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
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Satanic Boomer Agitprop

Regular readers will be familiar with my penchant for shining a light on Hollywood's hatred of their audience and Boomers' hatred of every other generation. Much as A Bridge Too Far proves Pigman's Caine-Hackman hypothesis, I have been presented with the ultimate intersection of Hollywood diabolism and Boomer propaganda in the…
January 7, 201941 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
The Other Hollywood Formula

The Other Hollywood Formula

This recent review at Bleeding Fool of 2012's buried gem of a movie Dredd gave me occasion to meditate on Hollywood's continuing implosion. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Dredd, which sadly is most of you, here's a quick primer. The second film iteration of a cult British comic book…
January 2, 201937 Comments
Combat Frame Data: XCD-001-1

Combat Frame Data: XCD-001-1

  XCD-001-1 Prometheus    Technical Data Model number: XCD-001-1 Code name: XSeed Nickname: Prometheus Classification: energy weapon optimized Sentinel use combat frame Manufacturer: Seed Corporation Operator: [REDACTED] First deployment: CY 1 Crew: 1 pilot in cockpit in chest Height: 19 meters Weight: dry weight 65 metric tons, full weight 75 metric tons…
January 1, 201910 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