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And the World Laughs With You

"Safety" is a major sacred cow of the secular cargo cult that has seized control of the West. Of course, twisting ordinary, benign words to have peculiar liturgical connotations is the primary way in which Cultists signal their religious affiliation to other Cultists. So they don't mean "safety" as normal…
March 30, 202314 Comments
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John Wick Chapter 4

A flaw common to the first three John Wick movies is that their scripts are all a couple drafts short of the sweet spot. That's especially true of Chapter 3, which dropped the ball on numerous levels. The main complaint you hear about part 3 is that it was unnecessary.…
March 29, 20236 Comments
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John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

This blog covered the surprise hit actioner John Wick. Then I handed the wheel to you guys for John Wick: Chapter 2. Keeping promises to my readers takes high priority, so without further ado, here's your review of John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum. First, the title. Man, these titles…
March 21, 20236 Comments
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How PCs Took Down JRPGs

File under: Gaming Ground Zero. And thanks again to author David V. Stewart for sliding this item across my desk. We've covered the descent of JRPGs from their peak in the 90s. Recently, legendary Final Fantasy director Hironobu Sakaguchi explained how Western RPGs dethroned Japanese game devs from their place…
March 16, 202319 Comments
John Wick Chapter 2

John Wick: Chapter 2

The reader reaction to my review of John Wick was overwhelmingly positive. In fact, there were immediate calls for me to review the sequel. But enthusiasm got the better of my mutuals over the weekend, so they posted their own takes on John Wick: Chapter 2. And you know what?…
March 6, 20236 Comments
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John Wick

Frequent readers may have noticed that my current workload has compelled me to keep recent posts on the shorter side. But I thought you good folks deserved some red meat. So I've made time to review the neo-noir stylistic sensation John Wick. I revisited this series recently. And with nigh…
March 2, 20239 Comments
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Get a Life

One unintended consequence of internet search algorithms' increasing uselessness for finding what you want is sometimes finding what you didn't know you wanted. For instance, the other day I was wrestling with YouTube in search of some obscure clip I was looking for. Instead, YT's search engine spat out some…
February 20, 20237 Comments
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Watterson’s Return

Almost thirty years after retiring his beloved comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, artist Bill Watterson returns with a strange new project. The Mysteries is a new 72-page book by Watterson and fellow artist John Kascht are creating what is described as "a fable for grown-ups." Scheduled to be published by…
February 15, 20232 Comments
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The Price of Fun

A frequent complaint you hear from gamers these days is the rising cost of games - especially when you factor in the scummy DLC and games-as-service models. But a running theme of this blog is putting current events in historical perspective. So it must be asked: Are video games that…
February 10, 202314 Comments
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King

Like the lengthening of the days signals spring is around the corner, the seasonal uptick in football interest means the Super Bowl is coming up. This blog doesn't ordinarily cover sports. The national leagues - in particular the NFL - have degraded into vehicles for our rulers' hatred of white…
February 6, 202315 Comments