A couple of years ago, I wrote an article describing basic principles of High Magick and how they could be used to bring about benevolent change. Two years and over six hundred reads later, it remains just as relevant as ever. See what all the hubbub's about.
What is High Magick - and why do we need it?
http://hubpages.com
Secret of Evermore review
http://tvtropes.org
Highlights include:
Ruins For Ruins Sake: Literally, since Antiqua — a land based on a pastiche of Ancient Egypt, Mayincatec and Pirates — is created from Horace Highwater's ideal utopia, which involved archaeology.
Little Miss Badass: Elizabeth, Professor Ruffleburg's geeky, pre-adolescent granddaughter. When she offers her assistance and the hero dismisses her as a little girl, she calmly and explosively demonstrates why the local villagers call her "Fire Eyes".
Guzen and Hitsuzen
http://onphilosophy.wordpress.com
An interesting paper examining the concepts of Guzen, events which occur simply as a result of happenstance, and Hitsuzen, events which are prompted by greater forces and were in some sense inevitable.
Engrish Fashion Faux-Pas
http://hubpages.com
It's heartbreakingly funny to see what kind of embarassing messages people can have on their clothes if they can't read what it says. Check out these pictures from Asia, where wearing clothing with incomprehensible slogans on it has become a trend. (Caution: Most of these definitely aren't work-safe. If nothing else, the chuckling is likely to get you canned.)
William Gibson - Disneyland with the Death Penalty
http://www.freewebtown.com
Wired magazine hurls the formative cyberpunk author into a smiling, clinically sterile near-future - present day Singapore.
5 Incredible Buildings Made of Ice
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com
Catch an eyeful of these beautiful and fleeting ice palaces from around the world.
Wikipedia - Hemorrhaging
http://www.freewebtown.com
Fun hemorrhaging facts from Wikipedia. A good excuse to tinker around with some of my text-to-speech programs, and an example of how they can be used for learning and research.
