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Marvels of the Modern Mushroom Age

I find the idea of Schizo Tech in fictional worlds to be pretty interesting. Of course, not all societies develop technology at the same rate. There could be a reason why a place has cars and not guns, or vice … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Cartoons, Dick Martin, Discworld, Dragon Quest, History, Japan, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Mario, Oz, Oz Authors, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Technology, Television, Terry Pratchett, Video Games | Tagged airships, dragon quest vii, king bowser koopa, middle ages, ozma, princess peacth toadstool, robots, scalawagons, shaggy man, super mario bros. 3, super mario sunshine, the ozmapolitan of oz, the scalawagons of oz, tik-tok of oz, transportation, tv tropes, wizard of oz |

Off the Marx

You know, I’m not a communist, but I have to admit the idea has a fair amount of appeal. Too bad it hasn’t worked, but then, it’s not like the form of capitalism we have in this country is really … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitalism, Christianity, Cold War, Communism, Corporations, Economics, Historical Personages, History, Marxism, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Socialism | Tagged communist manifesto, jesus, josef stalin, karl marx, middle ages, norman cohn, the pursuit of the millennium |

Make My Millennium

I have three book reviews for you today. The Pursuit of the Millennium: Revolutionary Millenarians and Mystical Anarchists of the Middle Ages, by Norman Cohn – I bought this on a whim when I found it at the school bookstore … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Catholicism, Christianity, Cults, France, Germany, History, Holy Roman Empire, Humor, Oz, Religion | Tagged alexander volkov, aliens, arzaks, bible, big trouble, dave barry, hurricap, jesus, kurt vonnegut, magic land, menvits, middle ages, nimrod, norman cohn, peter blystone, rameria, revelation, tales of magic land, the mystery of the deserted castle, the pursuit of the millennium, urfin jus |