“When Thomas brought the news that the house I was born in no longer exists – neither the name, nor the park sloping to the river, nothing – I had a dream of return. Multicoloured. Joyous. I was able to fly. And the trees were even higher than in childhood, because they had been growing during all the years since they had been cut down.”
Monthly Archives: December 2006
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The Last Unicorn is something of a lost classic. I saw it on its original release in 1982, and it had a huge effect on me as a child. It led to a years-long love of fantasy novels, particularly Tolkein and Terry Brooks.
Several years ago, a friend brought it up in conversation, and we decided to try and find it on video. It turned out it had been out of print for quite some time. It’s since been re-released, and it’s seen several versions on DVD, none of which you should consider buying.
In case you’re just tuning in, a federal court settled the case of Selman v. Cobb County on Wednesday. The ruling mandates the removal of the silly stickers that the Board of Education had slapped on biology textbooks, which read as follows:
This textbook contains material on evolution. Evolution is a theory, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully, and critically considered.
Bonus points if you can spot the comma-splice.