No, I'd say anybody who calls themselves an Objectivist has to be pretty committed to atheism.

No, I'd say anybody who calls themselves an Objectivist has to be pretty committed to atheism.

Objectivism as a Serious Philosophy is deeply weird. Rand's books are ..  interesting. Think of them as Alan Moore graphic novels without the pictures. It's basically Russian Lit. I cannot imagine anybody wanting to make a movie of them, unless you wanted to do a Starship Troopers type thing. Russian lit is very hard…

Objectivism as a Serious Philosophy is deeply weird. Rand's books are ..  interesting. Think of them as Alan Moore graphic novels without the pictures. It's basically Russian Lit. I cannot imagine anybody wanting to make a movie of them, unless you wanted to do a Starship Troopers type thing. Russian lit is very hard…

There is a rumor that Taranatino will make a movie about John Brown. That could be completely awesome.

There is a rumor that Taranatino will make a movie about John Brown. That could be completely awesome.

Pobody's Nerfect

Pobody's Nerfect

… but then we invoke… the LEGAL EX DEUS MACHINA, as was done with every Serious Law Enforcement Agent Person ever added to the show. Sutter's writing legend/myth - ex deus machina is on the table at all times.

… but then we invoke… the LEGAL EX DEUS MACHINA, as was done with every Serious Law Enforcement Agent Person ever added to the show. Sutter's writing legend/myth - ex deus machina is on the table at all times.

WORST… A CHRISTMAS… CAROL… EVER!

WORST… A CHRISTMAS… CAROL… EVER!

Something about Wolfe's voice reminds me of Richard Farina, and with a book set on a college campus, I suppose that accounts for my liking it. This being said, I read very little nonfiction and don't generally find "good literature" all that enthralling, with exceptions.

Something about Wolfe's voice reminds me of Richard Farina, and with a book set on a college campus, I suppose that accounts for my liking it. This being said, I read very little nonfiction and don't generally find "good literature" all that enthralling, with exceptions.

We keep repeatedly hearing that "this place" is what kills people. Perhaps that's a "The Shining" sort of thing. I don't know. But one possible interpretation of the number of peripheral characters killed is actors choosing not to do this rambling mess for another year. Long form serial TV like this has to have a…

We keep repeatedly hearing that "this place" is what kills people. Perhaps that's a "The Shining" sort of thing. I don't know. But one possible interpretation of the number of peripheral characters killed is actors choosing not to do this rambling mess for another year. Long form serial TV like this has to have a…

The fight scene itself wasn't all that credible. You don't stand in the middle of a ring of assailants. This being said, Opie was being signaled as "done", apparently at the Hand of Fate ( ooooh!). Had he been giving it a real go, I doubt that the show would have had him lose the fight. We're s'posed to know that he…

The fight scene itself wasn't all that credible. You don't stand in the middle of a ring of assailants. This being said, Opie was being signaled as "done", apparently at the Hand of Fate ( ooooh!). Had he been giving it a real go, I doubt that the show would have had him lose the fight. We're s'posed to know that he…

WWI would be incredibly huge to cover properly. Some say it started with the Franco-Prussian War and didn't end until Hiroshima. It would also probably put Woodrow Wilson in a bad light and would therefore not be very PBS worthy.

WWI would be incredibly huge to cover properly. Some say it started with the Franco-Prussian War and didn't end until Hiroshima. It would also probably put Woodrow Wilson in a bad light and would therefore not be very PBS worthy.