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Thus Spake the Mighty Wha-keem: August 2011
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Thus Spake the Mighty Wha-keem. Musings on life, literature, film, music and comics by the Mad Swede. Monday, 22 August 2011. On one level, defining cultures requires a consensus and set parameters to define the specificity of one compared to another. However, most of the political factions interested in this are actually not so much interested in consensus as in being able to provide the vision to govern the definition. The reason for this is, of course, always to separate us. Stumble on the finishing l...
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Thus Spake the Mighty Wha-keem: May 2012
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Thus Spake the Mighty Wha-keem. Musings on life, literature, film, music and comics by the Mad Swede. Friday, 18 May 2012. The Musings of the Mad Swede: Year Three. And so we're here again. May 18. Exactly three years have passed since I wrote my first post here and officially opened Thus Spake the Mighty Wha-keem. It started with a bold mission statement. Was instituted and has just recently given way to a monthly one. Without a specific publication day in the month or the week. And DC's revisiting the ...
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Thus Spake the Mighty Wha-keem: April 2012
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Thus Spake the Mighty Wha-keem. Musings on life, literature, film, music and comics by the Mad Swede. Monday, 16 April 2012. The Report of My Death Was an Exaggeration," or: "The Times They Are a-Changing". And so I'm back," as Gloria Gaynor sang. Regular readers will note that my biweekly publishing schedule has more or less been shot to hell ( and back. With Jean-Michel Charlier ( possibly the finest Western comic ever. With Alejandro Jodorowsky ( an absolutely astounding piece of comics. Fret not, how...
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Läsutmaning – Afrika i Fokus | Enbokcirkelföralla
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Bokcirkel IRL 2010 Bokmässan. Tips på bra bokcirkelböcker. Läsutmaning – Afrika i Fokus. Böcker i alla former – recensioner, bokcirkel, twittercirkel och stort bokintresse. Läsutmaning – Afrika i Fokus. Jag är med i Läsutmaningen – Afrika i Fokus. En bokcirkel för alla kommer att ha en läsutmaning under 2010. Och min läsutmaning grundar sig i Bok and Biblioteksmässan som kommer att ha Afrika i fokus under mässan 2010. Läsutmaningen Med Afrika i Fokus. Du får även bara lämna förslag på böcker som du har l...
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Litterär tågluff med bokklubben | Dolly; det läsande fåret
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Om Dolly: det läsande fåret. Dolly; det läsande fåret. Om böcker jag hunnit läsa, och de jag skulle vilja hinna läsa. Laquo; Kvartalsrapport 2 (april-juni) – 2010. De från norr kommande leoparderna. Litterär tågluff med bokklubben. 01 juli 2010 av Dolly. Första stoppet är Tyskland, och det är jag som väljer bok. Om ett par veckor ska vi diskutera. 1 Tyskland: Nattåg till Lissabon. På 01 juli 2010 den 17:21. Låter som en rolig luff! Men är inte Pascal Mercier från Schweiz? På 01 juli 2010 den 19:34. 8230;...
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Thus Spake the Mighty Wha-keem: September 2011
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Thus Spake the Mighty Wha-keem. Musings on life, literature, film, music and comics by the Mad Swede. Monday, 19 September 2011. Books and Stuff: An In-between Posts Kind of Post. Okay, so the past two weeks have been kind of crazy ( on more levels than I care to remember. And two different planned posts have had to be pushed forward simply because I have not had the time to do some much needed prep on either of them. Be in my next blog post. Novel is no less political ( perhaps even more so. By Mohsin H...
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Thus Spake the Mighty Wha-keem: July 2012
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Thus Spake the Mighty Wha-keem. Musings on life, literature, film, music and comics by the Mad Swede. Tuesday, 31 July 2012. Munsch's Paper Bag Princess: A Book Ahead of its Time. I first encountered author Robert Munsch and illustrator Michael Martchenko's wonderful children's book The Paper Bag Princess. In its board book version. So, what is so fantastic about this little book then, you wonder? I will tell you. But before I do, I feel obliged to tell you that there will be spoilers ahead. If you want ...
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Thus Spake the Mighty Wha-keem: Munsch's Paper Bag Princess: A Book Ahead of its Time
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Thus Spake the Mighty Wha-keem. Musings on life, literature, film, music and comics by the Mad Swede. Tuesday, 31 July 2012. Munsch's Paper Bag Princess: A Book Ahead of its Time. I first encountered author Robert Munsch and illustrator Michael Martchenko's wonderful children's book The Paper Bag Princess. In its board book version. So, what is so fantastic about this little book then, you wonder? I will tell you. But before I do, I feel obliged to tell you that there will be spoilers ahead. If you want ...
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Thus Spake the Mighty Wha-keem: June 2011
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Thus Spake the Mighty Wha-keem. Musings on life, literature, film, music and comics by the Mad Swede. Monday, 27 June 2011. The Author – Creator or Creative Vessel? I am currently teaching a creative writing class based on script doctor and story consultant John Truby's book The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller. Now, first off, I would say in Truby's defence that there is a difference between an organic result ( which comes across as cohesive and alive. But even accepting that ...
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Thus Spake the Mighty Wha-keem: Secret Identities, Origin Stories and Never-ending Continuities: On Superhero Films and Some of their Problems
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Thus Spake the Mighty Wha-keem. Musings on life, literature, film, music and comics by the Mad Swede. Tuesday, 28 August 2012. Secret Identities, Origin Stories and Never-ending Continuities: On Superhero Films and Some of their Problems. Having seen The Avengers. And The Dark Knight Rises. This year ( liking them all to different degrees. This post will focus on three things: secret identities, origin stories and never-ending continuities. All of these ( mostly. The idea of the dual identity is deeply r...
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