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2023

Orosius Oddities: Fanboying the Worst (Western) Roman Emperororiginal ↗
26 Jun 2023
Dunedin 2023 Midwinter Carnival: Ebenezer Scrooge Editionoriginal ↗
23 Jun 2023
Of Elois and Morlocks, Universities, and Dunedin: Musings on The Standardoriginal ↗
21 Jun 2023
Auf Wiedersehen: The End of German Language at the University of Otagooriginal ↗
12 Jun 2023
An Expanded Tolkien Letters!original ↗
7 Jun 2023
King’s Birthday Grumpiness: ‘Dame’ Jacinda Ardernoriginal ↗
4 Jun 2023
2023 More Reading: Mayoriginal ↗
1 Jun 2023
A Postscript to the Scribes Bookshop Closureoriginal ↗
28 May 2023
The Song of Saqua: Back to D&Doriginal ↗
22 May 2023
The Dream of Florian Neame: Publishedoriginal ↗
12 May 2023
Not Shooting the Elephant in the Room: A Very Strange Flavour of Student Protestoriginal ↗
9 May 2023
“Praise God and Pass the Guillotine”: Screw the Coronationoriginal ↗
6 May 2023
2023 More Reading: April (+ Writing Update)original ↗
30 Apr 2023
Of Universities and Hospitals and Political Failures: A Very Dunedin Crisisoriginal ↗
24 Apr 2023
A Taieri Twist: Candidate Withdrawaloriginal ↗
20 Apr 2023
Risqué Musketeers: Of Bowdlerisms and the Worst Film I Have Ever Seenoriginal ↗
19 Apr 2023
Scheiße: The University of Otago Wants to Axe the German Languageoriginal ↗
8 Apr 2023
The Lay of the Land: Thoughts on Taieri Candidate Selectionoriginal ↗
1 Apr 2023
2023 More Reading: March (+ Writing Update)original ↗
31 Mar 2023
Of AIs, Ethics, and Sauronian Sonnetsoriginal ↗
29 Mar 2023
The Dream of Florian Neame: Acceptedoriginal ↗
17 Mar 2023
Corporate Vandalism: The University of Otago and that Hideous Logooriginal ↗
15 Mar 2023
Census Musings, Or Why I Identify as ‘Pakeha’original ↗
8 Mar 2023
2023 Regent Booksale Haul: An Amusing Findoriginal ↗
3 Mar 2023
2023 More Reading: February (+ Writing Update)original ↗
28 Feb 2023
It Never Rains But It Pours: Warner Brothers and Impending Tolkien Adaptationsoriginal ↗
24 Feb 2023
Of AIs and Fictionoriginal ↗
21 Feb 2023
James and the Giant Culture War: Some thoughts on the Roald Dahl Controversyoriginal ↗
20 Feb 2023
A Boy Named Sue: J.K. Rowling, Libel/Defamation Law, and Some Hopefully Helpful Adviceoriginal ↗
16 Feb 2023
A Very Kiwi Apocalypse: The Summer of 2023original ↗
15 Feb 2023
Of Separating Art from Artists: Authors Behaving Badly and the Ethics of Hogwarts Legacyoriginal ↗
12 Feb 2023
2023 More Reading: January (+ Old Phuul Update)original ↗
31 Jan 2023
Left and Right Alike: Undermining Democracy in New Zealandoriginal ↗
26 Jan 2023
The Revenge of the Managerialists: Hipkins It Isoriginal ↗
21 Jan 2023
Into the Valley of Something Unexpected: The Resignation of Jacinda Ardernoriginal ↗
19 Jan 2023
Tolkien-Related Stress II: Scanning the Oath of Fëanor original ↗
17 Jan 2023
Tolkien-Related Stress: Scanning the Ring Verseoriginal ↗
17 Jan 2023
Review: Lilith, by George MacDonald (1895)original ↗
12 Jan 2023
Old Phuul: Draft Finishedoriginal ↗
7 Jan 2023
2022 General Reading: The Listoriginal ↗
2 Jan 2023

2022

2022 – Blog views by countryoriginal ↗
31 Dec 2022
2022 General Reading: December (+ Old Phuul Update)original ↗
31 Dec 2022
Sifting the Good from the Bad: A Quick and Dirty Evaluation of Clark Ashton Smith Storiesoriginal ↗
30 Dec 2022
Merry Christmas: 2022original ↗
24 Dec 2022
The Return of The Last Libation: Another Re-Printoriginal ↗
22 Dec 2022
Laura Norder Morons: On Prison Population Hysteriaoriginal ↗
18 Dec 2022
One of Life’s Little Milestones: Turning 40original ↗
14 Dec 2022
Labour Pains: On the Hamilton West By-Electionoriginal ↗
10 Dec 2022
On Entrenchment: The Politics of Anti-Privatisationoriginal ↗
2 Dec 2022
The Masque of the Covid Breath: Testing Positive (+ Covid Diary)original ↗
2 Dec 2022
2022 General Reading: November (+ Old Phuul update)original ↗
30 Nov 2022
Revisiting the Big Three of Weird Tales: H.P. Lovecraft, C.A. Smith, and R.E. Howardoriginal ↗
26 Nov 2022
The Sagas and Fairy Tales of the South Pacific: Maori Legends, as collected by Sir George Grey (1855) and Alfred Grace (1907)original ↗
21 Nov 2022
The Drift South: The Changing Face of New Zealand Populationoriginal ↗
8 Nov 2022
No, Aragorn and Conan Are Not Alike: A Reply to The Brothers Krynnoriginal ↗
2 Nov 2022
2022 General Reading: October (+ Old Phuul update)original ↗
31 Oct 2022
About Bloody Time: New Zealand Gets Fair Pay Agreementsoriginal ↗
27 Oct 2022
A Land of No Milk and No Honey: A Reply to No Right Turnoriginal ↗
20 Oct 2022
What Fools These Mortals Be: The New Zealand Shakespeare Controversyoriginal ↗
17 Oct 2022
Looking Fair and Feeling Foul: A Review and Analysis of The Rings of Power, Episode 8original ↗
16 Oct 2022
The Return of the Tartan Mafia: Musings on the 2022 Local Elections in Dunedinoriginal ↗
11 Oct 2022
Theodicy with Theo: A Review and Analysis of The Rings of Power, Episode 7original ↗
9 Oct 2022
Pardon Me: Of Cannabis and New Zealand Constitutional Frameworksoriginal ↗
7 Oct 2022
Dunedin Spring Snowglobe: 2022 Editionoriginal ↗
6 Oct 2022
Lighting Lava Lamps: A Review and Analysis of The Rings of Power, Episode 6original ↗
2 Oct 2022
2022 General Reading: September (+ Writing Update)original ↗
1 Oct 2022
Kalevala Comments: Tolkien Influences and the Translationsoriginal ↗
29 Sept 2022
Crackpot Theory: The Real Sauron in The Rings of Poweroriginal ↗
25 Sept 2022
A Crystal Mith Problem: A Review and Analysis of The Rings of Power, Episode 5original ↗
24 Sept 2022
Owlbears in Valinor: D&D Silliness with The Silmarillionoriginal ↗
22 Sept 2022
Patterns in the Sand: Guessing References in The Rings of Power Opening Sequenceoriginal ↗
21 Sept 2022
Of Guilty Guilds: Addressing Anti-Immigration Populism in The Rings of Power, Episode 4original ↗
18 Sept 2022
An Idle Ode to Adar the Elda: A Review and Analysis of The Rings of Power, Episode 4original ↗
17 Sept 2022
Not Since 1955: Bringing Serialisation to Middle-earthoriginal ↗
14 Sept 2022
Númenor Rule the Waves: A Review and Analysis of The Rings of Power, Episode 3original ↗
10 Sept 2022
Losing the Wallpaper: Musings on the Death of Queen Elizabeth IIoriginal ↗
8 Sept 2022
Saved By the Dwarves: A Review and Analysis of The Rings of Power, Episodes 1 and 2original ↗
4 Sept 2022
2022 General Reading: August (+ Lack of Writing Update)original ↗
31 Aug 2022
Savage Attacks: Simple on a Soapbox, by John A. Lee (1963)original ↗
29 Aug 2022
Last Minute Religion: The Last Rings of Power Traileroriginal ↗
24 Aug 2022
Musings on Gaurav Sharma and Waka Jumpingoriginal ↗
22 Aug 2022
Of Elronds, Dwarves, and Oaths: Why I Don’t Like the Latest Cliporiginal ↗
19 Aug 2022
Building a Tragedy: Musings on Befordororiginal ↗
18 Aug 2022
Addressing the One-Note Whingers: Weighing in on Warrior Galadrieloriginal ↗
17 Aug 2022
Silence of the iambs: Never Mind Teleporno, We’re Missing a “The”!original ↗
16 Aug 2022
Dunedin Winter Gloom: August 2022original ↗
7 Aug 2022
Iambic Galadriel, Trochaic Gigwit, and Metrical Dialogueoriginal ↗
4 Aug 2022
Misery and the Fear of Misery: Musings on Malthus and Henry Georgeoriginal ↗
3 Aug 2022
2022 General Reading: July (+ Writing Update)original ↗
1 Aug 2022
Covering Tolkien’s Greatest Hits: Musings on the Other Rings of Power Traileroriginal ↗
25 Jul 2022
In Defence of Modern Students: A Reply to Chris Trotteroriginal ↗
22 Jul 2022
Playing the World’s Smallest Violin: A Rant About New Zealand’s Supposed Labour Shortageoriginal ↗
19 Jul 2022
“Well, I’m back”: The July Rings of Power Traileroriginal ↗
15 Jul 2022
Farewell to PD2073…original ↗
7 Jul 2022
A Timely Reminder for the Left: Beware the Courtsoriginal ↗
1 Jul 2022
2022 General Reading: June (+ Old Phuul Update)original ↗
30 Jun 2022
A Breadcrumb of Absence: “Nothing is evil in the beginning…”original ↗
27 Jun 2022
The First Matarikioriginal ↗
24 Jun 2022
Of Silmarillion Elves, Pavlova, and Motorcycles: Testing an AIoriginal ↗
23 Jun 2022
A Tale As Old As Time: Musings on the ‘Corporatisation’ of Tolkienoriginal ↗
22 Jun 2022
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