dennis Mangan, egalitarianism, Feminism

In Search of In Search of Lost Time...

twins4reading wrote 3 weeks ago: Well at least volume 1 of In Search of Lost Time a.k.a. Swann’s Way. Who knew this book, proba … more →

I drew a World Series metaphor…2 comments

margaretei wrote 3 weeks ago: … at the John Hodgman reading. The ropes, they do nothing. From Mark Summers’ illustration of … more →

Tags: Drawing, Margaret, Day 04, Ink, pen, Literature, Mark Summers, Illustration, Barnes & Noble

Gulliver Traveled

twins4reading wrote 3 weeks ago: Well Twin…I, too, finally finished. I read the adventures of Houyhnhnm over yesterday and toda … more →

Tags: Anthropomorphism, Hounyhmhmn, Portugal

In Defense of the Golden Beaker

twins4reading wrote 3 weeks ago: My last post was written in haste, and I didn’t have a chance to respond to your comments. Rea … more →

Tags: butterfinger, merrily, Methinks.., Science, Swann's way

A Parting Image from Houyhnhnm Land

twins4reading wrote 3 weeks ago: A horse (or Houyhnhnm, if you like) threading a needle. That is the image that I’ll take with … more →

Tags: needle threading

Weird Science

twins4reading wrote 3 weeks ago: Wow there’s a lot to unpack from that last post…but I think I’m going to start wit … more →

Tags: colonial williamsburg, Law of Conservation of Mass, Isaac Newton, Calculus, Science Jamboree, Struldbuggs, Luggnagg, Cookies, Swann's way

Lilliputian Comings

twins4reading wrote 1 month ago: And, of course, by that I mean short comings…both Jonathan Swift’s and mine…but fi … more →

Tags: Poop, Gilmore Girls, Vanilla Sky, The Little House on the Prairie, The Riches

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood... (Part 3)1 comment

Scott W. Smith wrote 1 month ago: Once upon a time…between 1927-1941. By 1927 the film industry was barely 30 years old but grea … more →

Tags: Filmmaking, Gone with the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, Stagecoach, Citizen Kane, The Great Depression, mr smith goes to washington, The Maltese Falcon, Ninotchka

Little people in the city1 comment

Trend Spotting! wrote 1 month ago: After spending ages in Magma today pondering over which books/magazines to purchase I decided to jus … more →

Tags: Little People In The City, Street Art, Magical, Slinkachu, the borrowers

This Post is Brought to You by the Letter "Y"

twins4reading wrote 1 month ago: I guess rather than the letter “Y” this post is brought to you by the question, “W … more →

Let's Hear It For Laputa

twins4reading wrote 1 month ago: Well twin I’m not going to let your lackadaisical reading schedule impede my Gulliverian progr … more →

Tags: Whitman's sampler, Laputa, Pandora's Box, cat sleuths

Jonny, Mnemonics Explained

twins4reading wrote 1 month ago: I forgot how you are never one to let a misspelling slide, Twin Brother. You caught me. I made my la … more →

Tags: Philip Roth, brobdingnag, the humbling, The Man Who Loved Books Too Much, Rare Books, giant

The disease is in your genes33 comments

Ferdinand Bardamu wrote 1 month ago: Susan Walsh, the proprietor of Hooking Up Smart, has named Tucker Max, Roissy, and myself as an unho … more →

Tags: Feminism, Game, Human Nature, Marriage, Sexuality, Women, Abortion, Affirmative Action, Ariel Levy

Big Ding

twins4reading wrote 1 month ago: I like how you refer to Brobdingnag as Brobignag in your post…I like how you’ve made it … more →

Tags: Wordsworth Classic, brobdingnag, fraggle rock, Boober, Brobignag, Kenneth Branagh


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