Democratic choice
Michael GallagherTo think,conditions will lead us awayfrom choice, from a voice,In favor of the comforts, standards,health care and schools. When, in the course of human history,did those choices split into polar…
Kurt Vonnegut, home, and a good question
"Where is home? I've wondered where home is,and I realized, it's not Mars or someplace like that,it's Indianapolis when I was nine years old.I had a brother and a sister,…
St. Augustine conjured a bunch of questions
"I was in love with loving"St. AugustineIs Augustine in love with the act itself, the requited aspect of love? Is he in love with the feeling that loving produces in…
A comic, by xkcd!
I just found this incredibly amusing.
A Short History of Korean Film by Darcy Paquet
I found this article interesting, not only because I enjoy reading Darcy Paquet's writings about Korean film, but also because I knew very little of the history of Korean cinema.…
괴물, or The Host
After the debacle that was Taekuggki, this movie provided a wonderful alternative and tipped me to the fact that Korean film has really progresses in the last decade or so.…
Taegukki, or the Brotherhood of War
You know, I had heard this movie was melodramatic even by Korean standards, but I just couldn't resist getting a glimpse of what Seoul might have been like during the…