I’m going to come back to this — Andrew Sullivan on “The Coming Age of the Nones.” Sullivan writes about an article in US News about the growing percentage of secularist Americans, and how the non-religious may number a full quarter of American’s population two decades out. There’s a part of me that welcomes moreContinue reading “On Secularism and American Demographics”
On Differences Among Fandoms
Over on TrekBBS there’s a discussion ongoing about what Titan’s Star Trek Magazine can and should be. In the course of the conversation, one of the suggestions is that it could be more like Doctor Who Magazine, and there have been explanations proffered as to why that’s not feasible, from licensing concerns to differences inContinue reading “On Differences Among Fandoms”
On the Fall of John Edwards
John Edwards. As long-time Allynologists know, in the Democratic primaries of 2008, John Edwards was my candidate. I donated money to his campaign. I blogged about Edwards, his positions, and his media coverage, like how Edwards most resembled the Viking berserker, or how Edwards was the heir to Teddy Roosevelt’s mantle of progressivism. And IContinue reading “On the Fall of John Edwards”
On This, That, and the Other
I’ve been wrestling with a Middle English text. Specifically, the Middle English translation of Prose Merlin from the French Lancelot-Grail Cycle. Why? Because while I’ve been working my way through the Lancelot-Grail Reader, I found something summarized in the excerpts of the Merlin there that I needed more details about. Fortunately, the Middle English ProseContinue reading “On This, That, and the Other”
On New Torchwood Novels
At work recently, I received two of the three new Torchwood novels. :tardis: New, of course, is a relative term. This particular batch of three — Into the Silence, The House that Jack Bult, Bay of the Dead — released in the UK several months ago, probably April or May. On this side of theContinue reading “On New Torchwood Novels”
On the View at Thursday
Hello? Hello? Is this mic still on? However did it get to be Thursday? :tired: Oh, that‘s right. It’s called “work.” Since I really don’t have anything profound to say at the moment, I would point out that a survey of Doctor Who fans acclaimed “The Caves of Androzani” as the best story of allContinue reading “On the View at Thursday”
On Merlin’s Second Season
Somehow I missed this, the Merlin season 2 trailer: I’m going to need to find a “source” for this starting this weekend….
Still More on Rich Santorum’s Second Act
Sometimes, I have ideas that are just scary. Like SAURON-PAC. Which, after a perusal of the FEC website, I’ve decided needs to be named Draft SAURON-PAC. But what does that acronym stand for? Draft Santorum — America United, Redefining Oliphaunt Nationalism Political Action Committee Draft SAURON-PAC, according to the notes I scribbled on the trainContinue reading “Still More on Rich Santorum’s Second Act”
More on Rick Santorum’s Second Act
Okay, now that I’ve spent time with the FEC’s website… SAURON-PAC can’t be an acronym. The reason? Only official campaign PACs can have the candidate’s name in the acronym, unless they’re for drafting the candidate for office. So, “Draft SAURON-PAC” could work. But, Sauron PAC would, on its own, work. That Sauron and Santorum bothContinue reading “More on Rick Santorum’s Second Act”
On Rick Santorum’s Second Act
We can only be so lucky — Rick Santorum is thinking about running for President in 2012. Rick Santorum! I’m beside myself with glee. :party: My encounters with Santorum are few. For instance, Santorum compared the war in Iraq to Aragorn’s assult on the Black Gate of Mordor, which prompted me to point out whatContinue reading “On Rick Santorum’s Second Act”