Monthly Archives: May 2024

If Ever a Wiz There Was

Posted on May 21, 2024 by Nathan

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum – There was some discussion on a Facebook group I’m on of having a discussion of one Oz book a month, and while I don’t know that anything was ever officially … Continue reading →

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Oregon Is Bad

Posted on May 19, 2024 by Nathan

Or at least it’s portrayed as such in one of the movies I saw in the past few days. Again, there are three here, and SPOILERS of varying severity for all three. The Strangers, Chapter 1 – I know I … Continue reading →

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The Rains of Castamere

Posted on May 18, 2024 by Nathan

The Eye of the World, by Robert Jordan – I’ve been meaning to check out the Wheel of Time series for quite a while now, and I finally got around to it. I thought this book was all right, but not … Continue reading →

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Psaro Gets Pstarted

Posted on May 16, 2024 by Nathan

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince – One reason I was anxious to play Chapter 6 of Dragon Quest IV is that this game kind of follows up on it, with the same writer being involved. Here, you play as Psaro, … Continue reading →

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Are Ewoks Too Woke?

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Nathan

This time, we have one movie, one television show, and one made-for-TV movie, all with SPOILERS. The Mist – Based on a Stephen King story, this has a pretty claustrophobic premise. After a severe storm, many of the residents in … Continue reading →

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Madam Lucifer, You Never Looked So Sane

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Nathan

Something About Eve: A Comedy of Fig-Leaves, by James Branch Cabell – The books in this series that I’ve read so far are pretty formulaic, usually about a somewhat sleazy guy who philosophizes a lot without doing much of anything, … Continue reading →

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Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

Posted on May 2, 2024 by Nathan

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland – I wrote a little bit about Once Upon a Time back when it was still pretty new, but I only recently got back to watching it. I’ve watched the first three seasons, and … Continue reading →

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Psaving Psaro

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Nathan

Dragon Quest IV was pretty amazing when I played it on the NES, so I made sure to pick up a copy of the DS remake in 2008, after which I played through most of the game and then set … Continue reading →

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