The Prometheus Deception by Robert Ludlum

St. Thomas More to teach skills & crafts by way of medieval-style guilds

CFR.org - WashPost: Top-Secret America: A hidden world, growing beyond control

"Totally LOST" with Jacob & MIB

Doc Jensen & Dan Snierson getting Totally LOST with Mark Pellegrino & Titus Welliver. Both funny & rather insightful, from the actors' POV, about the strengths and weaknesses (and growth) of their characters.

Smokey Musings

Gang, I'll apologize ahead of time for the length of this thing, but some loose strands are floating around in the little Duder's head that I would love some help with sorting out.

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Top 7 Catholic moments on LOST: Our Sunday Visitor

So Carlton Cuse is Catholic...that explains a lot of the imagery & themery of our beloved show. And of course there are a lot more than "7 Catholic moments".

An Elephant, or should I say "Polar Bear" in the Room: Christian Shephard

As we gear up, and at a breathless pace, for the last three episodes in this amazing series, there are a couple of, shall we say, "elephants" in the room which few seem to be discussing; things which, given the storytelling patterns thus far, particularly our beloved Cuselof's p …

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LOST: "Ab Aeterno"...What does it mean and where does it come from?

We all know that the Others have a fondness for Latin, and supposedly speak it among themselves; but when I saw that the 9th episode of season six, supposedly about Richard Alpert and (presumably, maybe) the Black Rock, was titled "Ab Aeterno" ("from all eternity"), I thought it …

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Totally 'Lost' | Photos, Video, News | EW.com

EW's Doc Jensen recap of THE LIGHTHOUSE. I am in agreement on several things, including that Jacob IS the Good Guy and that Juliet is David's mother. Also that "Adam and Eve" are Rose and Bernard. Always fun stuff from the Doc.

Gary Reback: Why the Technology Sector Should Care About Google Books

A Game of Twenty LOST Meta-Questions

Clan Murphy brainstorming here.

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Ralph McInerny (1929-2010)

Death of Ralph McInerny, Thomist philosopher and novelist, creator of the beloved Fr. Dowling mystery series.

Darlton Cuselof Raise the Stakes: Clan Murphy's Musings on LOST's "LA X"

Clan Murphy helped pass the eight or so months since "The Incident" closed season five of LOST by re-watching the series and generally driving everyone nearest and dearest bats with our endless Theory-chat.

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Martin Amis in new row over 'euthanasia booths'

British novelist Martin Amis, apprehensive about the "silver tsunami" of an aging British population, calls for "euthanasia booths" on every streetcorner...no doubt, in the immortal words of Ebeneezer Scrooge, "to decrease the surplus population."

"I'm gonna miss you, Ben..."

I thought yous guys would enjoy this little caricature of Clan Murphy's favorite LOST actor, Michael Emerson, which my son John whipped up for me as a Mother's Day card. (Considering all the parent/child issues in LOST, do y'all think this displays latent hostility?!)

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If I were writing LOST...

Why not go out on something of a limb before the finale of season five airs?

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The Island Where People Live Longer

LOST: The Wreck of the Black Rock

Here's some of what we know about the Black Rock: The ship was English, out of Portsmouth, 1846-ish, carrying some slaves (in spite of the British ban on slavery in the 1830s?) and probably on its way from a mining colony.

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Religion of hatred: Why we should no longer be cowed by secular zealots

A.N. Wilson on why he has returned to Christian belief, as well as how he feels he lost it in the first place.

Undersea Volcanic Eruption in South Pacific

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I'm a screenwriter (with my son John), novelist (THE MYSTERY OF THINGS), small press publisher (IDYLLS PRESS), blogger, (debramurphy.com) and reviewer …

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