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Snow Time Like the Past

Posted on January 30, 2026 by Nathan

Beth suggested writing about the history of snowmen, and a little bit of searching on the Internet brought up a few mentions of a book that sounded interesting, The Illustrated History of the Snowman, by Bob Eckstein. I’ve since bought and … Continue reading →

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Tik-Tok on the Clock But the OzCon Don’t Stop

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Nathan

Beth and I went to OzCon International again this year. I hadn’t felt like doing much of anything as of late, so I didn’t contribute anything to the program this time. Actually, I thought I’d submitted a story about Pastoria … Continue reading →

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Curse, Chorus, Curse

Posted on February 17, 2025 by Nathan

I’ve finally finished watching Once Upon a Time, which I actually started when it was still being made, but stopped for a few years. And it’s taken me a while to get through all of it. I enjoyed it, although … Continue reading →

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Elemental Boogaloo

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Nathan

Frozen 2 – We watched this one last night, and it was a bit of a palate cleanser after hearing about fascists storming the Capitol all day. I’ve said before that I thought the original Frozen was a solid film, … Continue reading →

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Tough But Fairy

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Nathan

Maleficent – I remember hearing a lot about this live-action reinterpretation of Disney’s Sleeping Beauty before it came out, but not so much afterwards. It apparently did well at the box office, however, and I understand they’re planning a sequel. … Continue reading →

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To Prejudge a Predator

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Nathan

Zootopia – Since I’d seen all of the previous Disney animated classics, I wanted to try to see new ones at the theater, and I failed with this one. Instead, I just watched it last night. It was a pretty … Continue reading →

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The Cold Never Bothered Me Anyway

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Nathan

Frozen – This was the highest-grossing animated film of all time, but Beth and I didn’t get around to watching it until last night.  The idea was originally to make a movie based on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen,” … Continue reading →

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