Words, Words, Words 3: Puppers, Hell-Hounds, and the Dogs of War

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Dante's Inferno, Episode 4: Nothing Is Very Strong

ABANDON ALL HOPE, YE WHO ENTER HERE: We've made it at last to the gates of hell, and we're on our way to the river of Acheron. On the way, we'll meet the "neutrals" and the cowards—those who never lived and have no names. From here on out, the poem becomes a horror movie. But in ...  Show more

Dante's Inferno, Episode 3: Lady of the Mind

Where can I find a woman like...Dante's girl? On this episode of Young Heretics, we finally get the high-fallutin' invocation of the Muses we've come to expect from any epic poem. But it's not enough! Dante needs more woman than the Muses can be...more grace, more truth, more lig ...  Show more

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