Until last night, I’d never seen an episode of Smallville. I knew about the series, about how it’s about Clark Kent as his powers develop, before he becomes Superman. I have coworkers and former coworkers who watch it religiously. My youngest sister, who wouldn’t be caught dead with a comic book, loved it in itsContinue reading “On Smallville’s Finale”
Author Archives: Allyn
On Pondering Elbow and Atheism
Here’s a question. Is Guy Garvey (or someone else from Elbow) an atheist? I love Elbow, as long time readers of this blog know. (For previous posts on the subject, click here.) What brought this question to mind — what are the religious proclivities of the Mancunian five? — was my recent and ongoing searchContinue reading “On Pondering Elbow and Atheism”
On Amy Pond’s Mysterious Pregnancy
On a different note, because this doesn’t really fit with my review of “The Curse of the Black Spot” from earlier, but it needs to be said — I’m having a real problem with Amy’s Schroedinger’s Pregnancy. If Amy is, in fact, pregnant, she should be roughly five months along, thanks to the three monthContinue reading “On Amy Pond’s Mysterious Pregnancy”
On the Middling “Curse of the Black Spot”
After comparing Doctor Who‘s “Day of the Moon” to The X-Files last week, this week’s episode of Doctor Who, the piratical “Curse of the Black Spot,” continues the X-Files vibe, though not in a good way and not in the way you’d expect. If Doctor Who‘s opener “The Impossible Astronaut”/”Day of the Moon” were StevenContinue reading “On the Middling “Curse of the Black Spot””
On Things I’ve Been Reading
Captain America/Thor: The Mighty Fighting AvengersMarvel ComicsWritten by Roger LangridgeArt by Chris Samnee This is why comic books exist. Present-day Thor and World War II Captain America are transported back to the time of King Arthur so they can fight a four-headed dragon and keep Loki from claiming the Holy Grail. If you read comicContinue reading “On Things I’ve Been Reading”
On Typgraphic Atrocities
A poster for a clothing drive in the elevator vestibule in the office is a typographic atrocity. Just from sight, I’ve identified the following typefaces: Comic Sans Arial Arial Rounded Lucida Grande At that point, my eyes glazed over and my brain was stunned into a stupor.
On Looking Ahead to the Summer Months
Where does time go? Shore Leave is only about ten weeks away! I sent the con an updated bio earlier today. What brought this to mind was that I received some website traffic from the Shore Leave website yesterday. So, said I to myself, “Which bio do they have running?” And I discovered they didn’tContinue reading “On Looking Ahead to the Summer Months”
On a City I’d Move To
I grew up in rural America. Mountains and trees, streams and fields. Rugged country. I’ve lived in cities since college. Richmond. Raleigh. Baltimore. At one time in my life, about a decade ago now, I thought that New York City would have been a fantastic place to be. Unfortunately, my friends who are New YorkersContinue reading “On a City I’d Move To”
On Osama bin Laden and Indifference
Like many people, I got up this morning, checked the news websites, and saw that something world-changing happened overnight. Osama bin Laden was dead. And I was utterly indifferent to it. Oh, I read articles on a half-dozen sites, from straight news to instant commentary. And I coudln’t really make myself care. I thought brieflyContinue reading “On Osama bin Laden and Indifference”
On “Day of the Moon” and the Doctor’s Plan
When last we saw the Doctor, Amy, and Rory on Doctor Who, they were in a creepy warehouse in Florida. Their erstwhile FBI ally, Canton Everett Delaware III, had been conked unconscious by persons unknown. River Song was exploring the catacombs underneath the warehouse with Rory where they found what appeared to be a proto-TARDISContinue reading “On “Day of the Moon” and the Doctor’s Plan”