[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/black_death.mp3] I made a promise, some time ago, that I would avoid discussing religion overmuch, if at all, on this blog. Yet when Black Death won the poll it was clear that I’d have to sprain that promise. Since it’s in the context of a movie, I won’t consider it entirely broken. There’s also the… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Black Death
Month: July 2011
Book Review: A Dance With Dragons
Serials can be difficult things. You want to keep the fans you’ve acquired happy, regardless of whether you have five or five thousand or more, and you also want to keep your work from going stale as each old iteration gives rise to a new one. Many movies and games have fallen into the trap… Continue reading Book Review: A Dance With Dragons
The Future of the Art of Thor
Okay. I have no idea if this is actually going to work. I haven’t played StarCraft 2 in weeks, mostly because I’ve been taking it too seriously. It’ s one thing to want to improve one’s performance and quite another when it overshadows having fun in a game or making time for other distractions. I… Continue reading The Future of the Art of Thor
Honor & Blood, I: Victor
Please note: All characters, locations and events are copyright George RR Martin and the events that take place during this tale can and will deviate from series canon. The Story So Far: It is Year 296 since Aegon’s Landing. Two minor Houses have come into contention: House Luxon, sworn to the Starks of Winterfell, and… Continue reading Honor & Blood, I: Victor
Movie Review: Captain America: The First Avenger
I miss pulp adventure stories. I miss uncontrived, straight-forward yarns with two-fisted, dashing heroes working against megalomaniacs to rescue leggy dames. Yes, these stories were simple and could be campy or hammy or just plain boring at times, but their simplicity was a strength, their tales unfettered by an artifice of philosophy or an undercurrent… Continue reading Movie Review: Captain America: The First Avenger
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Bugs
[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/bugs.mp3] We all need reminders from time to time. Soldiers visit war memorials to remember why we fight. You can turn on the television or look up a few political websites to remember why you vote the way you do. And when you’re involved with entertainment, especially if you review movies for one reason or… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Bugs
Meet the Amaranthine
Are we more than what we seem? We all walk around in similar skins, physical forms that are at once miracles of evolution and unremarkable slabs of gradually decaying meat. For ages man has posited that their existences reach beyond the ticking clock under which we all live. Man has sought gods, crafted timeless works,… Continue reading Meet the Amaranthine
Guest Post: Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil
Me: Crap. I’m swamped again. Monica Flink: Can I help? Me: Hecks yeah. Can you write something? MF: What about? I know stuff about a lot of things. Me: Hmm… how about a cartoon? MF: I know just the one. Since the beginning of recorded time, humanity has been enthralled with the idea of predicting… Continue reading Guest Post: Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil
Cadmon's Journal: Fourth Entry
All characters, locations and events are copyright George RR Martin and the events that take place during this game can and will deviate from series canon. Third Entry My time in the House of Black and White that sits in Braavos taught me several things. I learned patience, for those days after I awakened in… Continue reading Cadmon's Journal: Fourth Entry
Flash Fiction: The Whimper
For Chuck Wendig’s Flash Fiction Challenge: An Uncharted Apocalypse: He fumbled with the little packet of cheese and crackers in the empty store. The whole place smelled like rotten meat. The few items that hadn’t been cleared out in the final surge of panic had gone bad months ago. Now the only food worth taking… Continue reading Flash Fiction: The Whimper
