Archives for the 'Books' Category
Three Major Houses Have Fallen Before Me…
Well, to be more accurate, two of the three. House Corrino is gonna be done by the time I land in Maui…
I rarely go for epic sagas when it comes to my favorite books, but having read the first three Dune prequel books (”The Butlerian Jihad“, “The Machine Crusade“, and “The Battle of Corrin“), [...]
So, do you watch Battlestar Galactica? *wink wink*
From the New York Times:
It’s Not You, It’s Your Books
by RACHEL DONADIO
Some years ago, I was awakened early one morning by a phone call from a friend. She had just broken up with a boyfriend she still loved and was desperate to justify her decision. “Can you believe it!” she shouted into the phone. “He [...]
The Mothership Connection
Apparently, very few people read comic books and listen to classic funk music from the 70’s.
Here’s the link that I alluded to earlier between Captain America Annual #7 and Parliament-Funkadelic:
That’s right, Bernie Worrell and George Clinton are members of Parliament-Funkadelic, y’all!
If you are feeling culturally shamed by the fact that you don’t know [...]
Play that funky music, white boy…
Just because he’s white doesn’t mean he can’t be funky. Actually, it’s not so much that Cap is funky, but that his antagonist (and the antagonist’s mentor) are funky…
If you can tell why this title is appropriate for the images I’ve taken from Captain America Annual #7, you are likely someone who has achieved [...]
Callimastean
For those who thought “callipygian” was a cool word (from my last post), consider this rare gem: callimastean.
The only reference I can find to it online is from the original source I learned it from — a Robert E. Howard “Conan” novel.
Consider this snippet:
It’s like soft-core porn for sword & sorcery nerdlings…
