M.A. Franklin's Bluster and Brine

June 2023 Links

Ted Lasso, living alone for the rest of your life, the flattening of Middle-earth, and more. 10 links.

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Cardcaptor Sakura and a World Without Envy

True friendship is a rare thing.

May 26 •

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The Brotherhood of Former Glory

Do you remember the friends you had when you were young? The other boys in the neighborhood who helped you fill up those long summer days with glorious…

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May 2023 Links

Alternate history, how to use AI, transgender pronouns, and more. 8 links.

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The Queen of Dairy, a Shelter in the Storm

And how some kids were saved from the fate of public education

Apr 27 •

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Short Lives are a Grace

Because we get better at getting what we want.

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April 2023 Links

Killer whales, evolution's last days, the longhouse, and more. 10 links.

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Pretend Benevolence and the Code of the Coward

Sacrificing your neighbor for a distant abstraction.

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M.A. Franklin's Bluster and Brine

Make sense of the world and have fun doing it. Essays on culture and education, book and movie reviews, and serialized fiction. Beware: history nerds linger here.

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