Tagged: Heroes

The Joker

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June 15, 2019

Heroes and Villains

How can any of us be held responsible for being bad, or given credit for being good, if all we are is conscienceless computer programs easily corrupted by a traumatic childhood?

Books / Fiction

June 3, 2019

The Heroic Knight in the Wife of Bath’s Tale

The Wife of Bath’s Tale shows how desperate readers are for a hero and what we are willing to forgive or ignore to get one

March 28, 2013

Thursday Night Bar Fight #6: The League Of Gentlepeople That Are As Extraordinary As Possible Without Alan Moore Suing Us for Trademark Infringement

If you haven’t turned on the news today, you really should. It’s just catastrophic news alert after catastrophic news alert. Why, in the past hour we just learned that the world’s most evil scientists...

Editor Picks

Weekend Plans Post: Pantherine Vandals

March 27, 2025

James Joyce's Ulysse

POETS Day! On James Joyce’s Ulysses with a Few Poems Thrown In

October 6, 2023

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