movies
April 27, 2015 8:00 am
An Intelligent Thriller: ‘Ex Machina’

The creation of artificial human beings has a long history in literature and film, going b...

books
April 20, 2010 8:02 pm
George H. Scithers, 1929-2010

I got word today that the first editor to buy one of my stories professionally, and my ag...

books
March 15, 2010 6:26 pm
James Bowman Denies Denying Artistic Standing to Tolkien and Lewis

James Bowman has kindly responded to my comments on his assertion that “fantasy is not A...

art
March 10, 2010 2:35 pm
C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien Are Not ‘Real’ Artists?

Not according to James Bowman. They and numerous others create what Bowman dismissively r...

mysteries
March 7, 2007 11:01 am
More on Lord Darcy

Matthew Bowman of Christendom College posted a very interesting comment on my article on R...

books
November 28, 2006 2:28 pm
Philip K. Dick Canonized

It's official: Philip K. Dick is a great writer, according to the Library of America. As t...

genres
November 22, 2006 4:07 pm
Deja Vu and Time Travel Fiction

 Two time travel movies are premiering today, and a none of those astounding mysterie...

mysteries
October 25, 2006 1:20 pm
Lord Darcy Online

I have some good news for you regarding Randall Garrett's Lord Darcy mysteries, which I hi...

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