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Fantastic Friday: Universal remote

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #577 gives us some classic mayhem on the moon. Except by “mayhem” I mean “lots of standing around and talking.” We begin with the Inhuman royal family arriving at the Blue … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 4 Scene 2

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! It’s a whole new play in a new locale for act 4 scene 2. Welcome to Bohemia! This scene begins with Polixenes, the king of Bohemia, and Camillo, a former Sicilian lord. Polixenes says he … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Ice to meet you

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re going underwater for a soaking wet slugfest in issue #575.   We begin with Sue giving a slideshow (Powerpoint?) presentation about an isolated Antarctic base which is located over a massive … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 4 Scene 1

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! This play is of note among Shakespeare’s canon because of how different it is. Case in point is act 4 scene 1, in which Father Time suddenly walks onto the stage. This scene is simple … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Head-ing underground

Posted on June 28, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. It’s been a while since we’ve ventured into underground kingdoms, and that’s where issue #574 takes us. We begin with a grisly scene in NYC, where a bunch of Moloids (the Mole … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 3 Scene 3 (part 3)

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! Now that the business with the bear is over, act 3 scene 3 concludes as we find ourselves in a whole new play with new characters. Antigonus has left the baby Perdita alone in the … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Franks and beings

Posted on June 21, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #574 gives us a party, as well as more than one glimpse of the future. It’s Franklin’s birthday, and Sue manages a surprise party by turning everyone invisible. Among the guests … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 3 Scene 3 (part 2)

Posted on June 19, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for, in which Antigonus will… exit, pursued by a bear!!! Where were we? Antigonus has left the baby Perdita in the woods, after a speech about the ghost … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Not so Nu

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #573 takes us back to Nu World, where we all learn a lesson about how sometimes you shouldn’t want to go back. Following the previous storyline’s subplot, Johnny and Ben are … Continue reading →

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Reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale – Act 3 Scene 3 (part 1)

Posted on June 12, 2024 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale! Act 3 scene 3 takes us to a new setting, a turning of the tide, and one of the bard’s most evocative speeches.  With the drama of Hermoine’s trial over, we now pick up with … Continue reading →

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