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Pig in a Plane

SPOILERS for all three movies covered here. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls – I’ve actually now seen this twice, and didn’t get that much out of it either time. It’s pretty good aesthetically, though, with the outfits and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Aztec, Babylonian, Cartoons, Comics, Greek Mythology, History, Music, Mythology, Names, Native American, Roman, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged ajak, ajax, angelina jolie, athena, baloo, beyond the valley of the dolls, celestials, circe, eternals, fio piccolo, gilgamesh, hephaestus, jack kirby, kingo, kingu, makkari, Marvel Cinematic Universe, marvel comics, mercury, phastos, phil spector, pipettes, pirates, porco rosso, quetzalcoatl, roger ebert, russ meyer, salma hayek, sersi, studio ghibli, talespin, tiamat, tiamut, valley of the dolls, world war i, zeus |

Ready to Fly ‘Round the World in the Shuffle Man’s Boot?

It’s been a while since I’ve reviewed any albums, or at least it feels like it’s been. Here are three recent releases I’ve been listening to. Pixies, Doggerel – I quite enjoy this album. I know some Pixies and Frank … Continue reading →

Posted in African, Albums, Animals, Aztec, Egyptian, Frank Black/Black Francis, Humor, Mayan, Music, Mythology, Native American, Pixies, Poetry, Religion, Robyn Hitchcock, They Might Be Giants | Tagged anubis, bible, cats, dmitry zarkov, doggerel, exodus, george hanger, hotel 165, hypnotic clambake, joey santiago, johnny marr, kukulkan, maury rosenberg, moses, paz lenchantin, quetzalcoatl, raymond chandler, sean lennon, shufflemania!, socrates |

Jaguar, Jaguar, You Are Shining from Afar

I’m always interested in mythological references in video games I’ve played (and sometimes even ones I haven’t), and the two Chrono games definitely have a fair number of them. There are some SPOILERS for both Chrono games. I’ve seen fans … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Aztec, Christianity, Chrono Trigger, Dragon Quest, Food, Greek Mythology, Japanese, Language, Magic, Mana/Seiken Densetsu, Monsters, Music, Mythology, Names, Native American, Religion, Shinto, Technology, Video Games | Tagged amaterasu, atropos, atropos xr, bible, cats, chrono cross, chronopolis, cipactli, clotho, demons, dinopolis, dragon god, dragon quest iii, dragons, fate, fates, frozen flame, izanagi-o-no-mikoto, izanami, jaguars, jesus, kingdom of zeal, lachesis, leopards, lynx, moon, navel of the earth, omphalos, panthers, prometheus, quetzalcoatl, robo, robots, schala, secret of mana, serge, sun, susano-o-no-mikoto, termina, tezcatlipoca, three wise men, tsukuyomi, ukemochi |

The Most Horrific Time of the Year

Here are some thoughts on the horror and horror-adjacent movies that Beth and I watched this month. Halloween in a Box – This documentary is about the cheap costumes that came in what looked like pie boxes, made by Ben … Continue reading →

Posted in Aztec, Cartoons, Halloween, Holidays, Monsters, Mythology, Native American, Snobbery, Star Wars, Television, The Simpsons, Urban Legends, Video Games | Tagged aliens, american mary, atari, ben cooper, bob's burgers, body modification, collegeville, cosplay, costumes, dead hooker in a trunk, e.t., halco, halloween in a box, homer simpson, jack kirby, jen soska, kang and kodos, maggie simpson, q the winged serpent, quetzalcoatl, selma bouvier, spider-man, steve ditko, stranger things, sylvia soska, the omen, the shape of water, treehouse of horror, when a stranger calls, zorro |

Sinking the Stinking One

The Storm Runner, by J.C. Cervantes – This is another book from the Rick Riordan Presents label, and there’s a definite pattern to most of these. A kid who has trouble fitting in with their peers finds out they’re the … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Aztec, Book Reviews, Catholicism, Christianity, Greek Mythology, incryptid, Japanese, Magic, Mayan, Monsters, Music, Mythology, Native American, Philosophy, Prejudice, Religion, Rick Riordan, seanan mcguire | Tagged a wizard in rhyme, ah-puch, antimony price, chaos choreography, christopher stasheff, cryptozoology, hero twins, ixtab, j.c. cervantes, jian ghomeshi, kukumatz, magic for nothing, manticores, moxy früvous, quetzalcoatl, rick riordan presents, the secular wizard, the storm runner, verity price, yokai, zane obispo |

Bread Dead Redemption

Today is All Souls’ Day in the Catholic liturgical calendar, and the Day of the Dead in Mexico (which I think is actually two days; this is the second one). I never knew that much about either holiday, but I … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Aztec, Catholicism, Celtic, Christianity, Discworld, Eastern Orthodox, Halloween, History, Holidays, Mesoamerica, Middle Ages, Mythology, Native American, Religion, Roman, Terry Pratchett | Tagged all saints day, all souls day, calevara, chimalma, day of the dead, dia de muertos, diego rivera, jose guadalupe posado, la calavera catrina, lemuralia, mictecacihuatl, mixcoatl, pan de muerto, purgatory, quetzalcoatl, samhain, skeletons, skulls, soul cake duck, soul cake tuesday, soul cakes, souling, sugar skulls, trick or treat |

Hope Is the Snake with Feathers

While it’s a little difficult to tell for sure, as Google sometimes refuses to turn up posts that I know I made and the LiveJournal search function is worthless, I don’t think I’ve ever actually devoted a post to Quetzalcoatl … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Authors, Aztec, Characters, Colonization of America, Discworld, Gina Wickwar, History, Mythology, Native American, Oz, Oz Authors, Terry Pratchett | Tagged a. lee martinez, astfgl, divine misfortune, eric, hernan cortes, ketzal, luggage, nahua, pterosaurs, quetzalcoatl, quetzalcoatlus, quezovercoatl, rincewind, serpents, snakes, tezcatlipoca, the hidden prince of oz, venus, xolotl |

Reciprocal Religion

Divine Misfortune, by A. Lee Martinez – I’ve thought before about the idea of religion as sort of a business arrangement, with humans providing tribute and worship to a god, and that deity in turn helping out the worshippers. It’s … Continue reading →