POLEMIC

The sun sets in the North Pole next week—a cheerful sign for those of us who dwell in the desert—so…

Monster-of-the-Week: …the honor this week goes to the Ice Giant…

...from the brief 1912 epic Conquest of the Pole, by pioneering film fantasist Georges Melies, about a race to the Arctic by airships. The winners encounter the pipe-smoking titan, who has a taste for French food...

You can watch the film here.