Monthly Archives: September 2024

Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 4 Scene 4 (part 7)

Posted on September 25, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! As the super-long act 4 scene 4 continues, the farce is over and all the secrets have been revealed. Time for the confrontation. Polixenes has removed his disguise, revealing his kingly appearance to everyone at … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: The original School Daze

Posted on September 20, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Fantastic Friday! In issue #581, we’re time traveling back to college. No Triple Lindy, though. To recap: Reed has recently formed the Future Foundation, a sort of combination school and think tank composed of genius kids and others. Some time … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 4 Scene 4 (part 6)

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. The super-long act 4, scene 4 continues, with equal parts romance and duplicity. The usual for Shakespeare. After spending all this time with Autolycus, the shepherd’s son, and Mopsa, the scene now shifts back over … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Hot dad

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Annual #32 offers killer cyborgs, shrinking into a microscopic world, and… fears of parenthood? The great Bryan Hitch is back on pencils, with Andrew Currie on inks. But the really big deal … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Fun with Dragon Man

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. But it’s been a hectic week, so instead let’s get to know one of our new Future Foundation members, Dragon Man! * * * * Want more? Check out my ongoing serial, … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 4 Scene 4 (part 5)

Posted on September 4, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! As Act 4, scene 4 continues, it’s more talk of music and songs, but it there something more to it? Picking up from where we left off, there’s more tomfoolery between the shepherd’s son (or … Continue reading →

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