Monthly Archives: September 2018

Mouse in the House

Posted on Saturday 15 September 2018 by Mark R. Kelly

Last night I woke up around 1am to the sound of our two cats scrambling in the front corner of the bedroom after something, with accompanying odd noises. Something behind a row of books in a low bookcase there, apparently. … Continue reading →

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Thomas L. Friedman on Anonymous

Posted on Thursday 13 September 2018 by Mark R. Kelly

Brilliant take by Thomas L. Friedman: ‘Anonymous’ Is Hiding in Plain Sight: The G.O.P. crowd who accepted the devil’s bargain is huge. That’s the anonymous-G.O.P. credo today: We know Trump is a jerk, but you’ve gotta love the good stuff … Continue reading →

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Play and Stranger Danger

Posted on Thursday 6 September 2018 by Mark R. Kelly

From Sunday’s New York Times Book Review: Does Our Cultural Obsession With Safety Spell the Downfall of Democracy?, by Thomas Chatterton Williams, reviews two books, including THE CODDLING OF THE AMERICAN MIND: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting … Continue reading →

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Le Guin, NO TIME TO SPARE

Posted on Thursday 6 September 2018 by Mark R. Kelly

Ursula K. Le Guin, NO TIME TO SPARE: Thinking About What Matters (2017) This book is a collection of the best blog posts Le Guin did on her site at http://www.ursulakleguin.com/, from 2010 until her death in early 2018. It … Continue reading →

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Update on SF Definitions

Posted on Sunday 2 September 2018 by Mark R. Kelly

A couple of weeks ago I summarized several interesting panel discussions I saw at the World SF Convention in San Jose in mid-August. One panel was about definitions of SF, not so much good or bad definitions as different types … Continue reading →

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