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Illumi-Naughty
In the Cities of Coin and Spice, by Catherynne M. Valente – The second book in the Orphan’s Tales series continues with more diverse but connected stories, with a lot of shifting back and forth when different narrators interrupt, very … Continue reading →
Posted in Arabian, Authors, Book Reviews, Catherynne M. Valente, Conspiracy Theories, Daniel Handler, Drugs, Fairy Tales, Food, Greek Mythology, History, Humor, Japanese, Magic, Mathematics, Monsters, Mythology, Names, Plays, Politics, Prejudice, Relationships, Religion, William Shakespeare | Tagged abuse, adam weishaupt, ambrose bierce, arabian nights, atlantis, bad prince charlie, discordianism, dragons, firebird, h.p. lovecraft, hamlet, homophobia, illuminati, in the cities of coin and spice, jinn, john dillinger, john moore, lemony snicket, leviathan, numerology, president george washington, racism, robert anton wilson, robert chambers, robert shea, sirens, the illuminatus trilogy, the king in yellow, the orphan's tales, weapons of mass destruction |
It’s Supernatural How Spaced Out We Can Be
They Might Be Giants, BOOK – This album was originally supposed to be finished in 2020, but since Coronavirus got in the way of just about everything, it was delayed until late this year. I really hadn’t had the time … Continue reading →
Posted in Albums, Art, Authors, Book Reviews, Conspiracy Theories, Current Events, Dreams, Games, Health, History, Humor, Language, Mathematics, Monty Python, Music, Mythology, Politics, Relationships, They Might Be Giants, William Shakespeare | Tagged best foot forward, book, brian karlsson, dinosaurs, elves, first earl of snowdon, hamlet, hugh martin, john flansburgh, john linnell, land of nod, nazis, photography, princess margaret, ralph blane, the pamphlet ep |
This Life Is for Squirrels
Shakespeare for Squirrels, by Christopher Moore – The third of the author’s Shakespeare parodies, after Fool and The Serpent of Venice, takes on A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I’m interested in this play as it’s sort of a mythological crossover, mixing … Continue reading →
Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, British, Buddhism, Christopher Moore, Comics, Dragon Quest, Greek Mythology, Humor, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Names, Religion, Video Games, William Shakespeare | Tagged a midsummer night's dream, atlas, belial, dragon quest ii, dragon quest iii, dragon quest ix, dragon quest monsters, dragon quest v, dragon quest vi, erdrick, fairies, fool, hamlet, hargon, hippolyta, milly, nick bottom, oberon, pazuzu, prince of cannock, prince of midenhall, princess of moonbrooke, satori, shakespeare for squirrels, slimes, terry, the serpent of venice, theseus, titania |
Attack of the Killer Sprout
I’ve finished a few books recently, and I think some of them deserve their own posts. Here are a few about which I don’t have quite as much to say, which shouldn’t be taken as an indication that I didn’t … Continue reading →
Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Humor, Robert Rankin, Tom Holt | Tagged apocalypso, demons, dragons, hamlet, my hero, paint your dragon, st. george |
Oz-Crossed Lovers
L. Frank Baum was known to have said that he didn’t want romance or “mawkish sentimentality” in his children’s stories. Of course, Baum was also known for breaking pretty much every writing rule he came up with, but he was … Continue reading →
Posted in Characters, Chris Dulabone, Fairy Tales, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Melody Grandy, Oz, Oz Authors, Relationships, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged belfaygor, chopfyt, danx, dorothy gale, dr. pipt, gayelette, gloria, grampa in oz, hamlet, his majesty the scarecrow of oz, jack pumpkinhead of oz, jenny jump, jesseva, jinjur, kabumpo in oz, king randywell, nimmie amee, number nine, ophelia, ozga, pastoria, peg amy, planetty, pon, princess gureeda, princess marygolden of corabia, princess pretty good, private jo files, quelala, shirley sunshine, sir dashemoff daily, sir hokus of pokes, speedy, speedy in oz, the scarecrow of oz, the silver princess in oz, the tik-tok man of oz, the tin woodman of oz, the wizard of oz (stage play), the wonder city of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, the yellow knight of oz, thorns and private files in oz, tik-tok of oz, tin woodman, tryxie tryfle |
How Do You Make a King Lear?
Fool, by Christopher Moore – This is basically a comic retelling of Shakespeare’s King Lear from the point of view of the Fool, whom Moore names Pocket. I hadn’t actually read Lear before, so I did in preparation for the … Continue reading →
You Must Avenge My Death, Kimba…I Mean Simba
The Lion King – Apparently this movie did a lot better than expected, originally being considered by Disney as sort of a lower-tier project, but emerging as the highest-grossing animated film of its time (it’s since been surpassed by Toy … Continue reading →
Posted in Cartoons, Revisiting Disney, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged claudius, hamlet, hyenas, jeremy irons, kimba the white lion, lions, meerkats, mufasa, nala, nathan lane, polonius, pumbaa, scar, shakespeare, simba, the lion king, timon, warthogs, zazu |
Needs More Salt Sorcerer
One of Eric Shanower’s short stories, which he apparently liked enough to name his collection of stories after, is called “The Salt Sorcerer of Oz.” Its title character is named Aa, which is actually a Hawaiian term for a certain … Continue reading →
Posted in Characters, Eric Shanower, Oz, Oz Authors | Tagged aa the salt sorcerer, blinkie, clank, fardels, great book of records, hamlet, kabumpo, mombi, the living house of oz, the ork in oz, the salt sorcerer of oz, the salt sorcerer of oz and other stories, zyzzwyzz |