Franz von Stuck, "Orpheus"
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Collin Cleary—the enigmatic sage of Sandpoint, Idaho—burst onto the intellectual scene almost ten years ago, with the publication of the first volume of the journal TYR: Myth—Culture—Tradition. Along with Joshua Buckley and Michael Moynihan, Cleary was one of the founding editors of TYR, having a hand in all aspects of the first volume and contributing three substantial articles and several reviews. (more…)
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In the first couple chapters of Men Among the Ruins
Dr. House: A Medical Sherlock Holmes
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I like to look beyond—or, if you will, behind—the “surface” of entertainment by trying to learn a little about the people and institutions responsible for creating it. Doing so enhances my viewing experience.
„To boldly go, where no man has gone before“: der erste interrassische Kuß des Fernsehens in „Star Trek“
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Übersetzt von Deep Roots
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Wenn die meisten Leute Weiße sehen, die mit Nichtweißen gehen, dann ist die sofortige Annahme die, daß mit dem Weißen etwas nicht stimmt. (more…)
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Boldly going where no man has gone before: television's first interracial kiss on "Star Trek"
When most people see whites dating non-whites, the immediate assumption is that there is something wrong with the white. Usually the defects are obvious. We know why a homely or obese white woman is sleeping with blacks or Mexicans: They are willing to overlook her faults because she is white. (more…)
Jeffrey Donovan as Michael Westen
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Burn Notice is now more than half-way into its fourth season on the USA Network. It is one of my favorite TV shows.