A variety of web tabs I kept open this week, waiting to blog about them.
- How Alice in Wonderland was published in the Soviet Union. The Queen of Hearts would approve. An official responsible for non-Soviet socialist literature was leafing through the list of books recently published in the countries of the “people’s democracy,” as the Eastern European satellite states were called back then, when he stumbled upon the Bulgarian publication of a book about a girl called Alice. Thinkingit was a Bulgarian book, he ordered a Russian translation to be done and published in Sofia for future importing into the Soviet Union (this was a standard procedure for such publications, which were sponsored by Soviet money). The Bulgarians were surprised, and it took some effort and persuading to find someone to translate the book from English and not from Bulgarian.
- A collection of Replacement Cliches. I don’t know if I like “Everyone gets ice cream!” or “You poop it, you scoop it” better.
- The Anglican Primates have given the Episcopal Church an ultimatum. Or else what? I am aware that one can respond to the questions I am asking by saying that the Episcopal Church should do the moral thing and let the chips fall where they may. I recognize that that response is appealing to those on both sides (myself included) who think they know what the moral thing is. But just for the sake of argument, let’sconsider what would be best for the health of the Episcopal Church, and the viability of its future, because that, in some measure, must inform our response.
- Web Typography Sucks. I need to read these links in more detail.
- MTLookup. One-stop searching for articles and help on Movable Type.
- If Star Wars were made today. Oh, the humanity! I think it would be more damatic if Luke arrives just as his family is getting killed. So we get to see them die. More dramatic. Also, I think the family needs a pet. Some cute animal, like a space-dog or whatever. Maybe he leaves thinking the dog is dead and finds out it’s still alive at the end. Symbol of hope and all. Put the fuzzy little guy in the trailerand bring in some kids to see the movie. Anyway, he shows up and the troopers see him, and we could have a great chase scene where they go after him in his hovercar. Some shooting. Kind of show that even though he’s a farmboy he can handle himself.
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