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Curtis Weyant

Literature. Language. Liberty. Life.

Literature

10 better endings to LOST

May 27, 2010 by Curtis Leave a Comment

Okay, I know probably a lot of people are doing these right now, but I figure, what the hell. Without further ado (which is something the LOST writers never would write…): The island’s events were the imaginings of a boy gazing into a snowglobe. “Call my name, Bastian. Call my name!” Jack wakes up in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Literature Tagged: humor, lists, TV

A to-do list 15-20 years too late

March 16, 2010 by Curtis Leave a Comment

I’m pretty stoked – I had a list published today at McSweeney’s Internet Tendency titled Common Sense Solutions to Alt-Pop Song Problems. I got the idea while listening to Matchbox 20’s song “3 AM” at 7 in the evening. I was eating the Chicago Classic at Uno’s. The line “the clock on the wall has … [Read more…]

Posted in: Literature Tagged: humor, lists, music, writing

Nothing Else Matters

March 13, 2010 by Curtis Leave a Comment

I was listening to commercial radio earlier today – a rather unusual occurrence, I assure you – and “Nothing Else Matters” by Metallica came piping through my tinny, muffled but otherwise adequate car audio system. It brought back memories of sitting in my college dorm room and trying to learn how to fingerpick the opening … [Read more…]

Posted in: Literature Tagged: music

Dollhouse sent to the attic

November 12, 2009 by Curtis Leave a Comment

It’s a sad day. Another Joss Whedon show is canceled. And while it’s not surprising, considering Fox put it in time out during November sweeps, it sure is upsetting. There are a slough of commenters on various blogs saying things like, “At least they are going to air the whole second season.” Yes, there is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Literature Tagged: Joss Whedon, sci-fi, TV

Heinlein on duty

July 6, 2009 by Curtis Leave a Comment

From the notebooks of Heinlein’s Time Enough for Love: Do not confuse “duty” with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willingness to die. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Life, Literature Tagged: Heinlein, quotes

The sunny side of brotherly love

April 11, 2009 by Curtis Leave a Comment

I just finished watching the first two seasons of the FX situation comedy It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and I have to say it’s absolutely fantastic. Quirky and irreverent, it’s what you’d taste if you took the banter of Ed, the setting of Cheers, the pointlessness of Seinfeld, the offensiveness of The Family Guy, and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Literature Tagged: humor, TV

Review: The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2008

April 9, 2009 by Curtis Leave a Comment
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2008

Note: This is a cross-post of a review I posted at Goodreads.com I picked this book up as part of a bargain deal at B&N on a bit of a whim. It’s been awhile since I’ve sat down and read a book of essays, and I wanted to see what was up with the modern … [Read more…]

Posted in: Literature Tagged: books, reviews, science

Why science is often inconclusive: Or, how vampires really exist

October 26, 2006 by Curtis Leave a Comment

Some dude who has way too much time on his hands says he has “scientifically proven” that vampires cannot exist. Legend has it that vampires feed on human blood and once bitten a person turns into a vampire and starts feasting on the blood of others. Efthimiou’s debunking logic: On Jan 1, 1600, the human … [Read more…]

Posted in: Literature Tagged: science, vampires

A libertarian, existential review of Serenity

April 11, 2006 by Curtis Leave a Comment

Just ran across a pretty good review of the movie Serenity (the movie continuation of the TV series Firefly) at Reason. Pretty interesting stuff.

Posted in: Liberty, Literature Tagged: Firefly, Joss Whedon, movies, reviews, Serenity

A collection of libertarian quotes from Firefly

February 10, 2006 by Curtis Leave a Comment

I don’t know if Joss Whedon is of a libertarian mind, but several characters in his Firefly series tend to show some pretty libertarian bents in their conversation. Malcolm Reynolds (Mal) – the captain of Serenity – particularly has some great one-offs. Shepherd Book – a futuristic monk with a shady past – also makes some great observations about … [Read more…]

Posted in: Liberty, Literature Tagged: Firefly, Joss Whedon, libertarianism, quotes
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