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The cat died on Thursday. Our lives will never be the same. Zeke had controlled our lives as certainly as […]

Among the more noteworthy monsters or monstrosities of the world is the American way of electing a President. For four

I have no problem with people who want to do new things with the Beowulf tradition. Having written a sequel,

Do you sometimes wonder what to do at 9 pm on Saturdays? Have you ever wondered idly what Grendel really

It was about a week ago that I looked up from my (on-line) reading of the New York Times to

Beowulf was in the monster-slaying business so a comment or two about the execution of Saddam Hussein is appropriate here.

The advantage of a large enough family is that a mis-directed Christmas gift can still find an appropriate recipient. Case

Most bloggers, I suspect, harbor secret doubts that anyone ever reads their blogs except family and close, very close (or

Grendel at Christmas? But isn’t Christmas itself a monster? Grendel consumed Hrothgar’s warriors but Christmas consumes us. It doesn’t need