Category Archives: Medicine

Undoing the Undead

Posted on May 21, 2026 by Nathan

Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness – This is the fourth game in the series, but the number doesn’t officially appear in the title. I think there was kind of a stigma on using numbers for too many sequels at … Continue reading →

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A Sight for Saurus Eyes

Posted on February 26, 2026 by Nathan

Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire – While the first game placed the town and the wild areas on the same grid, this one takes place mostly within the city of Shapeir. It’s in a Middle Eastern setting where … Continue reading →

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Lifestyles of the Rich and Clueless

Posted on December 29, 2025 by Nathan

SPOILERS for all four of these movies! The Substance – This movie is a combination of body horror and satire, and it’s incredibly blunt in its message. Demi Moore stars as Elisabeth Sparkle, a movie star and exercise show host … Continue reading →

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Here I Go by the Name of Bill

Posted on June 12, 2024 by Nathan

Grampa in Oz, by Ruth Plumly Thompson – I’ve reread the centennial Oz book, and I have several things to say about it, and there are SPOILERS. First, the book doesn’t have a very good title, but I can’t really say … Continue reading →

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Must Be the Season of the Alchemist

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Nathan

Hospital, by Han Song, translated by Michael Berry – This is a pretty bizarre book, partially a satire on the medical industry, with the hospital system essentially taking over the world, then branching out from there into increasingly surreal territory. … Continue reading →

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Stuck a Feather in Glooscap

Posted on November 19, 2023 by Nathan

One name that came up on two different occasions while looking up other mythical topics was Glooscap, a cultural hero from the legends of the Wabanaki, in northern New England and southeastern Canada. The stories about him vary quite a bit, … Continue reading →

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Haints and Saints

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Nathan

Thornhedge, by T. Kingfisher – This novella plays on the Sleeping Beauty story, using the concept of a princess trapped in a tower due to a fairy’s curse. The focus is on the enchanter, a girl called Toadling who was … Continue reading →

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The Teacher in the Woods

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Nathan

I thought it might make sense to take a closer look at some of the stories included in Yoshi Yoshitani’s Beneath the Moon that I wasn’t already familiar with, and the Banjhakri seemed appropriate for the Halloween season. He’s scary … Continue reading →

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The Lady’s in Hades

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Nathan

I’ve written a bit about Battle of Olympus before. My family rented it a few times in my childhood but could never get too far in it, maybe as far as the first Cyclops. In terms of gameplay, it was … Continue reading →

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And Then There’s Saint Maud

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Nathan

These are both disturbing movies Beth picked out, and there are SPOILERS for both. They both share a sort of medical theme. The Killing of a Sacred Deer – This was partially inspired by Euripides’ Iphigenia in Aulis, which I actually read … Continue reading →

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