Some thoughts on cancel culture First, let's get something out of the way: I'm on the "wrong" side of this. The conservative one, more or less, although if I call myself anything, I'd say I'm more like a constitutionalist libertarian. (Socially liberal/economically conservative, all that.) Politically, I'm a leave-me-the-hell-alone-ist. I want a government that's as... Continue Reading →
Forget the swordplay. Get armor right instead.
Subtitle: If I see a katana slice through armor like it wasn't even there, I'm going to reach through the screen and punch you. I can't even tell you how many movies I've seen that do this. (Not reach into fictional dimensions and punch people in the face...the katana thing.) No matter what kind of... Continue Reading →
No, there's no such thing as overthinking Tolkien! But if there were, the Armchair Corporal blog might have just done it with Gandalf's plan to enter Mordor. I like it!
Overthinking The Lord of the Rings
A good Western needs good gunplay and a rousing story--and people are saying Netflix's series, "Godless," has the goods.
The guns of “Godless”
Why you have fallen out of love with A Game of Thrones (guest post at The Mixed GM by Oghma_EM)
Why you’ve fallen out of love with Game of Thrones
The World Is What You Make of It
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