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http://fairytalesoftheworld.com/quick-reads/ishtars-journey-into-the-underworld/
I did not connect the dots to… -
AK_Becky, I never knew about Astarte's trip to the Underworld. Looking forward to researching that! What color is your Ishtar star tattoo?
After having made the jump that something Dream did really put a wrinkle in Destruction's life,
Svithrir, your Destruction quote about Dream not remembering things that do not immediately apply is right on the money. Dream is aware he has the problem. (It comes up when Dream has a flashback about walking with the Corinthian & Destruct…One favorite theme in here: Putting the Endless in Typical Day Situations
1) The reception room when Dream and Del are waiting for Pharamond. The standard receptionist tactic is to tell you person is not in (when they are). Dream tells t…The gears of Hollywood have been turning...
http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/jack-thorne-to-script-sandman-for-joseph-gordon-l…It's very rare for me to have a dream I remember but this one from last night really worked:
I was famous. Every project I ever did was worth big money.
My current marriage was over but the divorce was dragging out.
And several …Great question!
Great answers!
Oliver Reed for Destruction (from his younger days or at least as how he appeared in the 3 and 4 Musketeers).
Choosing from the living: Christian Kane.
Daniel: really like your idea of …Daniel: Glad you found it. The great thing is you have memories of your grandparents & great-grandparents.
Joi: I liked "Hadestown" (heard it performed live on some NPR called "E-town") but will have to look for "Broken Bride".
…All artists start by stealing ideas from one another. It's part of the process: Imitate, Innovate, Invent.
2 quotes from Picasso:
1) Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.
2) To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pa…Another of the things I loved about "The Song of Orpheus" was the reweave of the start & ending...
In kid friendly versions, it ends with Eurydice being pulled away.
In adult versions, it ends with the grief stricken Orpheus comm…Yes!
Huge spoilers in here but good background for who are the real historical figures:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sandman:_Fables_&_Refle…Ginger, I did not know "Ginger" came from "Virginia". Good to know!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Centurione_Bracelli
AK, Glad to know the…Thanks!This is my favorite volume of the series. Every story is great. Each story can stand on it's own. And each story kind of messes with your expectations of what is allowed by a story world that just keeps getting bigger.
I love the story of…This particular volume tells a story that cuts to the heart of the question of "What does it mean by sexual identity?" And it gives no cut & dry answers. It tells a fictional story reflective of our times. 2 people die in a building collaps…AK_Becky, Ginger and Daniel are all asking the right questions and bringing up excellent points. It's all the plot twists and character progressions in "The Sandman" that make the make the story so accessible to latch into our real lives. And i…Daniel, I agree. I read that Wiki page on Agency and I did not understand it either. It seemed like it was a code word term for something complex.Looks like I am in the minority of being politically incorrect these days on this topic.
I have no problem with someone's preferred self gender identity. That is some person's choice.
But the hard science is hard science.
You c…Svithrir, I like that you see Wanda as female. Stick to your guns on that.
I take the Moon's point of view. It's the chromosomes you are born with that make a person technically & physically male or female. Society has a lot of baggage abo…