tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200307002024-03-14T13:48:57.945-05:00Hunter At RandomHunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.comBlogger6589125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-68779055377332023402022-11-20T11:04:00.003-06:002022-11-20T11:05:06.049-06:00About green Man ReviewI have an excuse: I ws in the hospital and then the site was down but, better late than never:
SF from G. Willow Wilson, R F Kuang, Emery Robin, Everina Maxwell, Larry Niven, and some detective fiction; Persepolis; Vonnegut-inspired jazz, English and Welsh folk music, Balkan music; truly bad candy; some Tolkieniana, and more
So there it is, so scoot on over and enjoy catcching up.Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-55697256544397660422022-10-30T14:42:00.005-05:002022-10-30T14:42:57.297-05:00It's Halloween at Green Man ReviewOf course this issue is devoted to this very special holiday:
Spooks galore! Stephen King, Ellen Datlow, William Gibson; Halloween on screen; bad Dracula; Singing Bones, Metallica on cellos, scary chocolates and more
So trick on over and treat yourself to some tasty reviews.Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-86529203960944721822022-10-16T10:59:00.001-05:002022-10-16T10:59:36.774-05:00Catching Up With Green Man ReviewI even left myself a reminder and still blipped on updating you on GMR, so you get two ediitins to peruse this tmie.
First from October 2:
Contradance music and Arabian fuzz, William Gipson redux, military SF and horror, soul cake, and more
And then today's edition, titled smply "Auutumn is Really Here".
So click over and enjoy.Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-17699059283395564682022-09-18T09:38:00.000-05:002022-09-18T09:38:17.199-05:00Back on Track at Green Man ReviewYes, GMR is back up and there's even a new edition:
Our Elizabeth Bear edition, plus some de Lint on film and in comics, contemporary raga, lots of traditional fiddle music and a Bert Jansch tribute, and of course dragons and chocolate . . .
So skip right over and get ready for some good reading.Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-1692782453774102022022-09-16T08:11:00.001-05:002022-09-16T08:11:22.876-05:00Today in Disgusting PeopleThis one just floored me, although I supposse I shoulnd't have been surprised -- Fox has been getting even worse, if you can imagine such a thing. From Media Matters, via Joe.My.God.:
GREG GUTFELD (CO-HOST): I do have a solution and it’s a progressive solution. Give the homeless what they want because there is no way you can have a conversation with them.
You can’t reason with the unreasonableHunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-12765936737729909402022-09-13T09:14:00.005-05:002022-09-13T09:14:44.336-05:00Green Man Review is BackLooks like our host ha resolved their issues but the latest edition is August 21st:
Summer Queen SJ ‘Sooj’ Tucker including her performing ‘Ravens in the Library’, Swedish folk music, Matt Wagner’s Grendel and a wee bit more.
Click on over and catch up.Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-11601386690761504522022-08-31T10:27:00.002-05:002022-08-31T10:27:32.791-05:00159,000,000That's how many trees there were in Chicago as of 2019, according to the US Department of Agriculture. I had a hard time believing that myself, and did a spot check. On the half-block where i Live there are cose to thirty trees in the [arkway and in yards. This is a short sstretch with three parking lots.
Between 2000 and 2010, the City planted about half a million trees. I've notice anotherHunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-79997219618817348952022-08-31T08:28:00.000-05:002022-08-31T08:28:19.240-05:00A Note on Green Man ReviewI actually remembered to do an udpate post on Green Man Review. Unfortuntely, our host is having issues, and the site is inaccessible. When an upate is possible, I'll do one.Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-36926302591710343092022-08-09T16:41:00.001-05:002022-08-09T16:41:30.515-05:00Earworm du JourI sort of heard this on someone's phone this afternoon and it stuck in my head. I remember how much I loved this song.
Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-60147787338444886292022-08-08T07:31:00.000-05:002022-08-08T07:31:02.306-05:00But Don't Call Him a NaziVia Joe.My.God.:
The New Yorker reports:
It turned out that the generals had rules, standards, and expertise, not blind loyalty. The President’s loud complaint to John Kelly one day was typical: “You fucking generals, why can’t you be like the German generals?”
“Which generals?” Kelly asked. “The German generals in World War II,” Trump responded. “You do know that they tried to kill Hitler Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-80150467932459289502022-08-08T07:19:00.000-05:002022-08-08T07:19:07.929-05:00What's New at Green Man ReviewhA day late, but better late tan never, right? This edition looks pretty juicy:
lots of SF books and audiobooks; Euro-folk, Indian classical, and some jazz, plus lots of African music; jerky; Jonah Hex; and more!
So find a nuce cool spot to rekax and nosey on over.Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-90598673065825898552022-08-06T09:03:00.000-05:002022-08-06T09:03:16.236-05:00Republicans Descibing RepublicansFlorida Seen. Rick Scott came out with this one recently (via Joe.My.God.):
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott warned the Texas Conservative Political Action Conference Friday about the “greatest danger ever” faced by America. “The militant left wing in our country has become the enemy within,” Scott contended during his speech in Texas.
Scott also predicted that “in their new socialist order, everyone will Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-5261733551051539232022-07-24T09:32:00.002-05:002022-07-24T09:32:52.657-05:00Right on Schedule, What's New at Green Man ReviewI remembered! (Pats himself on back.) Here's the new edition of Green Man Review:
Some Favorite Doctor Whos, Robert Hunter’s ‘Brown-Eyed Women’, a Musical Playlist from Gary Whitehouse, a Bevy of Live Music reviews and Elizabeth Bear on All Things Foodie
So find a nice cool place to relax and scoot on over.Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-83385756082547669362022-07-10T10:32:00.004-05:002022-07-10T10:32:59.285-05:00What's New at Green Man ReviewBack on track with the latest edition of Green Man Review:
Jennifer offers us chilaquiles for breakfast, Folkmanis Dragons, The Doctor creates Macgregor’s Kitchen Garden, Eric Burdon’s Least Favourite Song, books with a ‘sunny’ theme, Rosemary Sutcliff’s historical fiction
You know the drill: click on over and enjooy.Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-29770218649534603952022-07-04T09:15:00.003-05:002022-07-04T09:15:48.660-05:00Oops! Catching Up With Green Man ReviewSomehow, I missed this one completely. Haappily, you can still catch the latest edition of Green Man Review, because the iternet is forever,
All things de Lint; Festival Express; Jennifer’s annual Solstice pig roast; lots of Cara Dillon, plus cool off with some Canadian and Siberian folk music
So find a nice cool shady spot and clickk on over.Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-56123480289191457322022-06-20T06:41:00.000-05:002022-06-20T06:41:03.198-05:00Thought for the Day.With thanks to commenter🄿🅁🄸🅇🄰🅃🄾🅁 - 🅃🅁🄸🄿🄻🄴 🅅🄰🅇🅇🄴🄳 at Joe.My.God.
Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-54084091979110478022022-06-12T11:10:00.002-05:002022-06-12T11:10:37.456-05:00What's New at Green Man Review This edition looks really interesting:
Neal Stephenson, L.A. SF noir, return to Central Station, cozy mysteries, Holmes vampires; Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasies; Grateful Dead themed Weißbier; new music from Angel Olsen and Toot Monk, remembering Kelly Joe Phelps, all things Waterboys, and more
Click on over and hunker down and enjoy.
Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-74647574413493788252022-06-05T08:40:00.000-05:002022-06-05T08:40:12.826-05:00Catching Up With Green Man ReviewSomehow I missed posting on last week's editio, but, as they say, the Internet if foever, so here it is:
Remembering Patricia A. McKillip along with Finnish and Swedish music
I've been reading McKillip's books for many years, so of coures there are lots of reviews by me in this edition, so go on ovr and dig in.Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-81952742381459053942022-05-31T07:12:00.000-05:002022-05-31T07:12:01.768-05:00Idiot du JourMarjorie Taylor Greene is perhaps not as fundamentally stupid as Louie Gohmert or Candace OWens, but she's certainly in the running. From Joe.My.God.:
“They just want you to think that all of a sudden the entire population is steadily turning gay or turning trans. Just generation, generation. Probably in about four or five generations, no one will be straight anymore. Everyone will be either Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-49259471145628354572022-05-29T07:22:00.000-05:002022-05-29T07:22:33.602-05:00Today's Must ReadI ran across this post a day or two ago at Crooks and Liars. It's a good take on the right-wing reaction to the Uvalde school massacre.
The conspiracist far right has a knack for taking horrifying tragedies and somehow making everything worse, from Alex Jones claiming that the Sandy Hook and Las Vegas massacres were “false flags” to Tucker Carlson promoting white-nationalist theories that Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-46988298866520001062022-05-16T10:01:00.002-05:002022-05-16T10:01:12.366-05:00What's New at Green Man ReviewIt's that time again, and lots of good stuff on offer:
Cirque du Soleil, Steeleye Span live, A history of anime, peanut butter chocolate cups, mystery, vampires, and medieval feasts; Alison Bechdel and other queer comix; R. Crumb and old time music on film; Ojibwe Pow Wow singing, Albion Band, Springsteen, Teddy Thompson and more music
So find yourself a nice place to relax on this lovely Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-80330051645103208292022-05-06T09:45:00.001-05:002022-05-06T09:45:08.335-05:00The SOTUS LeakHere's Trey Crowder's take on the Supreme Court's plan to overturn Roe v. Wade:
Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-69793784954345119562022-05-02T09:37:00.000-05:002022-05-02T09:37:02.520-05:00What's New at Green Man ReviewYesterday's edition -- I kept forgetting it was Sunday:
A Folkmanis Piglet puppet, Chocolate to nibble on, Classic SF on Mars; Music from Big Foot County, Finnish music, classical music, Ian Anderson and other music; Led Zep and Hawaiian cowboys on film; YA fantasy horror
Go ahead and dive in -- as you can see, there's lots there.Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-53812668264773716592022-04-28T08:31:00.005-05:002022-04-28T08:35:47.506-05:00I've been waiting for thisVia Joe.My.God.
A last-minute amendment to give a politically appointed textbook commission final approval over books in Tennessee school libraries sparked a Capitol protest and heated debate in the General Assembly on Wednesday.
On Wednesday morning, Rep. Jerry Sexton, R-Bean Station, withdrew the controversial amendment requiring the commission to issue its own list of approved materials, butHunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20030700.post-18868147950602883722022-04-17T10:38:00.000-05:002022-04-17T10:38:06.942-05:00What's New at Green Man ReviewYep -- it's been two weeks, but we haven't been idle. In fact, there's quite a lot fo check out this time:
Gods, goddesses and ghosts, Gaiman, Crumb and Sacco, June Millington, Celtic Harp, Catalan Jazz, Georgiann Choral Music, Slovenian post-rock, chocolate, and more
So, if your weather is as chilly and gray as mine -- or even if it's not -- curl up with a nice hot drink and dive in.Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13760530671721879107noreply@blogger.com0