A New Video and Other News

First, a few quick links of note:
1. From the BBC News Magazine: "H.P. Lovecraft: The Man Who Haunted Horror Fans." (Thanks to wellinghall!)
2. From CNN: "Will the Mystery of Amelia Earhart Be Solved?"
3. Newspaper Rock has several new articles reacting to the forthcoming Lone Ranger film and updates about Johnny Depp's portrayal of Tonto.


As a "sneak peek" into my "Taking Harry Potter Seriously" course at The Mythgard Institute, the entirety of my third lecture is now online at YouTube.

This lecture is on "Harry Potter, The British Schooldays Novel, and The Chamber of Secrets."

“Are you the Bully, the Pride of the School, or the Boy who takes to drink and is led astray in Chapter Sixteen?”
-P.G. Wodehouse, Mike and Psmith

Initial Thoughts on the Hunger Games Film

I've seen the Hunger Games film. What follows is a quick-and-dirty list of some of my initial reactions. The spoiler-free nutshell version is this: two thumbs up!



( Click for spoiler-y thoughts. )

I'd be interested to hear other reactions to and thoughts about the film!


PS. The Songs from District 12 and Beyond album is quite good!