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Requiem for a Danny Dream 2023-09-30 Dreamer C2151 (09.17.11)

Requiem for a Danny Dream

Clare Briggs September 30, 2023

The conclusion of "Little Danny"

Watching a Sleight-of-Hand Amateur 2021-05-15 Passtimes 5052 Sleight-of-Hand

Watching a Sleight-of-Hand Amateur

Clare Briggs May 15, 2021

"Now watch closely"

Ricky Jay Has Died 5bfab51c1f00006106263997

Ricky Jay Has Died

Sam Wilkinson November 26, 2018

Ricky Jay has died at age 72.

Fantasy and the Anglosphere IFRL-Plague-Pavia

Fantasy and the Anglosphere

Erik Kain November 7, 2011

When I published my fantasy piece in the Atlantic it was linked (reproduced?) by Richard Dawkins’ site...

Harry Potter and the Art of the Epilogue IFRL-Plague-NoVD

Harry Potter and the Art of the Epilogue

Erik Kain July 18, 2011

I still haven’t seen Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Deux yet, but I hear the...

Harry Potter the Jock IFRL-TLC-War-40823v

Harry Potter the Jock

Erik Kain July 15, 2011

I’m going to write a few posts about Harry Potter in anticipation of seeing the latest, and...

Harry Potter and the Ministry of Magic IFRL-NaPP-Asia-01271vu

Harry Potter and the Ministry of Magic

Erik Kain July 15, 2011

I’m going to write a few posts about Harry Potter in anticipation of seeing the latest, and...

The Art of Magic in Fiction: An Interview with Lev Grossman IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-466910

The Art of Magic in Fiction: An Interview with Lev Grossman

Erik Kain December 29, 2009

Fantasy is a genre dominated by sword-and-sorcery epics, mysterious dragons, and tyrannical sorcerers. Few fantasy novels have...

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the art of magic in fiction

Erik Kain June 3, 2009

The other day I was sitting around drinking beers with a friend and talking about magic. Specifically,...

Dark Matter in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025The status quo is fine. Israel gets stronger, the Palestinians choose to not. If things really get o…
Dark Matter in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025Palestinian terrorism causes poverty. Not on Israel, but on the Palestinians. Ditto these wars. They…
Philip H on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025It appears the courts won’t let Congress abdicate their responsibilities to check the executive afte…
LeeEsq in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025To be blunt about, the Anti-Israel people could argue that the Palestinians and their allies are goi…
LeeEsq in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025I'm generally inclined to agree with that but that leaves us with the problem without a solution pha…
Dark Matter in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025The Palestinians and their allies seem to think that a negotiated deal with Israel is too horrible t…
Dark Matter in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025You take a few hours off and take over the library. That doesn't have to affect your studies at all.…
LeeEsq in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025You are assuming a very generous ability to connect the dots. During 2024, the protestors at Columbi…
Jaybird in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025I have more sympathy for the kids who aren't going to miss their finals but weren't allowed access t…
InMD in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025Haven't they already conceded that though? Is the expectation that someone would bring their finals…