Structured Rambling
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Exploring literature and ideas. Inspired discussion on great or pertinent texts and the ideas that grow from them.
Structured Rambling
1M ago
Vedder, Eddie. "Man of the Hour," Big Fish: Music from the Motion Picture. Seattle, Pearl Jam, 2003. ..read more
Structured Rambling
2M ago
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 ..read more
Structured Rambling
2M ago
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. ..read more
Structured Rambling
2M ago
Paul starts an extended re-read and analysis of Stephen King's Dark Tower series. ..read more
Structured Rambling
3M ago
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. ..read more
Structured Rambling
3M ago
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. ..read more
Structured Rambling
3M ago
Paul gushes about his favourite Viking-Age historian and poet. ..read more
Structured Rambling
4M ago
Paul waxes retrospective.
https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/8864790044362597696/8064845359125547896 ..read more
Structured Rambling
4M ago
Sometimes we overread symbols. But there are SOME objects--water, fire, a door--that are ALWAYS symbolic. ..read more