Joe Pace
Favorite Fictional Characters, #325: Robinson Crusoe
Not a long profile today, as my mind is elsewhere. But recently I've found myself pondering the fundamental dichotomy of the human...
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Joe Pace
Nov 19, 2016
Favorite Fictional Characters, #324: Ma Hon Keung
Unlike many, many of my friends, I've never been a martial arts aficionado. Kung Fu movies, Bruce Lee, ninjas, MMA, it's all fine, but...
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Joe Pace
Nov 18, 2016
Favorite Fictional Characters, #323: Psylocke
Let's be clear, here: when I talk about Psylocke, I'm talking old school. Besty Braddock, Captain Britain's twin sister, the...
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Joe Pace
Nov 17, 2016
Favorite Fictional Characters, #322: Rodion Raskolnikov
As with most literary classics that appear on this list, I make no claims to a thorough comprehension of Dostoyevsky's Crime and...
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Joe Pace
Nov 16, 2016
Favorite Fictional Characters, #321: Mork
It's a common and understandable conceit to imagine that we live in the strangest of times. Setting aside the descent of "real" life into...
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Joe Pace
Nov 15, 2016
Favorite Fictional Characters, #320: Napoleon Dynamite
I'm not usually a fan of geek-chic tourism. It strikes me as mild cultural appropriation, lazy, opportunistic, and even a bit...
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Joe Pace
Nov 14, 2016
Favorite Fictional Characters, #319: Pointy-Haired Boss
I've never been a huge fan of Dilbert. I do admire Scott Adams' ability to get decades of mileage and merchandising royalties out of...
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Joe Pace
Nov 13, 2016
Favorite Fictional Characters, #318: Icarus
The story of Icarus is one of the most painful in all of Greek mythology. We all know the basics: Daedalus, the genius inventor, seeks to...
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Joe Pace
Nov 12, 2016
Favorite Fictional Characters, #317: Soundwave
This is - probably - the last Transformer who will show up on this list as we enter the home stretch. And he's here for one simple...
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Joe Pace
Nov 11, 2016
Favorite Fictional Characters, #316: Henry Fleming
Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage is more an "important" book than a "great" book (we all know plenty of these). I don't think I...
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Joe Pace
Nov 10, 2016
Favorite Fictional Characters, #315: Jack Tripper
What a strange phenomenon Three's Company is to look back on. It's very much a product of it's late 70s-early 80s time, with a basic...
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Joe Pace
Nov 9, 2016
Favorite Fictional Characters, #314: Kate Harper
I'll admit I'm not really in the mood for this today, but I haven't missed a day yet this year, and I'll be damned if this is going to...
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