• Prince Caspian 2: The Return of the King(s and Queens)

    Prince Caspian 2: The Return of the King(s and Queens)

    This week, we assemble our forces and call for help in chapters five to ten of C.S. Lewis’ Prince Caspian and discuss the medieval perspective on past and future, the oracular power of centaurs, and the difference between beasts.

  • Prince Caspian 1: Do You Remember?

    Prince Caspian 1: Do You Remember?

    This week, we return to Narnia with the first five chapters of C.S. Lewis’ Prince Caspian and discuss politics and persecution, fairytale and fantasy, and Edmund’s 2024 slang.

  • Dracula 8: And Also With Blood

    Dracula 8: And Also With Blood

    This week, we conclude our horror unit and our discussion of Bram Stoker’s Dracula with logical fallacies and the limits of rationality, Dracula as a feminist text and Bram Stoker’s Best Joke.

  • Dracula 7: The Bloofer Lady

    Dracula 7: The Bloofer Lady

    This week, we continue our unit on Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula and discuss the overlooked Van Helsing, the second death of Lucy Westenra, and the compilation of the novel by the characters in the novel.

  • Dracula 6: All The Devils At Once

    Dracula 6: All The Devils At Once

    This week, we continue our unit on Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula and discuss Dracula’s character sheet, how much wolves are better than dogs, and the fate of Lucy Westenra.

  • Dracula 5: The Master Is At Hand

    Dracula 5: The Master Is At Hand

    This week, we continue our unit on Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula and discuss the wreck of the Demeter, the limits of Dracula’s power, and the insidious assault on Lucy Westenra.

  • Dracula 4: Boh-Ghosts, Barguests, Bogles

    Dracula 4: Boh-Ghosts, Barguests, Bogles

    This week, we overcome ill fortune to continue our unit on Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula. How do we listen to intuition in an age of rationality? Does the supporting cast describe the boundaries of (acceptable) Victorian society? Is work the universal cure?

  • Dracula 3: Tonight Is Mine

    Dracula 3: Tonight Is Mine

    This week, we continue our unit on Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula. What are we to make of a man who lays his own table? How does the Count turn the tools of the Victorian world against English society? Does the queer reading of Dracula falter on the threshold of the gender binary?

  • Dracula 2: To Care Not For

    Dracula 2: To Care Not For

    This week, we finally resume our seasonal horror unit with the beginning of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula. How are we to understand Stoker’s introduction to the novel? Is Harker too stupid to live? What’s worse: dragons or devils?

  • Dracula 1: Long Shadows

    Dracula 1: Long Shadows

    This week, we begin our super-spooky horror unit with an all-time classic: Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula. Is it possible for a book as well-known and influential as this one to be under-appreciated? How did Dracula enter the public domain? Do we prefer Transylvania or Ultrasylvania?

  • Ultimate Spider-Man 2: Man Vs. Society

    Ultimate Spider-Man 2: Man Vs. Society

    This week, we conclude our discussion of Ultimate Spider-Man, and discuss the second volume, Learning Curve.

  • Ultimate Spider-Man 1: Man Vs. Himself

    Ultimate Spider-Man 1: Man Vs. Himself

    This week, we begin our discussion of Ultimate Spider-Man, and discuss the first volume, Power And Responsibility.