Author Archives: C. Patrick

Into the Cloud

Posted on October 6, 2011 by C. Patrick

I’m writing this on a MacBook Pro that I’ve had for more than two years — longer than any Windows laptop I’ve owned (and I’ve had several: about one every eight to fifteen months). I just checked my e-mail, Groupons, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bill Gates, death, iPad, iPhone, Mac vs PC, MacBook Pro, Steve Jobs, Team Edward, Team Jacob, Windows | Leave a comment

What is Best in Life, Conan?

Posted on October 4, 2011 by C. Patrick

I haven’t checked to see how well the new “Conan the Barbarian” movie did or didn’t do in the theaters. However, it didn’t last nearly as long at the local multiplex as, say, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” has, so I don’t expect it did all that well, which is a shame, because it’s an above-average fantasy film. Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews and Rants | Tagged Arnold Shwarzenegger, bared breasts, Conan the Barbarian, Dirty Harry, Doc Savage, fantasy, fantasy movies, fantasy tropes, Jason Momoa, Krull, Lord of the Rings, Reign of Fire, remakes, Robert E. Howard, Sam Spade, Shaft, sword and sorcery, Sword and the Sorcerer, Tarzan | 1 Comment

The Ides of Horror (October Horror #0)

Posted on October 4, 2011 by C. Patrick

Every semester that contains an October (and a few that don’t), I ask my students, “What’s your favorite horror movie?” The answers vary, and that’s what the lesson is about: the assumptions we make when we ask certain questions. Continue reading →