After having read Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi, I was inspired to re-read the original story by H. Beam Piper. This is more a comparison of the two stories than a straightforward review.

The first thing that struck me was the complexity of the plot. Little Fuzzy is not extremely complicated, but it has far more depth than Scalzi's reboot. This ( Read more... )

Things to Buy

Essential Mundi Compilation: "Mechanics of Silence"
http://www.essentiamundi.com/mos/?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4dab13594f2f06c4%2C0
This digital album is a collection of Ambient/Dark Ambient works from artists on the Essential Mundi label. All profits go to Red Cross Japan. (Default bitrate is 192kbs, but others are available on request).

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[The following is the paper I submitted for my History of Japan and China class (HST 106) last term. It is another article analysis paper]

Introduction

“Tarrying with the Negative: Aesthetic Vision in Murasaki and Mishima” by John R. Wallace compares and contrasts Murasaki Shikibu, who wrote Genji Monogatori, and Mishima Yukio, the author of ( Read more... )

Article Analysis Paper
HST 199K: History of Japan and Korea
Winter 2011

In the article, “The Swan-Maiden Revisited: Religious Significance of 'Divine-Wife' Folktales with Special Reference to Japan,” Alan L. Miller entreats us to reconsider the tale of the Swan Maiden. This tale, the motif of which can be found in both the East and the West, revolves ( Read more... )

Several friends of mine practice Akido. There is a book out now called Remembering O-Sensei: Living and Training with Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of Aikido.

Also on the literary front, Tor is celebrating Michael Moorcock. There isn't a lot there yet, but the announcement I received made it sound like it would be getting more articles as time passes ( Read more... )

This is amusing, it is a Pokemon battle featuring Obama, McCain and Hilary.


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I had quite a few things waiting for me today.


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“What is European is [...] the manifestation of all energies, including the individual ones, in the form of monuments, plastic representations, words, institutions, parties; the personal experience of every tendency of spiritual life; the aspiration of the spirit to make known everything it contains, never surrendering without protest to world ( Read more... )

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