Archive for December, 2011

Superheroes/Fathers

Posted: December 30, 2011 in Heroes
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As more of a personal note than anything else, this blog originally started off as a class project (Communications 546, in UW’s MCDM program) and ended up giving me the kick in the ass I needed to start and maintain a blog. It turned out to be something I enjoyed, a good deal. So now [...]

Chicago Bears vs. Batman

Posted: December 21, 2011 in Sports
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The Chicago Bears just can’t win. (Or rather, as hard as I try, I just can’t will them to win from my living room. And believe me, I’ve tried.) Each year, I hold out hope against hope that they’ll manage to hoist that trophy… only for these hopes to end up dashed against the rocky [...]

Jack, the Giant Killer

Posted: December 16, 2011 in Heroes, Stories
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I’ve written in the past about Snow White’s double-jump to the big screen next year, with both Snow White and the Huntsman, and Mirror, Mirror. She’s not the only fairy tale character. They really do seem to be the next broad trope. I missed this latest version of Sleeping Beauty, perhaps for good reason. The [...]

Battlestar Wrap-Up

Posted: December 2, 2011 in Stories
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An older post, but reposting here for the sake of archiving! Fair warning: this post is completely self-indulgent, having finally made my way through Battlestar Galactica (the SyFy Channel series). So sue me, I have to rant. I missed the show when it first came out (as I did with Firefly), but everyone who watched [...]