Monthly Archives: January 2025

Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – The perils of Paulina

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! Make that Re-re-reading it.   After finishing the final scene for my last post, I felt frustrated in that it felt like Paulina had become the main character all of a sudden, and I hadn’t … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: The real Defying Gravity

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. In FF #5, writer Jonathan Hickman continues tying things together and connecting all the dots with everything he’s set up. Recap: The Fantastic Four is now the Future Foundation, with around twenty … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Dr. StrangeReed

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. In FF #4, we have a meeting of the minds and a city under attack. Where were we? The Fantastic Four is now the Future Foundation, with close to twenty members, most … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 5 Scene 3

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! Here’s where we get into why so many consider the a “problem play.” Act 5 scene 3 is the big dramatic ending, yet it’s ambiguous and it happens so fast.\ All the main characters come … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Very varied and various variants

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. FF #3 continues writer Jonathan Hickman’s sprawling epic take on the series, but is there such a thing as too epic? Recap: The Fantastic Four is now the Future Foundation, with a … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 5 Scene 2

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! A ton of story happens in act 5 scene 2, but we don’t see it happen. You don’t want to know how many times I said, “Did I miss something?” when reading this scene. It’s … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Kristoff instruction

Posted on January 3, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re still getting used to the new status quo in FF #2, only for Dr. Doom to show up and complicate things already. Recap: Following the death of the Human Torch, the … Continue reading →

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