Category Archives: Art

Suddenly Some Links Drifted By

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Wesley

Here are some of the links I’ve made note of during the weeks this blog has lain fallow: I’d love to read a collected edition of this comic strip. Mahendra Singh has written a series of blog posts analyzing the … Continue reading →

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A Drawing

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Wesley

I found an old drawing today, scanned it, and put a caption on it. I’d thought about putting it on my comics page, but in the end it didn’t seem to fit there.

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Links to Things

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Wesley

Here are a few things I’ve been reading lately: Catherynne Valente on the reasons for the prevalence of medievalesque settings in fantasy. Her argument is that the medieval world may have more metaphorical relevance for our society than we might, … Continue reading →

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In Local News…

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Wesley

For the second year in a row, I’ve managed to get three drawings into a show at a local art gallery. This is a small piece of a show featuring work from many other people who are, in all honesty, … Continue reading →

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Links to Things

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Wesley

I thought it might be time to do another links post. So: Lance Mannion argues that one thing all great novels have in common—even such mournful volumes as Madame Bovary and Lord Jim—is a sense of humor: If a part … Continue reading →

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Links to Things

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Wesley

From the New York Times, why English is a great language for newspaper headlines with accidental double meanings. Since English is weakly inflected (meaning that words are seldom explicitly modified to indicate their grammatical roles), many words can easily function … Continue reading →

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Links to Things

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Wesley

Here’s another list of interesting links I’ve collected recently: Jo Walton, at Tor.com, on science fiction reading protocols: We talk about worldbuilding as something the writer does, but it’s also something the reader does, building the world from the clues. … Continue reading →

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R. O. Blechman, Dear James

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Wesley

Dear James is R. O. Blechman’s entry into the “Letters to a Young Something-or-other” genre which has sprung up in imitation of Rainer Maria Rilke. In recent years books have been addressed to young mathematicians, young activists, young conservatives, and … Continue reading →

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A New Law

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Wesley

Moff’s Law is the best new internet law in some considerable time. (Via)

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Links to Things

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Wesley

Here are two more blog posts that I want to be able to find again: Ann Leckie on writing better. It’s about writing, but much of it applies to any kind of art. I was struck by this bit down … Continue reading →

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