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Sunday, December 11th, 2011

Evidence That Demands a Verdict

It’s pretty compelling, actually:
* Wondrous birth
* Unnatural achievements
* Fanatical following (more popular than God!)
* Enthralls crowds
After all the taunts and jeers and deprecations, is it not time to take seriously the possibility that Tim Tebow is the Anti-Christ?

Sunday, December 11th, 2011

Lilly of the eBook

Harry Connolly’s Twenty Palaces is a really good novel in a subpar package, at least in Kindle format. (I have not seen the ePub or PDF versions, available DRM-free directly from the author.) That is, it’s a great story, but a sloppy ebook.
Let’s talk about the story first. Twenty Palaces is Connolly’s fourth novel featuring [...]

Sunday, December 11th, 2011

Endorsements in all universes

By Thoreau
Now that I’ve issued my endorsement for the imaginary world in Michelle Bachmann’s head, let’s get to more important matters:  Who are the contenders in the Marvel Universe’s Earth 616?  Is Colbert running again?