RIP Stan Lee

RIP Stan Lee

Yesterday we saw the passing of comics giant Stan Lee. With the possible exception of George Lucas, Lee's influence on American pop culture was arguably unrivaled--and you'd need a damn good argument against it. You can't open a web browser, turn on the TV, or walk down the street without…
November 13, 20189 Comments
Sieg Zeon

Sieg Zeon

In their ceaseless campaign to eliminate fun, SJWs have finally gotten around to condemning Gundam. The pretext? They find the Zeon flag problematic. Because blah blah blah Third Reich something something. Unfortunately for the SJW scolds, #GamerGate veteran Lo-Ping proved more than a match for their grade-inflated public school B-…
November 12, 20185 Comments
The Dead End State of Pop Culture

The Dead End State of Pop Culture

Author JD Cowan offers a grim prognosis on the fate of pop culture based on Hollywood's manifest inability to connect with its audience. The Predator is a shallow, spiritually dead movie of stolen imagination and rehashed ideas with a message that could only have been thought up by someone too…
November 9, 201819 Comments
The Winds of Change

The Winds of Change

This week has seen a series of major upheavals in Washington, and the Democrats' return to majority status in the House may not be the biggest development. First, no sooner had the dust settled on the midterm elections than President Trump fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The former AG frustrated…
November 8, 201817 Comments
A House Divided

A House Divided

Another national election has come and gone. The 2018 US midterms treated voters to an electoral street brawl, complete with cheerleaders, hecklers, and odds makers barking from the sidelines. Numbers guys on both sides predicted big wins for their respective teams. With voter turnout at record highs, the only question…
November 7, 201836 Comments
When Elephants Fight

When Elephants Fight

The following is a blanket response to questions and comments from several people both on and off this blog. We authors know that the reader is king, and that we are competing with TV, movies, and beer for his hard-earned dollars. I would not presume to gainsay readers' market preferences.…
November 6, 20189 Comments
Killstream Kobayashi Maru

Killstream Kobayashi Maru

Photo by Daniel James Citizen journalist and web drama enthusiast Ethan Ralph's popular #Killstream show has been banned from YouTube. YouTuber Ethan Ralph accused The Wall Street Journal of sabotaging a fundraiser he held in September to benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital. On September 29, the host of the popular…
November 5, 20186 Comments
Galaxy Ascendant

Galaxy Ascendant

Author Yakov Merkin announces the exciting Indiegogo campaign for the third installment in his galaxy-spanning sci-fi series, Galaxy Ascendant. Do you miss the days when grand, epic sci-fi franchises like Star Wars and Mass Effect were good? Do you want grand-scope, creative, action-packed, and FUN space opera fiction? Then come…
November 2, 20184 Comments
Combat Frame Data: CCF-017K Kurfürst

Combat Frame Data: CCF-017K Kurfürst

CCF-017K Kurfürst   Technical Data Model number: CCF-017K Code name: N/A Nickname: Kurfürst Classification: custom close combat dueling combat frame Manufacturer: Zeklov Corporation Operator: Wehrbund Bavaria First deployment: CY 2 Crew: 1 pilot in cockpit in chest Height: Head height 19 meters Weight: 67.3 metric tons Armor type: palladium glass microalloy/carbon ceramic/titanium composite Powerplant: cold fusion reactor, max output 1956 KW Propulsion: rocket…
November 1, 201812 Comments

The Last Redoubt on Virtue and the State

Inspired by a recent post on this humble blog, reader The Last Redoubt takes the political football and runs with it. Conservative, Inc. has fixated on how "big" the government is. Leftist cant in response to "it's too big" is that "size doesn't matter if it's good government" - and…
October 31, 201812 Comments