Inhuman Swill : Page 16
Why is my blog called Inhuman Swill? Because you can unscramble the pieces to make William Shunn.
Frey in hell
Yes, we all seem to be more up in arms today about James Frey and his partially made-up memoir than we are about domestic wiretaps, freedom of information in China, and terrorists taking power in Palestine. And it makes sense...
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South by southeast
Sorting through piles and piles and piles of old stuff as we packed, I found a poignantly evocative photocopy I thought had been lost to the mists of time. It went back to 1992 or so, when, as you may...
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I, Ender, having been born of goodly parents...
Via Paul Melko by way of David Moles, I encountered this morning a fascinating essay by SF writer and scholar John Kessel exploring and repudiating the morality of intention that underpins Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game and attempting to explain...
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Howl’s Moving Castle
Japan’s grand master of animation reimagines a modern English fantasy classic.
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The Last Starfighter: The Musical
A new musical based on the beloved film blasts audiences into battle in space.
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A tribute to the Class of ’84
The following remarks were delivered at the Sheraton City Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the occasion of the Davis High School (Kaysville) 1984 class reunion. The opening paragraph is in response to master of ceremonies Jodi Allison, my...
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Tarnished Iridium, or Strutting Peacock, or Elvis—Lost Fellow
It didn't actually turn into a riot two weeks ago at Iridium, but it looked like it might for a few minutes there. The first indication of trouble came early, though we didn't recognize it as such as the time....
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