seanessay.com In the news today (Feb 8) the body of an elderly Syrian archeologist has been found. He was beheaded by extremists for not telling them where “idolatrous” treasures were hidden. I suspect that while the destruction of pre-Muslim stone pillars was for ideology, the pursuit of treasure was for a more worldly reason. As […]
Doctor Who and I Go Time Traveling
seanessay.com Oh, the things I’ve seen while time traveling from boyhood into my sixties. But first… For over 50 years I’ve been watching, when I can, the British Broadcasting Corporation television series Doctor Who, a show so well regarded that recently news about a change to the cast was on the BBC News website top […]
Death of Buffy
seanessay.com I am forever awed by the beautiful competency of television executive Joss Whedon’s handling of the death of Buffy Summers on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. (BtVS) I’m impressed, for one thing, that I’m not spoiling the plot, for any new viewers, by writing this essay, since Joss foreshadows her demise right from the first […]
Fitting in to College
A US college student, who’s blog I follow, titled her piece: I regret to inform you all that I miss high school. Athena Scalzi, on her blog Whatever, (Dec 16, 2020) received 87 comments, most of them lengthy, over two days. Her readers are mostly older nerds and science fiction fans. Smart, I mean. Yet […]
Death of Anya
seanessay.com a music video essay It’s been over 20 years since Buffy the Vampire Slayer first aired, but if you still plan to finally watch it someday then be warned: This essay is like the forward to an English literature book such as Anna Karenina—revealing Anya’s story. I wrote it intending that, as Buffy says […]
Modern Violence and Revolution in France
seanessay.com What could I say to a grown up Canadian daughter, to help her speak to her Canadian mother, when her mother is being sympathetic to Muslims murdering in France? “Mother!” After some Muslim-on-atheist violence in Paris, the mother pointed out the Muslim killers had felt provoked… that the westerners hadn’t needed to act that […]