So last night shaula82, xeyr and I went to see Alice In Wonderland in 3D. I've been rabidly anticipating this ever since the first still was released ( Read more... )

So Strangers On A Train by Patricia Highsmith, the book behind the totally fucking brilliant Hitchcock classic. Cos as soon as I read that Hitchcock actually toned DOWN the homoerotic subtext, I was liek "Oh fuck. Must Have!" And Kino kindly cooperated by having what seems like the whole range of Patricia Highsmith novels in these very cool black ( Read more... )

The modern hero, the modern individual who dares to heed the call and seek the mansion of that presence with whom it is our whole destiny to be atoned, cannot, indeed must not, wait for his community to cast off its slough of pride, fear, rationalized avarice, and sanctified misunderstanding. "Live," Nietzsche says, "as though the day were here." ( Read more... )

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At the risk of this turning into a blow-by-blow series of entries, that was an incredibly annoying article.

Fantasy And The Classic Hero, Natalie Babbitt, from Innocence and Experience: Essays & Conversations on Children's Literature, edited by Barbara Harrison and Gregory Maguire. Well, the first time I flipped through the booklet of readings, I ( Read more... )

Sod's law decrees that the moment I lose interest and forget to think about him, Caramel Stoner emails me. With absolutely nothing profound to say. But there you have it, opened a channel of communication. And my reaction? Actually, no reaction. Just blank bemusement. Oyyyy. Feckit.Over the past week, I've been grabbing totally random books out of ( Read more... )