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May 10, 2011May 11, 2011 - Uncategorized

Art as Inheritance, part 2: Making New Art Appear as Old Text Disappears (as if by Magic!)

A friend recently alerted me to a post at Geek System (“Found Poetry in Magic: The Gathering Cards”): a fellow…

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March 30, 2011March 30, 2011 - Uncategorized

“Is Your Villain Appropriate?”—Examining Character Construction in Different Media

Every Monday, I read Mark Rosewater’s weekly column “Making Magic,” partly because I have a casual interest in the collectible…

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December 16, 2009April 30, 2011 - Uncategorized

My Four Favorite New Books of 2009, #1: Mercè Rodoreda’s Death in Spring

#2 | #3 | #4 The problem with the internet is that one can read an online article for only…

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