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Great stuff, reminds me of this little gem: http://mainstreamweekly.net/article12124.html

Kriss also has some Marxist critiques (can link if you want) of how multiverses & superheroes (at least in their cinematic expressions) tend to just reinforce existing conceptions of power (violence) and happiness (capital). Curious if you've thought about this...

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What a fascinating and perceptive writer/ thinker. Thanks for the introduction.

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Rubenstein's anecdote about William Shatner coming back from space really resonated with me. If I weren't an unemployed teacher with a 9-month-old son, I would be tempted to pick up Astropia. Her stories about her students were also fun. I bet she has an interesting classroom.

(By the way, Wikipedia says that Rubestein is/was a member of the Jesus Seminar. Is that true? The timeline seems a little wonky, given that Rubenstein seems to have gotten her PhD only after the Seminar had essentially ceased to function).

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