Yeah, it’s been over a month since I’ve blogged. Can I blame it on the shutdown? Well, either way, here’s what I’ve been doing with my time since then. Philology through Tolkien — This trimester at the Mythgard Institute, I’ve been studying philology through Tolkien. The guy who wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the … [Read more…]
Hey, so remember that podcast I’ve been hosting for like three months now with fellow blogger and Mythgardian Katherine Sas? The one where we get together each week and geek out about…er, I mean have deep intellectual discussions about Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Doctor Who? Well, if you don’t remember it, consider yourself informed. … [Read more…]
This morning, I’m running in my first 5K ever. Anyone who knows me knows that I’m not much of an athletic person, and I have a particular aversion to running. There are a whole lot of reasons for that, but they mostly just boil down to: I don’t like it. But today is different. There … [Read more…]
I wrote a list for McSweeney’s Internet Tendency called Shameful Plugs. It’s pretty funny. Especially the last one. But it’s only funny if you read them all in order. There’s something ascendant — or, perhaps, descendant — about the sequence. This is my second list published at McSweeney’s. The other is my rather popular list of … [Read more…]
This past weekend I had the privilege of attending Joss in June, an academic conference on the works of Joss Whedon held at Cleveland Community College in Shelby, NC, where I also got my first taste as a presenter. While there, I also had the privilege of meeting a number of great people, including one … [Read more…]
Episode 4 of Kat & Curt’s TV Re-View, titled “All Your Bodies Are Belong to Us,” went live last night. We’re in the thick of things, exploring 1869 Cardiff with Mr. Dickens and trying out for the cheerleading squad. If you haven’t joined the fun already, now’s as good a time to start as any. … [Read more…]
In preparing for the paper I’m presenting at the Joss in June conference at the end of the month, I’ve run across a bit of a phenomenon. To wit, about 14 – 15 months ago there appears to have set upon the internet commentariat a desire to craft “top” lists of horror movies that featured cabin … [Read more…]
With Kat & Curt’s TV Re-View (KCTVRV) launching earlier this week, I wanted to take a moment and thank everyone who has helped get the word out. My co-host Kat has already done a bit of reciprocity, but I don’t think we can thank these folks enough. Dr. Amy H. Sturgis has been a great … [Read more…]
And we’ve begun! Episode 1 of Kat & Curt’s TV Re-View is now live. You can listen to it on our WordPress page or subscribe via podcast by clicking “Subscribe to Podcast” (it’s almost tooeasy….). I talked a little about it before, but as a reminder, the idea behind this podcast that fellow blogger Kat … [Read more…]
I don’t know what it is, but there’s something about me that sports referees don’t like. perhaps it’s my caustic wit, or maybe it’s my devil-may-care attitude — possibly they’re even intimidated by and/or attracted to my chiseled jaw, beefcake physique and classical good looks. Whatever it may be, the simple fact is, I seem to … [Read more…]