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"I Can't Pronounce Your Queer Foreign Name, Young'un. . . "

Trishana wrote 21 hours ago: War Poster 1942   A smiling, clean-shaven soldier offers chocolate to a traumatized boy with a dirty … more →

Tags: Movies and Media, Society, ethnocentrism, Germany, Midwest, military industrial complex, War, war poster, War Propaganda

Modern Stories Are Important Too

Tom wrote 1 week ago: I’m very much behind on writing my Pagan Blog Project posts right now because life happened pl … more →

Tags: Spirituality & Magic, Fiction, hero veneration, writing

Mither Mages

nccampbell wrote 1 week ago: **Image taken from goodreads.com Titles: The Lost Gate, The Gate Thief Author: Orson Scott Card Narr … more →

Tags: Books, sci-fi/fantasy, Young Adult books, danny north, Emily Rankin, Fantasy, Gate Thief, greek mythology, Lost Gate

Character Profiles from the 'World of Rowan Blaize' by Jonathan Kieran: Serenity Turnbull

Jonathan Kieran wrote 3 weeks ago: A sweeping modern fairy-tale is born. Book One is the timeless magical cornerstone – a lavishly illu … more →

Tags: Rowan Blaize Character Profiles, jonathan kieran, rowan blaize, pop hazmat, Amazon kindle, www.pophazmat.com, Witches, Pop Culture Blogs, rowan blaize books

Bridling Shank's Mare2 comments

Dave Higgins wrote 3 months ago: It is generally recognised that motor vehicles are one of the Gods of the Materialist Pantheon; they … more →

Tags: musings, Seeking a Better World, Whimsy, Society, Morality, ethics, highway code, Pedestrians

The Modern Myth Parade -- Part 3

wdfyfe wrote 7 months ago: Despite our agnostic protests to the contrary, we contemporary North Americans are controlled by our … more →

Tags: Social Comment, social comment, social change, mythology

The Modern Myth Parade -- Part II

wdfyfe wrote 7 months ago: The ancient Greeks were intimately connected to their mythology.  They believed the stories about gu … more →

Tags: Social Comment, social comment, Social Problems, mythology

The Modern Myth Parade1 comment

wdfyfe wrote 7 months ago: I’m not sure if the Age of Reason is over or it’s just taking a sabbatical, but not since the days o … more →

Tags: Social Comment, social comment, Social Problems, mythology

Circe's lament

elenaiswriting wrote 10 months ago: When Ulysses left, Circe could not understand: “Ulysses, how could a man’s heart be so dark, a … more →

Tags: Short Stories, Literature, short stories, Circe, greek mythology

What You're Looking For1 comment

Steve Simms wrote 11 months ago: What are you looking for in life? Some people say they are looking for fun, parties, good times, hap … more →

Tags: God, Religion, Popular Culture, Music, simple church, Berry Street Worship Center, Meaning, Christianity, alternative lifestyle

Why does contemporary society approve of consensual casual-sex, but disapprove of consensual obesity?1 comment

Steve Simms wrote 1 year ago: Why does contemporary society approve of consensual casual-sex but disapprove of consensual obesity? … more →

Tags: Lifestyles, Popular Culture, sex, self-image, Meaning, Morality, Morals, Sin, Myths

Song of the day: Les Jupes' If This Is The Light

Sandra Sperounes wrote 1 year ago: One of my favourite albums of 2011 is/was Les Jupes‘ criminally overlooked Modern Myths. So im … more →

Tags: plugged in, Edmonton, if this is the light, Les Jupes, Michael Petkau Falk, Wunderbar

Once upon a time in America2 comments

McLerranMD wrote 1 year ago: Have you ever sat up late at night and watched old black and white TV show reruns? Have you ever not … more →

Tags: Food Choices, Food, Common Sense, doctors advice, effective communications, Personal Choices, Fairy Tales, Happy Ending, personal resposibilty

The Myths v. The Truths

folkbuddy wrote 1 year ago: It’s raining again. Cannes is half flooded and the crowd in Morrisons is consequently thinner … more →

Tags: Music, Canada, cannes, Les Jupes, head-in-the-sand, Winnipeg, Midem

Paranormal 101: Urban Legends and Folklore

Michael Kleen wrote 1 year ago: In these posts, I will provide a list of books I think anyone interested in the paranormal would ben … more →

Tags: Paranormal 101, folklore, ghostlore, Urban Legends, Jan Harold Brunvand, Folk Tales


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