SFFaudio Podcast: Fall of the House of Usher
We had an engrossing discussion of one of Edgar Allen Poe's most famous stories. I have to say that until I read it for this podcast I simply hadn't appreciated Poe's genius. Listen here.Catholic Catechism: Stephen Colbert and Father James Martin
If you're Catholic it don't get much better than this!
Why "Star Trek" — And Mr. Spock — Matters
I think that's how a lot of us felt about Mr. Spock. He was the one we copied. When I was a kid I painstakingly learned to do the Vulcan hand sign with both hands and practiced until I could raise either eyebrow interrogatively. Something about Mr. Spock spoke to us. And something about the whole show did.
I was sorry to see earlier this week that Leonard Nimoy died and pray that he rests in peace in God's presence. I liked Steven D. Greydanus's piece on Spock and Star Trek as a fan and as a Catholic. You can find it here.
Wow, Colbert really does know his Catholicism.
ReplyDeleteAs to "The fall of the House of Usher," I'm heading over to listen. I always liked this story, but on re-reading it last year I was just blown away at how great a story it is. I don't usually like Poe's work but that one is treuly one of the all time great stories. I actually wrote two lengthy blog posts on my analysis of it. If anyone is interested you can read them here:
http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Fall%20of%20the%20House%20of%20Usher
Read Part 1 first.
Oh I forgot to mention Spock. My prayers for the repose of Leonard Nimoy's soul. He brought joy to people in this world.
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