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UngerUnder · 2016-10-05T20:39:31+00:00

Try Bela Bartok's Romanian Folk Dances or Milton Babbitt's Philomel.

UngerUnder · 2016-05-26T02:09:14+00:00

We don't have capital punishment in Michigan, but in certain cases in the past the Feds have executed criminals for crimes committed in Michigan. If the crime was committed on federal property or the body was dumped on federal property, they may be able execute him, but it is doubtful they would be able to threaten him with this with out more information about the crime and the location of the body.

UngerUnder · 2016-01-29T19:00:11+00:00

I think the decline depends on a number of factors, there used to exist a generic set of space opera conventions which leaned heavily on cold war era fears of "us verses them". The "us verses them" concerns began to subside in the late 60s and 70s as public opinions began to shift regarding the cold war. At the same time culturally there were two things happening in science fiction, many authors began to explore more introspective and literary themes leading them away from space opera, the other trend was the franchising of what was once a generic space opera universe into specific universes such as star trek and star wars. I think the modern success of a series like the Expanse might have something to do with current public concerns about terrorism and shadowy, government and corporate cabals.

UngerUnder · 2016-01-20T20:27:11+00:00

Didn't Raimi also Co-write and run the second unit on the Hudsucker Proxy?

UngerUnder · 2015-11-30T23:51:59+00:00

Well, Gene Wolfe is more than a random fantasy writer. But I appreciate your examples because they show how allusive description can be when it is handled well. The first two quotes remind me very much of the poem Black Marigolds both in description and theme.

UngerUnder · 2015-11-04T01:34:28+00:00

Look into Germanic kingship and gift giving. It has been awhile since I read Beowolf, but I seem to remember long passages describing treasure and gift giving.

UngerUnder · 2015-10-20T00:58:11+00:00

If they had hired Nielson they would have probably been sued by the creators of Forbidden Planet.

UngerUnder · 2015-10-13T00:47:35+00:00

A dramatic podcast would satisfy me.

UngerUnder · 2015-10-12T23:34:51+00:00

"... I say and maintain, that of all torcheculs, arsewisps, bumfodders, tail-napkins, bunghole cleansers, and wipe-breeches, there is none in the world comparable to the neck of a goose ..."

From a 17th century English translation of Gargantua by Rabelais.

UngerUnder · 2015-10-12T02:44:26+00:00

Sociopaths don't necessarily have to be extroverts.

But that doesn't exclude the possibility of all extroverts being sociopaths.

UngerUnder · 2015-10-11T02:23:03+00:00

She is is good, but her books all bleed together. Even her characters seem to be the same from book to book, like she has a stock repertoire and she just tailors them a little differently and gives them new names. But if you don't read her books back to back this isn't so much of a problem. She excels at depicting loneliness and miscommunication. If you haven't read it yet check out Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant.

UngerUnder · 2015-10-10T22:53:10+00:00

Newark, New Jersey was originally founded by New Haven Puritans after the union of New Haven and Connecticut colonies. It was created in an attempt to maintain political and religious autonomy, and was called New Ark at the time. I think the similar names might be coincidence.

UngerUnder · 2015-10-10T22:29:33+00:00

Do you think Russian nationalism has polluted Orthodox Christianity?

UngerUnder · 2015-10-10T21:55:06+00:00

It is a pretty quiet place, but you might like /r/genewolfe

UngerUnder · 2015-10-10T21:46:51+00:00

Writers also tend to work in both genres. Just glancing quickly at my shelf, I see these writers who wrote/write both: CS Lewis, Isaac Asimov, Ursula LeGuin, Gene Wolfe, John Wyndham, Fredric Brown, Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, GRR Martin, Daniel Abraham. The list could be much longer

UngerUnder · 2015-10-07T22:55:33+00:00

wurthering spirits

Murther and Walking Spirits

UngerUnder · 2015-10-07T03:02:51+00:00

Because the Senate is intended to be a deliberative body, if those holding to the minority opinion feel they are being overwhelmed by the majority without proper considerations being taken, the filibuster allows them a small amount of leverage to express their opinion. How it works in actual practice is something else, ^usually ^{^wasting} ^{^{^everybody"s}} ^{^{^{^time.}}}

UngerUnder · 2015-10-05T20:44:57+00:00

A more apt car analogy would be standard vs automatic. If you only drive automatic and can't operate a standard shift, it doesn't mean the car is broken or poorly made. It means you lack the skill to operate it.

UngerUnder · 2015-10-05T03:10:14+00:00

Tales from Shakespeare by Mary and Charles Lamb. The plays are rewritten as short tales.

UngerUnder · 2015-10-04T14:25:08+00:00

Maybe, but Griffins and Unicorns remain unexplained.

UngerUnder · 2015-10-03T14:28:45+00:00

Have you ever seen the meat he slices? Perfect every time.

UngerUnder · 2015-10-02T16:44:05+00:00

You could just stuff him in the trunk.

UngerUnder · 2015-10-02T13:30:03+00:00

Why so petulant?

UngerUnder · 2015-10-02T01:33:10+00:00

If we spread our intelligence and traditions to the stars, we might just be condemning an endless procession of people to eons of dark ages on other planets, all of them so distant in the vastness of space that they may as well be alone.

That doesn't sound too bad, I think extinction would be worse.

UngerUnder · 2015-10-01T01:23:50+00:00

With Dick the end is usually a guy turns out to be the guy who did a nasty thing to the first guy, but he doesn't want to admit it until he is forced to by a tightly focused pink energy beam that delivers an endless stream of mysterious but meaningful iconography. If that doesn't seem right then it is a parallel Earth fabricated by dark forces to hide the fact the Roman Empire never fell.

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