Have seen the new Conan film. It was research, I swear. Not that that made it good. I am also angry that people who clearly know nothing about Howard's actual stories keep saying that this one is "a return to the grittiness of the originals" or whatever that phrase is, that they keep using. Howard's stories are full of warfare and sometimes snake ( Read more... )

The Alumni Association Harry Potter event last night went quite well, I thought. I talked for a while about the role of fantasy in our society and the draw of Harry Potter, people asked questions, and we talked right up until they came to escort us into the theater for the showing of the new film. Only minor gripe about the lecture part was the ( Read more... )