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This may have come up before, but I believe Ascian comes from the Latin for "no shadow" as the Ascians are supposed to be near the equator. Wolfe says as much in an interview some…
21 Jan 2011, 05:37
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10 ways to Sabotage America by Robin Dunn Edward Bellamy's turn of the last century warning "Looking Forward, Looking backward" may today look like a quaint Gilded Age document …
10 Sep 2009, 21:39
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The wikipedia article sites a number of sources, as in this 1: ^ Walsh, Bill (2000). Contemporary Books. ed. Lapsing into a comma : a curmudgeon?s guide to the many things that ca…
30 Jul 2009, 21:25
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At the risk of sounding like a nutty conspiracy theorist, take the tightening of borders, the expansion of military expenditures, the militarization of the boy scouts, and what do …
20 May 2009, 00:39
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Into the streets with your Robin Hood hats! Tear down the SUVs! tear down the McDonalds! Unite as Brothers! ;) Burn the neocons at the stake like Giordano Bruno! Instatiate th…
19 May 2009, 22:14
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It strikes me as fascinating that Wolfe has his finger to the pulse of the country so strongly. I do believe Wolfe to be a friend of authoritarianism, and like Plato, he longs for…
17 May 2009, 02:27
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Fascinating discussion of the moral parts the Neighbors play vis a vis human settlement on Blue-- One thought I had is that it can be counterproductive to some extent to expect th…
28 Apr 2009, 21:19
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You know we Wolfe fiends, we'll analyze every last word like it was from the holy mouth of Joyce ;)…
16 Apr 2009, 22:51
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Thanks guys, you rock. :)…
16 Apr 2009, 20:34
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Fifth head was definitely my first choice, though the robot would require a medium amount of money :) I was thinking of something that would translate into a good 5 to 15 minute …
16 Apr 2009, 20:09
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Quick question for you guys: Which short story of Wolfe's do you think would be the easiest to film, where some of the moral ambiguity and complexity of Wolfe could show through o…
16 Apr 2009, 19:52
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It's possible Wolfe spent more time editing the Book of the New Sun than most of his other works - I remember being very impressed that he had all four books in draft form before p…
14 Apr 2009, 15:42
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Am always so impressed with the level of thinking on this site- a real tribute to the depth of Wolfe's imaginary universe! As an indie filmmaker, am daydreaming again today about …
13 Apr 2009, 09:35
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