*MILD SPOILERS* Say what you will about all the abs on the CW’s Arrow – that show knows what the hell it’s doing. I used to think that you could get away with doing edgier stuff with the character Green Arrow because he was but a minor player in the DC Comics pantheon. Anyway, that’s what Denny O’Neil and Neil Adams always said when asked … Continue reading OF SLINGS, ARROWS, AND DESERT ISLANDS: THE INVERTED SOURCES OF THE CW’S ARROW

Moon #28:  “The World is More than We Will Ever Know” *SPOILERS* “I think we all understand on a deep level that speech is free, and one of the reasons we allow speech to be free is that no one’s listening.  It doesn’t matter what you say and it doesn’t matter how you say it because no one gives a shit.  Sort of a central … Continue reading REVIEW: ALL THE FACES OF THE MOON PART 28

Moon #27:  “A Flaw in Your Judgment” *SPOILERS* “The stars are an inhuman thing, but the constellations are ours.  We tell the stories that connect them.” Mike Daisey begins Episode 27 of his 29-part monologue, All the Faces of the Moon, with a sly reference to the government shutdown, which started on the day of this episode’s recording.  And as he sets the scene for … Continue reading REVIEW: ALL THE FACES OF THE MOON PART 27

HOUSEKEEPING NOTE:   Apologies for the massive delay between posts.  A family emergency took me back and forth to Georgia twice last week.  The final three should come out at a more regular clip.  Moon #16:  “The Sun is a Blind and Burning Thing” *SPOILERS* “Can you light it up?”  “Yeah.  Absolutely.” We finally get the reveal I’ve been waiting for in Episode 26 of Mike … Continue reading REVIEW: ALL THE FACES OF THE MOON PART 26

Moon #25:  “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress” *SPOILERS* “You know sometimes the best tricks aren’t tricks at all?  I just knew when you ran like that.  I know a little bit about what’s in you and I knew you’d be able to run wherever you wanted.  The world would bend to make it possible.” Mike Daisey begins Episode 25 of his 29-part monologue, All … Continue reading REVIEW: ALL THE FACES OF THE MOON PART 25

Moon #24:  “If You Wish Upon a Star You Will Regret It” *SPOILERS* “The politics in academia are particularly fierce because the stakes are so low.” When monologist Mike Daisey attributes the quote above to Mark Twain in Part 24 of his 29-night cycle, All the Faces of the Moon, he jokes that really all quotes are attributable to Mark Twain in one way or … Continue reading REVIEW: ALL THE FACES OF THE MOON PART 24