Old Is The New New

Old Is The New New

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Not To Be Confused With Fflewddur Fflam

December 4th, 2003 · 12 Comments

Old, Weird Canada: The secret origins of Flin Flon, Manitoba, and my Mom.

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Tags: Canadian Content · Favorites · LiveJournal

The Northern Magus

July 11th, 2003 · 8 Comments

It’s Pierre Trudeau versus Doug Henning in the fourth of five alternate Canadian histories.

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Tags: Alternate History · Canadian Content · Favorites · LiveJournal

Things Americans Don't Know

July 9th, 2003 · 14 Comments

The Great White North is grey! The third of five alternate Canadian histories.

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Tags: Alternate History · Canadian Content · Favorites · LiveJournal

Dominion Day

July 8th, 2003 · 14 Comments

“A flannel curtain has descended across the continent.” The second of five alternate Canadian histories.

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Tags: Alternate History · Canadian Content · Favorites · LiveJournal

Born On The First of July

July 7th, 2003 · 13 Comments

Undead or Canadian? The first of five alternate Canadian histories.

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Tags: Alternate History · Canadian Content · LiveJournal

The Zombie With No Name

June 10th, 2003 · 6 Comments

The hunt for the first cowboy-zombie hybrid continues.

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Tags: Comics · Games and Gaming · Geek History · LiveJournal

In Search Of… Cowboy Zombie Zero

June 4th, 2003 · 9 Comments

What’s the deal with cowboys and zombies? Plus: Frankenstein’s Monster and the Tin Man get it on.

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Tags: Comics · Games and Gaming · Geek History · LiveJournal

Songs About Vegetables and Death

February 4th, 2003 · 5 Comments

An occult text in the form of six vinyl LPs: Bob Dylan, Harry Smith, and the Anthology of American Folk Music.

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Tags: Games and Gaming · LiveJournal · Old Weird America

Consolidated Gummies

December 9th, 2002 · 13 Comments

Squirrel nut zippers and Necco wafers: the golden age of the Cambridge candy trusts.

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Tags: Favorites · Gilded Age · LiveJournal

Guinness is Good For You

December 6th, 2002 · 3 Comments

Alec Guinness on Star Wars, The Simpsons, syphilis, and Marlene Dietrich’s alien lover.

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Tags: Books · LiveJournal · Paleoblogging · What I'm Reading