#Cat&039;s Cradle

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Granfalloon is the real villain of Across the Spider-Verse

In addition to the living existential crisis threatened by The Spot, one of the primary antagonistic forces in Across the Spider-Verse is, ironically, the Spider-Society. Led by Miguel O’Hara (Spider-Man 2099), this league of Spider-People is introduced as a specialized strike team with the mission of preserving the integrity of the multiverse by preserving so-called “canon events” – things that…

[sacredfolly-blog]

Slipping (in) Time

It has been a slippery time-warp summer. I can’t tell if three months, three years, or three decades has passed.  This may sound strange, but I think it’s a good thing. Vegas and I went to Poet’s Walk today. The first time I walked along that path was the Summer of ’91. My memory of that summer – oh! I’ve been there a few times since my return to the Hudson Valley in 2021. The longer I’ve been…

[bluevelvetcat]

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut - Book Review

Sometimes it’s worth reading a book twice. My first go at this darkly satirical novel with shades of science fiction was a mighty struggle, but then I really enjoyed it on a re-visit. Continue reading Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut – Book Review

[jdsoundbite]

Data.1

Today I’m starting a new series of short posts on data I pull from things I’m reading, listening to, or watching online about history and politics. Right now I’m listening to the podcast Millenials Are Killing Capitalism where they interview Michael Hardt, who teaches at Duke here in Durham. Hardt has a new book out on the revolutionary movements of the 1970’s that seeks to challenge the notion…

[xinesegalas]

2022 Best Books Read in Review

Better late than never - my 2022 Best Books Read in Review. It was a good year for reading.

Despite 2022 being a bit of a tough year for me, it had its highlights too. The high for me was publishing my memoir – Xine’s Pack of Strays & Others, and having my father read the book. The lows – there were a few, including two deaths. My ex-husband and father of my two children died suddenly of a massive heart attack in June. And for a good part of the year, my father was battling congestive…

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Book Review: A Cat's Cradle by Carly Rheilan

About A Cat’s Cradle Nobody is innocent, nobody tells the truth…Perhaps, in the darkness, Ralph thinks of the other child, the child whom he killed all those years ago. But he will not say so: he has served his time. After all, he was little more than a child himself when he went to prison for it. He is older now and the world has moved on.Only his ailing mother – who wishes he had been hanged –…

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iQiyi prepares to cool the summer with a slew of new mystery thrillers

iQiyi prepares to cool the summer with a slew of new mystery thrillers #朱亚文 #白宇 #秦昊 #廖凡 #鹿晗

Poster for Kidnapping Game

iQiyi has lined up an impressive list of 12 episode miniseries that will air over the next three months – which ones are you looking forward to most?

On a related note, I‘ve given up on compiling a list of air dates for upcoming dramas because there is always so much uncertainty surrounding drama premieres.

Instead, feel free to bookmark our Watch Dramas Online

[gerrycanavan]

Grad School Vonnegut #11: CAT'S CRADLE! (with Patrick Iber)

Grad School Vonnegut #11: CAT’S CRADLE! (with Patrick Iber)

Like boko-maru for your ears, it’s episode 11 of Grad School Vonnegut, on Cat’s Cradle, with @PatrickIber!

https://twitter.com/gradschoolvonn/status/1297253255412682753

[mythsteps]

so much from so little

so much from so little

A recent dream led me back to Cat’s Cradle. In the dream… Something similar to Nine 9 has been developed. That’s it. That’s all I remember. Nonetheless, I didn’t toss that dream away--we can learn much from even the smallest fragments. And besides, Ice 9 is serious business. In Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Cat’s Cradle, Ice 9 is a man-made crystal that instantly freezes water. Drop Ice 9 into a bath…

[ronk]

Cat's Cradle, Ice Nine and Bokononism

Cat's Cradle, Ice Nine and Bokononism #kurtvonnegut #religion #nuclearweapons

Cover of the first edition of the novel in 1963 Cat’s Cradle is a satirical novel by Kurt Vonnegut that I read in my high school years (though not as part of the school curriculum!) and I had the opportunity to teach it to high school students. It is Vonnegut’s fourth novel and was published in 1963. It is a satire of science, technology, religion, and the nuclear arms race, often through the use…

[batgovernor]

Sonnet: 'Maya'

Sonnet: ‘Maya’

When God took Time to spin a length of Matter, And, nothing at each end, tied the ends together, He held between his fingers and surveyed The first cat’s-cradle, and since then has played. Flames flicker, flare, re-form as a friend’s face; Dogs mime all features of the human race; The willow weaves a walker from the air; All Nature helps us see things that aren’t there. To read Life’s Meanings,…

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An Event Out With Joyce Manor

An Event Out With Joyce Manor

Joyce Manor Concert List

Joyce Manor is on tour and will be performing at many venues (see below for a full list). With hits like Constant Headache, Falling in Love Again and Leather Jacket Joyce Manor has made a mark since forming in Torrance in 2008. (more…)

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Top 40 Over 40.23: KRS-One Live at Cat's Cradle

Top 40 Over 40.23: KRS-One Live at Cat’s Cradle

I saw KRS – One live a few months ago, and the musical assumptions of ageism took another body blow for sure.  Aging musicians often lose the full power of their stage presence, and / or seem bitter or disillusioned or worn down by the passage of time, or lose the critical edge of their social perspective as a result of having learned to accept too much compromise in order to stay in the game…

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Joyce Manor Live

Joyce Manor Events

Joyce Manor is on the road and will be playing at several locations (list below). With hits like Constant Headache, Falling in Love Again and Leather Jacket Joyce Manor has made a mark since forming in Torrance in 2008. (more…)

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Eventyrtrekk i litteraturen

Som du kanskje har merket, skriver jeg nå hver tredje dag på bloggen. Slik vil det fortsette, ihvertfall fram til august. Da har jeg kommet meg igjennom The Cat’s craddle av Kurt Vonnegut. Jeg kjente til Vonnegut fra tidligere, uten å ha faktisk lest noe av han, pinlig å innrømme. Kjennskapen til Vonnegut skyldes tilknytningen til fortellerkunst og det han sier i følgende video. [aesop_video…

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The Art of Love And Enjoyment Incarnate

The Art of Love And Enjoyment Incarnate

Most people would probably say that love is something you “fall into.” It’s like a butterfly landing on your finger. You can’t make it happen. People say the same of enjoyment. It too is thought of as something that happens to you (if you’re lucky) like a butterfly landing, but such notions are perpetuated by a misunderstanding. Love and enjoyment are not things you fall into (if you’re lucky)…