seanessay.com Alita: Battle Angel is back in the cheap theatres! Hurray! I once felt moved to defend it from unkind social justice warriors. (SJWs) Here is my old post, condensed: Madeline wrote: “Moviegoers give this film 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, while critics give it 52%… Does anyone see the problem here?” I was on Youtube, […]
Inviting and Welcoming Russian Athletes
seanessay.com “Hey sports fans, how ‘bout them Ukrainians?”… Underneath the big money-devouring questions of whether we should act quickly to help Ukraine, including “Should we manufacture ammunition?” are the small inexpensive questions about athletes on the world stage. Some say Russians should be allowed among the rest of us at international events provided they compete […]
Humble First Encounter With Art
seanessay.com What do art lovers know that I don’t know? I’m still learning, and on holiday I’ve just learned more. I am in London, where the British have free (link1) art galleries (link2) around Trafalgar Square with many priceless paintings: If I sold my home and car I still would not be able to afford […]
New Ethics and Old Cluster Bombs
seanessay.com My main interest is ethics—what does little old me know about cluster bombs? This week many groups and governments, including Canada, have spoken out against the US giving them to Ukraine. I know that many nations—but not Russia, US and Ukraine—have banned them. Because cluster bombs break into a cluster of smaller bombs that […]
Patterning Sentences For Fun and Profit
seanessay.com As a writer, I like to try patterns: Dusk Well. I wonder. Was it god’s will? My hard-drive is scrubbed. Sticky notes of useful quotes, gone. Any need for excerpts cut and pasted? Sentimental souvenirs may comfort; life is lived now. Unmoor the boat and row in currents of life. As for my novel, […]
A Feminist Life and A Time Travel Novel
seanessay.com I do like people of all genders, and I don’t like having my brain washed out with soap: I’d rather be clear eyed about my lovely society—but as a long ago college student, a believer in Women’s Liberation, told me, “The truth shall set you free. But first it will make you miserable.” That […]