The SJW Turkey Shoot

The SJW Turkey Shoot

You used to be able to take it for grated that when a studio announced a new TV show, they made the announcement assuming that the creators were dealing in good faith. Back in the 80s, a new Saturday morning cartoon being greenlighted meant the network execs were confident the…
July 17, 201838 Comments
Kishōtenketsu

Kishōtenketsu

Lately I've been getting questions about Kishōtenketsu, the four-part story structure of classical Chinese, Japanese, and Korean literature. My Twitter friends sent along a useful post explaining the concept. Let’s start with the word itself. It’s made up of the names of the four different acts of the structure: Ki…
July 16, 20184 Comments
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Combat Frame Data: CF-05

CF-05 Grenzmark C   Technical Data Model number: CF-05 Code name: Grenzmark C Nickname: Grenzie Classification: mass production general use combat frame Manufacturer: Seed Corporation Operator: Systems Overterrestrial Coalition First deployment: CY -5 Crew: 1 pilot in cockpit in chest Height: 17.5 meters Weight: dry weight 48.2 metric tons, full weight…
July 14, 201823 Comments
We Hate Our Kids

We Hate Our Kids

Last night I happened to tune into financial guru Dave Ramsey's show just as Dave was launching into a rant on the looming student loan crisis. He posts clips from his radio show on YouTube, and I managed to find a clip that contains part of his longer polemic. From…
July 13, 201827 Comments
The World Armada

The World Armada

This signal boost is a little late, but I wanted to give John's latest book time to accumulate organic sales before I promoted it to my readers. Without further ado, It's my pleasure to present Superluminary; The World Armada by science fiction grand master John C. Wright! Although the Lords of…
July 13, 2018
Ophian Rising Casting Call

Ophian Rising Casting Call

Now that the startling conclusion to the Soul Cycle has been out for a while--and none of you have an excuse for not having finished reading it yet--it's high time I followed up on the fantasy cast lists I compiled for Nethereal, Souldancer, and The Secret Kings with a casting call…
July 11, 20182 Comments
Very Different Personages

Very Different Personages

From time to time I still run into aspiring authors who dream of signing a Big Book Deal™ with a New York publishing house. Similarly, there are still cockeyed optimists who are convinced that Hollywood poz factories will go back to making wholesome entertainment as soon as a particular trouble-making…
July 10, 201810 Comments
Sculpture-on-Sculpture Violence

Sculpture-on-Sculpture Violence

In the wake of comics legend Steve Ditko's passing, reader Man of the Atom shares a Ditko story that's downright prescient in light of the culture war being waged in comics--and all media-today. The following excerpts are taken from the plot synopsis of Blue Beetle #5 from November, 1968. At…
July 9, 201816 Comments
RIP Steve Ditko

RIP Steve Ditko

Steve Ditko, the comics legend who created Mr. A and co-created Spider-Man, has passed away.  The ever-eloquent Razörfist delivers the eulogy: Yet another light has gone out in the comics industry and in the West. We stand in desperate need of new creators ready and able to succeed--but never replace!--the…
July 7, 201814 Comments
We’re Going Back in Time

We’re Going Back in Time

By now it should be obvious to everyone that we are all, in a real and quantifiable sense, going back. Even a mainstream media organ as lost in the fog of Current Year chronological snobbery as the New York Times is now forced to admit that American culture has regressed as…
July 6, 201819 Comments