While the literary world is mourning the passing of one superhero right now (rest in peace,Gabriel Garcia Marquez!) and Christians everywhere are celebrating another this weekend, I've been thinking about comic book heroes after taking my boys to Wondercon in Anaheim, Calif. It was the perfect opportunity to make some acquisitions like these and also … Continue reading Wondercon and my 401(k)
Category: Myth general
You didn’t get rid of that book, did you?
Yes, I nearly did. Elizabeth Wayland Barber's The Dancing Goddesses: Folklore, Archaeology, and the Origins of European Dance (W.W. Norton) almost escaped my home. It wasn't any fault on the book's part--on mine. Have you done this before? I hadn't picked it up since it was published early last year, and as I went about … Continue reading You didn’t get rid of that book, did you?
A shield for your thoughts … and Daniel Mendelsohn
Though I'm not in the newspaper trade anymore, where interesting people and topics flow constantly through the door, I'm at the next best thing, a powerhouse liberal arts college. The flow continues as brilliant minds visit — not in the hopes of getting good attention on the front page -- but simply in order to … Continue reading A shield for your thoughts … and Daniel Mendelsohn
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