If  you are out there (in Australia) NOW, turn on Radio National. The Philosopher's Zone is doing an article on Buffy the Vampire Slayer!

So there I am, happily reading Seven Seasons of Buffy - for the first time, despite the fact that it was published in 2003. Suddenly, I come across this:

In C.S. Lewis's Narnia books, at least one of the kids, George, grows up to "remember" that his trips to Narnia were all a game. He manages to enter adulthood only by repressing the fantasies of ( Read more... )

Oh, how I do like getting books in the mail. The latest to be delivered was Some of Us Really Do Watch for the Plot: A Collection of Supernatural Essays, which I will start on as soon as I finish my current post-Christmas reading, The Psychology of Joss Whedon: An Unauthorized Exploration of Buffy, Angel and Firefly.

So glad the internet exists. ( Read more... )

So, I had to go into the city for work yesterday and, on my way to a day of deep and meaningful meetings with much discussion about my life and listening to the life stories of others, I went past my favourite fantasy/sci-fi store. Ten minutes later I emerged with one Spider-Man comic (ooh, will Aunt May survive? what's going to happen between ( Read more... )