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301 E1 38 & 52

301 E1 38 & 52

301 Episode 1 Timestamp 38:52 A well rendered act of the unconditional, “But I Love You” (A contextually and empathic rendering of the feeling; thank you and well done, Madame Actress, Catherine Tate. To the writer’s of the Donna Noble timeline I will but say this, “You have acted in bad faith to the character, […]

Open Reply to Tim Stanley re: New Zealand opening of “The Hobbit”

Open Reply to Tim Stanley re: New Zealand opening of “The Hobbit”

(ref article: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/timstanley/100192299/send-these-horrid-hobbits-back-to-the-shire/) Given your purported educational background, I must admit that I am perplexed by your apparent inability to understand the recent fervor and enthusiasm that greeted the opening of the latest Tolkien classic rendered to film. I will assume for the moment that the bleach from your carefully frosted tips is the culprit; […]

World Literature Paper: Poetry as Philosophy for the Common Man

World Literature Paper: Poetry as Philosophy for the Common Man

Poetic works are an accessible way to express philosophical ideas to humanity; to explore and present both the questions and the conundrums that arrest and aggravate us. In many ways, poetic works may be called philosophy for the common man; even as most of the literary canons of the world contains works by people far […]

In response to Boston Book Review’s tirade against Amazon, thoughts… (updated)

In response to Boston Book Review’s tirade against Amazon, thoughts… (updated)

In response to the Boston Book Review’s column, “Books After Amazon” (http://www.bostonreview.net/BR35.6/roychoudhuri.php), thoughts collected in a Facebook comment exchange. (The comments of others are removed as I have not their permission to include them.) Updates to this post have continued in pace with the conversation. (1) I think a very salient point is being missed […]