A Partial Timeline

A Partial Timeline

The following is a timeline of events--perhaps related; perhaps not. 1905: The Gods of Pegāna by Lord Dunsany is published. 1912: Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs is published. 1914: Outbreak of World War I           First members of the Greatest Generation born. 1917: Russian Revolution…
January 9, 201913 Comments

Combat Frame XSeed Feedback

With the official Combat Frame XSeed launch fast approaching, I thought it a good time to share some of the feedback offered by one of my keen-eyed beta readers. A year ago, Brian Niemeier , along with a group of other authors and a group of Mobile Suit Gundam fans realized…
January 8, 20194 Comments
Conflicting Perceptions

Conflicting Perceptions

The internecine conflict that's upturned the Republican party since 2015 can be described as a war of conflicting perceptions between Conservatives typified by Mitt Romney and populists represented by Trump. David Reaboi explains. For a full treatment of the Romney Republican vs. Trump Republican perspective conflict, see here as Tucker…
January 4, 201912 Comments
Disney Drops the Copyright Ball

Disney Drops the Copyright Ball

Last year I reported on Disney's shady practice of spending millions to lobby Congress for copyright extensions every time Mickey and the gang were set to enter the public domain. Now business as usual has taken a major turn as Congress has neglected to pass a copyright extension bill before…
January 3, 20199 Comments
When the Laughter Died

When the Laughter Died

If you paid attention to popular entertainment in the 80s and 90s, you probably remember the wave of edgy comedians who rose up as a sort of pushback against the allegedly staid Reagan era. Guys like Andrew Dice Clay, Denis Leary, and Sam Kinison were among a class of funnymen…
December 31, 201825 Comments
The Last Jedi and Fake Reviews

The Last Jedi and Fake Reviews

We already knew that The Last Jedi was a con. Now proof has surfaced that the reviled Star Wars movie's ridiculously high Rotten Tomatoes critics' score is likewise a sham. Geeks and Gamers reports on leaked audio from Fanboys director Kyle Newman, who admitted that Rian Johnson's abomination was just as poorly…
December 28, 201843 Comments
Combat Frame XSeed: Coalition Year 40 Second Preview

Combat Frame XSeed: Coalition Year 40 Second Preview

As a follow up to the first preview of the second book in my upcoming Mil-SF mecha series, here's another early look at Combat Frame XSeed: Coalition Year 40. Second Lieutenant Theodore Red had a man to kill. He adopted a brisk but casual pace as he debarked from the Argyre…
December 27, 201810 Comments
Who Is Trump?

Who Is Trump?

A favored parlor game among the punditry during the Trump administration is to spitball about which prior administration it most resembles. Trump's rabid foes have a fetish for comparing him to Hitler, but serious commentators limit comparisons to other American presidents. Early on, MAGApedes likened Trump to Jackson, but Old…
December 26, 20188 Comments
Salvation Is Born

Salvation Is Born

Let us rejoice, for our eyes have seen the birth of Jesus Christ, our light and our salvation! Merry Christmas to all my cherished readers!
December 25, 201816 Comments
Boomer Solipsism Still Ruining the Church

Boomer Solipsism Still Ruining the Church

To no one's surprise, a generation of narcissists is surprised that distorting the faith in their image is making the youth flee in droves. H/t Rawle Nyanzi You didn’t misread that, I didn’t say irrelevant, I said RELEVANT. We’ve taken a historic, 2,000 year old faith, dressed it in plaid…
December 24, 201828 Comments