Supergods (Mythology de-mythologized? Nope. Probably just crap.)
One should never review a book they have yet to read–as I tell my students, that’s immoral. Of course, my students don’t care and I like to fail them anyway, so no loss. This, however, is not a review; it’s just my inability to get beyond an endorsement of a book I was once interested in reading. Never judge a book by its cover (“unless it covers just another”–thanks Johnny Rotten), but an astute reader can and has no choice but to render... Read More
“I’m a Housewife with a Jar of Rat Poison” (No, I’m not–well, sometimes.)
Grant Morrison’s Kill Your Boyfriend is still one of my favorite one-shots’ of all time. I’ve tried and tried to craft some deft theological spin on it. I’ve failed every time. At the end of the day, it very well may be Morrison just being Morrison. You know, ripping on the world for not being exciting enough for him. That’s fair. I get it. Though I’m not sure the inadvertent incest he scripts makes life any more interesting. Ironic, maybe .... Read More
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