Tag - BOO-ring

Taking Back the Academy!: History of Activism, History as Activism

November 21, 2020

Nathan

Blast From the Past, Covers

Taking Back the Academy!: History of Activism, History as Activism

Yup. Totally gonna take you seriously with that Comic Sans in there.

(originally posted October 6, 2019)

I Hate Faeries!

November 19, 2020

Nathan

Blast From the Past, Covers

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I Hate Faeries!

This cover certainly makes me hate something.

(originally posted April 13, 2013)

Mary Regina’s nursing home

November 14, 2020

Nathan

Blast From the Past, Covers

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Mary Regina’s nursing home

I have no idea what a “journalistic novel” is, so I don’t know what standards to judge the cover against.

(originally posted August 1, 2019)

Legion

November 14, 2020

Nathan

Blast From the Past, Covers

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Legion

While I can’t fault the designer’s patriotism…

(originally posted October 11, 2013)

The Recusants

November 13, 2020

Nathan

Blast From the Past, Covers

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The Recusants

Of note: Laundry. (h/t Sydney)

(originally posted December 12, 2019)

How Many Artistic A.I.s Can Dance on the Head of a Pin?
In an artists’ Messenger group, the discussion (inevitably) turned to the legitimacy of A.I. output as “art.” This was my response, and it was the longest thing I’ve written in a while, so I figured I would repost it here to preserve it, with a couple of my comments down the thread. This response was... The post How Many Artistic A.I.s Can Dance on the Head of a Pin? appeared first on NathanShumate.com.
A Fifth Magic
The author says: A Fifth Magic is a dark fantasy novel set in a fractured post-civil-war society where magic is both feared and tightly controlled. Detective Michael Hawthorne enlists the help of sceptical academic Laura Blythe to investigate a locked-room murder mystery that mirrors the methods of a war criminal they believed to be long
Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post.
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Fragmented Sky
The author says: In the crumbling dome city of Grid 46, breathable air is a luxury rationed by Praxis Corp, a ruthless megacorporation that views survival as a commodity. Technician Lyra Sato struggles to keep her sick brother alive while uncovering a buried secret—the enigmatic Seed System, a sentient, evolving AI embedded within the dome’s
Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post.
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Movie Seen Recently: Clearing the decks, part 1.
I have been watching movies for the last several months, but I’ve been entirely unmotivated to write about them. So here is the first part of a metric crap-ton of capsule movie assessments to purge the hopper. I Am Vengeance (2018) – Ex-commando reacts to the death of an old comrade-in-arms by coming to his... The post Movie Seen Recently: Clearing the decks, part 1. appeared first on NathanShumate.com.