Monthly Archives: February 2015

Cultivating Language

Posted on February 20, 2015 by thevenerablecorvex

I’ve decided that I’m going to learn to refrain from casual swearing. The emphasis here is on the “casual.” You see, what I want is to have a special store of really strong words that I can break out for … Continue reading →

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In Which The Author Polishes a Turd

Posted on February 17, 2015 by thevenerablecorvex

I enjoy my job; it doesn’t pay as much as I would like, and I could do with a more regular set of hours, but it pays the bills, I’m good at it, and I get to work in my … Continue reading →

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The Complete History of Canada (According to Stephen Harper)

Posted on February 15, 2015 by thevenerablecorvex

ca. 15,000 BC – 1496 AD: Nothing at all happened. 1497: John Cabot (who was definitively not named Giovanni Caboto) discovered Newfoundland while in the service of England, at which point Canada entered history. 1608 – 1758: A bunch of … Continue reading →

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The Peace of the Worlds

Posted on February 7, 2015 by thevenerablecorvex

About a year ago, I got to thinking about H.G. Wells’s novel The War of the Worlds, and more specifically about its adaptations. The most famous is, of course, Orson Welles’s 1938 radio play, which panicked a number of listeners who … Continue reading →

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