Daily Archives: November 11, 2013

Robert E. Lee

Back in 2004, I visited Arlington House in Washington D.C. with my brother. Lee’s estate is on the grounds of Arlington National Cemetery, the former having been expropriated from Lee by victorious Union pols. There is a bookshop on the … Continue reading

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Burkean Lovecraft

Kenneth Hite writes of the Burkean Lovecraft: Howard Philips Lovecraft (1890–1937) is, after Poe, the most important and influential American writer of horror fiction. This, it seems, is as far as consensus extends. He has been savaged by Edmund Wilson … Continue reading

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Bordertown

Seth MacFarlane is a mystery to me. How could someone so unfunny and unoriginal become so huge and successful? Now, I’m a fan of good comedy. Over the years it’s been The Simpsons; Seinfeld; Arrested Development; The Office (BBC); 30 … Continue reading

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