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Stephen shrugged. ‘No. But you are quite mistaken, you know. I can assure you, speaking in all sober earnest, that he has no notion of it. He is not very sharp in some ways; and in his simple view of the world, paederasts are dangerous only to powder-monkeys and choir-boys, or to those epicene creatures that are to be found in Mediterranean brothels. I made a circuitous attempt at enlightening him a little, but he looked very knowing and said, “Don’t tell me about rears and vices; I have been in the Navy all my life.” ‘
‘Then surely he must be wanting a little in penetration?’
‘James, I trust there was no mens rea in that remark?’

Master and Commander – Patrick O’Brian

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Ezri Dax: I haven’t talked to my mother in almost six months.

Benjamin Sisko: Oh.

Ezri Dax: Last time I saw her was just after I was joined. She came to visit me on Trill and… I was still a little confused. When she walked into my room, I put on a big smile, looked her right in the eye and said “Hi mom, it’s me – Curzon!” Things kinda went downhill from there.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 7: Episode 11 – “Prodigal Daughter”

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He led a party of warlocks into the marquee as Luna rushed up.
“Hello, Harry!” she said.
“Er — my name’s Barny,” said Harry, flummoxed.
“Oh, have you changed that too?” she asked brightly.
“How did you know —?”
“Oh, just your expression,” she said.
Like her father, Luna was wearing bright yellow robes, which she had accessories with a large sunflower in her hair. Once you got over the brightness of it all, the general effect was quite pleasant. At least there were no radishes dangling from her ears.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling

Analysis: Into the Woods – Why do people not understand musicals?

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Into the Woods - "On the Steps of the Palace"

I rarely pay much attention to those around me in a movie theater.  We all have experienced a myriad of awful behavior from both adults and children, and it’s driven some people to stay home and simply watch movies on Netflix (or pirate them), but I’ve mostly learned to tune them out.  There are exceptions, when I want to see how people react to a particular moment in a film I’ve seen before, but mostly I ignore people rudely talking or checking their cell phones and such.  However, I started to notice an interesting trend during Into the Woods that brought a lot of questions to my mind, particularly as it pertains to the state of musical films in today’s pop culture landscape.  And it all made me wonder whether movie musicals will ever be popular enough again to have a regular place at the table of major film genres, and why, exactly, people stopped loving musicals.

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Willow:  It’s too bad we can’t sneak a look at the Watcher diaries and read up on Angel. I’m sure it’s full of fun facts to know and tell.

Buffy:  Yeah. It’s too bad. That stuff is private.

Willow:  Also Giles keeps them in his office. In his personal files.

Buffy:  Most importantly, it would be wrong.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 2: Episode 6 – “Halloween”

Today’s Movie: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

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‘Patriotism will not do?’
‘My dear creature, I have done with all debate. But you know as well as I, patriotism is a word; and one that generally comes to mean either my country, right or wrong, which is infamous, or my country is always right, which is imbecile.’

Master and Commander – Patrick O’Brian

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Odo: By the way, your gagh has arrived.

Ezri Dax: My what…? Oh, no.

Odo: Oh, yes. And it’s waiting for you in cargo bay 2.

Kira Nerys: Your gagh?

Ezri Dax: Jadzia ordered it. She was planning a party for Martok’s birthday next week.

Kira Nerys: How much gagh did she order?

Odo: Fifty-one cases.

Ezri Dax: Each containing a different variety.

Kira Nerys: There are varieties of gagh?

Ezri Dax: Oh, yes. I can remember what each one tastes like. And the way they feel when you… swallow them. Torgud gagh wiggles. Filden gagh squirms. Meshta gagh jumps… …Bithool gagh has feet. Flush it out the airlock. All of it.

Odo: Environmental regulations.

Kira Nerys: Well, why don’t you just give it to Martok?

Ezri Dax: He’d insist on sharing it with me, as a point of honor. Wistan gagh is packed in Targ blood… I have to go now.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 7: Episode 11 – “Prodigal Daughter”

Review: Into the Woods

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The production of Into the Woods has been a series of ups and downs for theatre fans around the world.  The film’s mere existence is worthy of excitement, but the presence of Disney overseeing the relatively mature Stephen Sondheim musical was cause for concern.  Sondheim’s involvement (along with the original show writer James Lapine) allayed some fears, but his interviews caused a lot of confusion about what changes had been made, what songs had been cut, and how “family friendly” the film had been made.  The A-list cast and director Rob Marshall brought some Hollywood glamor to the movie, and all that remained was to wait and see how it turned out.  The end result is a fairly faithful, extremely well made adaptation of a musical that is perhaps better suited for stage rather than screen.

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