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The Magician King

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Marlene Harris | 1 Comment

There are two kings and two queens in Narnia…no wait, I meant Fillory. Lev Grossman’s The Magician King is a return to the universe that Grossman constructed in his breakout hit, The Magicians, just a different section of it. In … Continue reading →

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Life after Harry

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

When I say “Harry”, I mean Harry Potter, of course.  Who else could I possibly mean? The movie poster for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, pretty much says it all, doesn’t it? Harry Potter fans have been … Continue reading →

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What makes the better man?

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

What does it mean to be “the better man”? And which matters more, being “better” in the moral and ethical sense, or being “superior” in the evolutionary sense? After a recent viewing of the movie X-Men: First Class, those were … Continue reading →

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