My daughter FLIPPED OUT when she heard Netflix was “in talks” with Meryl Streep to voice Aslan. It was a good opportunity to explain what “floating a trial balloon” is. They floated it (disheartening, yes). And now Meryl Streep will not be voicing Aslan, unless Netflix thinks lighting money on fire is a good business model.

Ten pages in I can tell that Clement of Alexandria was far and away the best writer among the Apostolic Fathers. A literary craftsman. I’ve got about 390,000 words to go, so it’s nice to know it will be enjoyable.