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Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland – I wrote a little bit about Once Upon a Time back when it was still pretty new, but I only recently got back to watching it. I’ve watched the first three seasons, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Fairy Tales, Humor, Lewis Carroll, Magic, Monsters, Once Upon a Time, Relationships, Star Wars, Television | Tagged aladdin, alice in wonderland, alice's adventures in wonderland, beowulf, caterpillar, cheshire cat, enchanted forest, genie, grendel, iggy pop, jabberwock, jabberwocky, jafar, jinn, john lithgow, knave of hearts, once upon a time in wonderland, red queen, robin hood, through the looking-glass, tweedledum and tweedledee, white knight, white rabbit, will scarlet |

Heka Heka Egyptian Magic

The main villain in Lin Carter’s Kesrick is a wizard named Zazamanc, who’s been around for quite a while, although not much is known about him. He originates in a story from what’s known as the Westcar Papyrus, named after … Continue reading →

Posted in African, Animals, Arabian, Cartoons, Christianity, Comics, Egyptian, History, Islam, Judaism, Language, Magic, Middle East, Mythology, Names, Religion | Tagged abanazar, aladdin, aladdin and his wonderful lamp, arabian nights, balaam, bible, black panther, book of thoth, caliph harun al-rashid, crocodiles, djadjaemankh, djedi, egyptian tales, exodus, flinders petrie, frogs, genie, georges posener, golems, hathor, henry westcar, heqet, imaginary lives, isis, jafar, jafar ibn yahya barmaki, jannes and jambres, jinn, kesrick, khaemwaset, khnum, khufu, king solomon, lin carter, magicians, marcel schwob, marvel comics, mehusekhe, merire, meskhenet, moghrabi sufrah, nebka, neferkaptah, nephthys, pantomime, papyrus vandier, parzifal, ptah, quran, rededjet, setne, si-osire, sisobek, sneferu, tabubu, tales of the magicians, thief of bagdad, thoth, ubaoner, westcar papyrus, wizards, wolfram von eschenbach, zazamanc |

Elektra, by Jennifer Saint – This is the author’s second book based on Greek mythology, after Ariadne. I liked that one better, but maybe that’s my preference for the more fantastic myths. Not that Elektra’s story isn’t insane as all get-out, … Continue reading →

Posted in Arabian, Authors, Aztec, Book Reviews, Fairy Tales, Greek Mythology, Humor, incryptid, Magic, Mayan, Mythology, Names, Native American, Plays, Poetry, Prejudice, Relationships, Rick Riordan, seanan mcguire, Technology | Tagged agamemnon, ah-puch, aladdin, antimony price, arabian nights, ariadne, arthur harrington, cassandra, chalchiuhtlicue, clytemnestra, demons, elektra, follow the lady, genie, imaginary numbers, instar, j.c. cervantes, jaguar warriors, jennifer saint, jinn, johrlac, meru, mount meru, noel langley, omar khayyam, pantomime, rick riordan presents, s.b. divya, sarah zellaby, shadow bruja, tezcatlipoca, the land of green ginger, the lords of night, the wizard of oz (1939), trojan war, widow twankey |

Give Me Pasta Power as Fast as You Can

Okay, nobody at all expressed interest in my reviewing individual Super Mario Bros. Super Show episodes, but I felt like doing it anyway, so here are thoughts on the first four. Each one has both a cartoon and a live-action … Continue reading →

Posted in Arabian, Arthurian Legend, British, Cartoons, Humor, Magic, Mario, Music, Mythology, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Television, Video Games | Tagged aladdin, arabian nights, beezos, birdo, bob-ombs, butch mario and the luigi kid, captain lou albano, cheep cheeps, cobrats, danica mckellar, danny wells, excalibur, fire flower, flurries, genie, jinn, king arthur, king bowser koopa, king mario of cramalot, koopa troopas, luigi mario, lyle alzado, marianne and luigeena, mario's magic carpet, merlin, merlon, mervin, mouser, neatness counts, nicole eggert, ostros, pidgits, piranha plants, pokeys, princess peach toadstool, sergeant slaughter, snifits, sultan pasbah, super mario bros., super mario bros. 2, super mario bros. 3, the bird! the bird!, toad, trouters |

Hair Club for Warriors

I recently heard about both Bayonetta and Shantae being video game characters who fight with their hair. I don’t know much about these games, but from some brief research I found that Bayonetta doesn’t directly use it as a weapon … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Characters, Comics, Fairy Tales, Japanese, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Video Games | Tagged baifa monu zhuan, bayonetta, belfaygor, demons, futakuchi-onna, genie, hair, inhumans, jack pumpkinhead of oz, jinn, kabuki, kabuki quantum fighter, lian nichang, marvel comics, medusa, nintendo power, rapunzel, shantae, tangled, white haired witch, witches, yokai |

New Lamps for Old

For an anniversary present, Beth bought us tickets to see Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway, and Tavie (a Disney and Broadway aficionado) went with us as well. The main attraction at the show is James Monroe Iglehart as the Genie; he … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Fairy Tales, Humor, Live Shows, Music, Plays | Tagged aladdin, broadway, genie, howard ashman, james monroe iglehart, jonathan freeman |

Still I Think He’s Rather Tasty

Aladdin – I’ve always liked this movie quite a bit. I saw it three times at the theater, which was a lot for me, although I’m sure some of you have seen films at the theater more times than that. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Fairy Tales, Popeye, Revisiting Disney, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged aladdin, arabian nights, douglas seale, flying carpet, genie, gilbert gottfried, jafar, princess jasmine, robin williams, thief of bagdad |

Who’s the Most Remarkable Extra-Ordinary Fellow?

When discussing Popeye, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the three Technicolor two-reelers that came out in the thirties. Interestingly, all three were based on tales from the Arabian Nights, and I’m not sure why. I can think … Continue reading →

Posted in Arabian, Cartoons, Fairy Tales, Monsters, Mythology, Popeye | Tagged abu hassan, aladdin, aladdin and his wonderful lamp, ali baba, ali baba and the forty thieves, arabian nights, bluto, disney, genie, j. wellington wimpy, olive oyl, popeye the sailor meets ali baba's forty thieves, popeye the sailor meets sindbad the sailor, roc, sinbad the sailor |

The Pros and Cons of Demon Labor

Inspired by this post, I recently read the Testament of Solomon, a short book written in Greek sometime around the third century (although there’s debate on this point). It’s a story about King Solomon capturing demons and forcing them to … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Religion | Tagged arabian nights, archangel michael, asmodeus, demons, disney's aladdin, emmanuel, ephippas, genie, gospel of matthew, isaiah, jesus, jinn, king ahaz, king solomon, prophecies, quran, testament of solomon, the fisherman and the jinni, tobit |