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You Should Have Put a Ring on It

The Wizard of Oz has been said to be the ultimate chick flick, as it’s about two women fighting over shoes. But then, J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium is one where a lot of world conflicts arise from jewelry, so maybe that’s … Continue reading →

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What’s Up, Dokkaebi?

Dokkaebi are generally identified as Korean goblins. Information I’ve found about them online generally makes clear that this doesn’t necessarily mean they’re evil, but then, neither are European goblins. There are many different sorts of goblins, just as there are … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairy Tales, Japanese, Korean, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Television | Tagged bihyeong, dokkaebi, dokkaebi bangmangi, dokkaebi gamtu, dragon pearl, ghosts, goblins, invisibility, king jinji of silla, memorabilia of the three kingdoms, oni, samguk yusa, ssireum, wrestling, yoon ha lee |

Use Your Illusion

There’s a fair amount of magic in the Oz series based on illusion, although exactly what that indicates is a little ambiguous. An illusion is a distortion of sensory input, different from a hallucination in that that actually is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Discworld, Edward Einhorn, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Oz, Oz Authors, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Terry Pratchett | Tagged delusion, glinda of oz, guardian of the muffin tree, hallucination, illusion, invisibility, mombi, mount phantastico, phanfasms, queen of the field-mice, queen zixi of ix, scarecrow, shadow mountain, the emerald city of oz, the hidden valley of oz, the living house of oz, the lost king of oz, the lost princess of oz, the marvelous land of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the tin woodman of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, thi, tin woodman, transformation, wizard of oz |