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The Future’s Got It Covered

I’m not entirely sure how many new Futurama episodes Hulu ordered, but I do know that they’re going to wait before airing the next batch. So here are my thoughts on the ten episodes we’ve had so far. The Impossible … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Animals, Babylonian, Cartoons, Celebrities, chemistry, Christmas, Corporations, Current Events, Futurama, Games, Health, Holidays, Humor, Mythology, Names, Relationships, Religion, Science, Technology, Television, Toys, Voodoo | Tagged aging, aliens, all my circuits, amazon, amy wong, barbados slim, bears, bender bending rodriguez, bitcoin, borax kid, calculon, coolio, coronavirus, cryptocurrency, cubert farnsworth, democratic order of planets, dr. john zoidberg, dune, dwight conrad, hulu, kif kroker, kwanzaabot, lamassu, mermaids, nibbler, omicron persei 8, parasites, philip j. fry, planet express, professor banjo, professor hubert farnsworth, professor ogden wernstrom, robot mafia, robots, santa claus, saturn, tardigrades, the ring, turanga leela, turducken, ursa major, vaccines, weebles, worms, zapp brannigan |

Uh-Oh, There’s That Bear Again

One subject I’d been meaning to address for a while but had forgotten about was Jambavan, the King of the Bears in Hindu mythology, who made a significant appearance in Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality. At least, he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Chinese, Greek Mythology, Hinduism, Language, Mythology, Names, Religion | Tagged arcturus, aru shah, aru shah and the nectar of immortality, baloo, bears, bootes, brahma, constellations, hanuman, jambavan, jambavati, krishna, mahabharata, monkeys, prasena, rama, ramayana, ravana, rikshas, roshani chokshi, rudyard kipling, sloth bears, sun wukong, taboo, the jungle book, ursa major, ursa minor, vishnu |

The Secret Lives of Stars

It’s kind of an odd inspiration, I suppose, but I got an idea to write a post about star mythology from this tweet, for which I’m honestly not sure how serious the original posters were. There is some basis in … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Babylonian, Christianity, Greek Mythology, Judaism, Mythology, Religion, Science, Semitic | Tagged angels, antiochus epiphanes, archangel michael, baal, bible, book of daniel, book of enoch, bootes, constellations, demeter, enoch, ezekiel, firmament, genesis, gospel of luke, heaven, isaiah, ishtar, jesus, job, lucifer, nephilim, persephone, pleiades, revelation, satan, scorpio, stars, underworld, ursa major, ursa minor, venus |

This Human Form Where I Was Born, I Now Repent

Since it’s been cold outside lately, I might as well look at some Inuit mythology. While of course there are many different Native American religions, it seems that one fairly common aspect is the presence of animal deities who are … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Inuit, Monsters, Mythology, Native American, Religion | Tagged amarok, bears, caribou, nanook, polar bears, qailertetang, seals, sedna, shamans, tekkeitsertok, ursa major, wolves |

Some of Us Are Looking at the Stars

I’m sure many of us will recall the time when we looked up into the night sky in all its majesty, saw the stars in their glory, and thought to ourselves, “THAT’S supposed to be a LION? What were those … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Authors, Douglas Adams, Greek Mythology, Mythology, Science, Star Trek | Tagged big dipper, callisto, cancer, canis major, constellations, dog days, hera, herakles, hercules, hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, hydra, leo, lucian of samosata, nemean lion, orion, sirius, stars, the restaurant at the end of the universe, true history, ursa major, ursa minor, zeus |