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Category Archives: arts and entertainment
On Stephen King and Steven Utley
Fantasy and Science Fiction kindly gave me a freebie copy of their upcoming October/November double issue. The most notable story is that of Stephen King, who delivers a short but touching story that isn't scary, but strange, like a dream that may haunt you for a few days after waking up. The editor likened it […]
In Search of Catholic "To Kill a Mockingbird"
I met my wife three years ago in northern Quebec, and at the time she could barely speak English and I could barely speak French. Now that we are both proficient in each other's language, one of the great joys of our married life has been to introduce each other to the […]
Sacrifice and the "Dark Knight"
If the world is one big high school dance, then Christians, and especially Catholics, tend to be the wallflowers, while the rest of the world dances away in the center of the gym, usually not respecting the two basketball distance which universally defines chastity.Okay, I exaggerate: there have been some Catholics who got their groove […]
Star Wars + Bar Review = HyperNerd
The best part about this article is the picture at the top, in which George Lucas is seen wearing a "Han Shot First" t-shirt. Brilliant. (Also, "Han" is in the picture.)
For those not in on the joke, it's based on a famous scene in Star Wars (aka Episode IV aka A New Hope aka Star Wars: […]
Public Domain Music
Do check out Musopen, where you can download both recordings and sheet music in the public domain.
