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I spent a good chunk of last night redesigning the Saint Superman banner. This is one of nine or ten draft designs. What do you guys think?
I spent further time in the library today pouring over writings from Christine de Pizan, in this case Le Livre des Trois Vertus and some criticism of her La Cite des Dames. The simple act of research is draining as hell, and I consequently haven’t been going over bloggable material today. I’m only just now checking the news, and, whoa, surprise surprise, it’s all about Michael Jackson. But then, I suppose Pope Benedict could have died and MJ would be dominating the coverage. There’s little talk about continuing events in Iran — but what is there is hopeful – or even the recent coup in Honduras.
Speaking of which, a missionary in Honduras has written about her experience of the events, notable in her lack of a dog in this fight. She is emminently non-partisan.
After watching the international news last night, I’d like to clear up a few things concerning the recent political upheaval in Honduras. The coverage these events are getting on the international level is horribly unbalanced! For those of you who don’t have time to read a long explanation, here are the basics:
Every international news outlet, following CNN’s lead, is speaking out in favor of Mel Zelaya, saying the Honduran government has executed an illegal coup, and Zelaya should be re-instated. All of these outlets seem to have forgotten that Zelaya broke the law by defying both the Honduran National Congress and the Supreme Court, and that he planned to throw out the constitution in favor of a new socialist manifesto (which he planned to draft, I’m sure, with the help of his good friend Hugo Chavez).
Every national (Honduran) news outlet has swung to the opposite extreme, saying that there has been no coup d’état, and everything that’s happened in the past 48 hours is “completely constitutional.” It’s true that Roberto Micheletti, as president of the National Congress, would succeed the president if, for some reason, the president couldn’t fulfill his duties – but how justified were the Honduran armed forces in using force to oust the president and effectively drop-kick him to Costa Rica? Why didn’t they recognize that they were giving Zelaya a golden opportunity to form a dangerous alliance with Chavez and every other socialist leader in Latin America?
Give her a read. It’s good need-to-know sort of stuff, and deserves more attention than Michael Jackson’s will.
My old roommate Steph, and most of her immediate family, may have contracted swine flu. Apparently, someone at her little sister’s ROTC camp came down with it, and spread it to her, who then spread it to the rest of the family. They’re getting checked out now, but Steph’s sisters are all having a lot of trouble breathing, and are, if nothing else, very sick, even if it’s not swine flu. Keep them in your prayers. I know I will.
UPDATE: It’s not swine flu.
I haven’t posted any Superman-related material in a while, and came across this on YouTube. It’s the trailer for the original 1948 Superman serial, and I have to say, I’m quite impressed with what they pulled off. I love the classic Buck Rogers-style villain they gave him, too.
