Structured Rambling

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Paul talks about the horrow cult classic, The Thing

Paul discusses one of the most bizarre but beloved characters in all of Tolkien. Ryelund, Morten. "Tom Bombadil's Song (I)", The Fellowship of the Ring . CDklassic, 2000. Tolkien, Christopher. The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien. London, Houghton Mifflin, 2000. Tolkien, J.R.R. The Fellowship of the Ring. London, HarperCollins, 2010.

Paul discusses why Emperor Marcus Aurelius's  Meditations remains a worthwhile read almost two millennia after it was written.  Aurelius, Marcus.  Meditations. (Translated by Gregory Hays). New York, Modern Library, 2002.  

Paul looks at Amazon's nasty and fun superhero satire, The Boys. 

Paul Continues his journey through King's fantasy opus

Paul picks up on his continuing study of Stephen King's fantasy opus. 

Paul kicks the hornet's nest and talks the good and considerable bad of Deadpool & Wolverine. For a much nicer review, check out The Good Enough Gaming Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/good-enough-gaming-pod/id1553128355?i=1000663926773

That's an awful title. Here's an episode on director Ridley Scott. 

Paul discusses the recent near-assissnation of Donald Trump but keeps that rambling structured.  Adler, Mortimer.  Aristotle for Everybody.  New York, Macmillan, 1978. 

Paul considers what generational technology usage and the advent of AI writing will do to reading, thinking, and writing. 

Paul talks Game of Thrones . 

Paul chats about the mentor character, so significant to the Hero's Journey. 

Paul talks about the second take on his favourite book. 

Vedder, Eddie. "Man of the Hour," Big Fish: Music from the Motion Picture.  Seattle, Pearl Jam, 2003. 

Inspired by one of his teaching lessons, Paul discusses the concept of "the better story" which forms a connection between Yann Martel's 2001 novel  Life of Pi  and Tim Burton's 2004 film,  Big Fish. Burton, Tim.  Big Fish.  United States, Sony Pictures, 2003.  Martel, Yann. Life of Pi.  Toronto, Vintage, 2001.

Paul continues his exploration of the Dark Tower series with this Master's Class of character building.  King, Stephen.  The Drawing of the Three . New York, Plume, 2003. 

Paul starts an extended re-read and analysis of Stephen King's Dark Tower series. 

Paul compares the futuristic worlds presented in two classic novels of 20th century speculative fiction: Brave New World  and Nineteen Eighty-Four. Huxley, Aldous. Brace New World. Toronto, Vintage, 2007. Orwell, George, Nineteen Eighty-Four. Toronto, Signet, 1977. 

I'm not gonna lie, I probably broke a bunch of copyrights for this episode. I'm gonna trust the boys to be cool with it. 

Paul gushes about his favourite Viking-Age historian and poet. 

Paul waxes retrospective. https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/8864790044362597696/8064845359125547896

Sometimes we overread symbols. But there are SOME objects--water, fire, a door--that are ALWAYS symbolic. 

Paul discusses that most derivative, forced, and American of genres: The Western 

As memory fades and current events become history, what are the specific things "kids these days" should need to know about World War 2?