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Comment on Review: The Wind Through the Keyhole by Magpie Monday | Robert E. Stutts

Magpie Monday | Robert E. Stutts — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:39:57 +0000

[...] you’re looking for a new book to read, my friend Paul Kirsch has a review of Stephen King’s new Dark Tower novel, The Wind through the Keyhole. His Mid-World dialect is [...]

Comment on Scott Smith’s “The Ruins” and “A Simple Plan” by rdkirsch

rdkirsch — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:46:27 +0000

I heard so much buzz about The Ruins when it was a book, and not many accolades of the translation to film — how did you feel the adaptation went?

Comment on Chess community shocked at villain’s use of metaphor by Becky

Becky — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:50:05 +0000

This is undoubtedly the funniest thing I have ever read. Curses be upon the Onion for not taking open submissions — what a bummer. Oh well, it’s their loss! Seriously, well done. Definitely a piece for the portfolio!

(Also, is the Baron single? I’m…. um.. asking for a friend.)

Comment on When Technology Imitates Life by Paul Sweeney

Paul Sweeney — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:55:18 +0000

Love this. As an addendum to your list of Deus Ex-ian technology, a constant flow, turbine based artificial “heart”.

http://richannel.org/life-without-a-pulse

A man is alive now, who has no pulse, who merely “hums”.

Comment on Robots by When Technology Imitates Life « Paul Kirsch

When Technology Imitates Life « Paul Kirsch — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:26:13 +0000

[...] idea branches off of my previous rant on the nature of robots. (On a separate note, I appreciate when things “branch.” A couple of years ago, things started [...]

Comment on How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Star Trek by richardcambridge1970

richardcambridge1970 — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:19:01 +0000

Hey Paul, as someone who goes back to the early days of Star Trek when you could still spot the “matte painting” background, I want to affirm all you said. As the series evolved into ST-TNG, Voyager, and DS-9, I enjoyed each series, in its own right, every episode, for the reasons you give, and all the Big Screen Trek movies (The Wrath of Khan, my favorite) which loosely stitch them all together.

But what I dug most about the whole series was that I learned something about myself, and the great wide galaxy with every episode. They were, in essence, morality plays. I think the best since Shakespeare. Sure, there were clunkers; how could there not be. But by far, the writers hit high marks.

Keep it rolling,

Richard

Comment on How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Star Trek by Becky

Becky — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:35:49 +0000

I think that your post answers this question, but if I wanted to give Voyager a try, is it a show that you’d recommend starting from the beginning, or would you say that “Year of Hell” is a good way in? i.e.. the Doctor Who episodes I begged you to watch, “The Girl in the Fireplace” and “The Empty Child”, etc, entirely out of order but monumental / gripping enough to leave you wanting more.

Comment on First Review of 2012: The Best of Joe Lansdale by slelO

slelO — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:26:27 +0000

hi!!!

Comment on First Review of 2012: The Best of Joe Lansdale by Becky

Becky — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:28:10 +0000

Welcome back!

Comment on First Review of 2012: The Best of Joe Lansdale by Alison McMahan

Alison McMahan — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:44:57 +0000

Reading your blog is a great way to start 2012! And how did I live so long without Bubba Ho Tep?