M.A. Franklin's Bluster and Brine

You Should Read Anna Karenina This Year

And avoid any of its modern critiques.

Jan 1 • M.A. Franklin

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September 2025

KPop Demon Hunters is Not Like Frozen

And the dangers of desiring the wrong thing.

Sep 25, 2025 • M.A. Franklin

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Where Have I Been?

And where am I going?

Sep 4, 2025 • M.A. Franklin

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July 2025

Superman is Not a Gun

Why The Iron Giant is the best Superman movie.

Jul 24, 2025 • Noah Wing

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June 2025

Book Review: Stalin's War

Subjecting a third of the world to communist oppression while we patted ourselves on the back.

Jun 26, 2025 • M.A. Franklin

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All Problems are People Problems

The problems that matter, at least.

Jun 19, 2025 • M.A. Franklin

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June 2025 Links

Tolkien and cynical fantasy, the lack of male friendships, a wild writing process, and more. 8 links.

Jun 6, 2025 • M.A. Franklin

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May 2025

The Men of Rohan and Watermelon Candy

How to not hand a weapon to your enemies.

May 29, 2025 • M.A. Franklin

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The Last Interview of the Last Elf

A short story.

May 15, 2025 • M.A. Franklin

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May 2025 Links

The state of publishing, NFL rules, why boys aren't reading, a case against free trade, and more. 9 links.

May 8, 2025 • M.A. Franklin

There Will Be Blood in C.S. Lewis' Till We Have Faces

The inescapability of guilt and its true cost.

May 1, 2025 • B.B. Inglis

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April 2025

Pantheon and the Techno-Heaven

A dystopia that thinks it offers utopia. A tale as old as time.

Apr 24, 2025 • M.A. Franklin

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