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Is Star Wars Supposed to Be Ideologically Progressive?

Posted by on November 3, 2024 at 6:39 pm

“I’ll never turn to the dark side. You have failed, your highness.” — Luke Skywalker So-called “progressives” these days tend to see everything through a progressive lens. (That’s an optometry pun, by the way.) When they aren’t declaring innocent things (e.g., PBJ sandwiches) as racist or feminist or Nazi or whatever, they are claiming decades-old […]

“Star Trek: Picard” Will Be Commentary on Brexit and Trump

Posted by on January 19, 2020 at 6:15 pm

“I think we’re f^@#*%, completely f^@#*%.” — Sir Patrick Stewart, in re the UK leaving the EU This post might seem at first blush to belong in my “Heroes and Aliens” blog. But, I felt it was too politically-charged, so here we are…. In a recent interview with Variety‘s Daniel Holloway, beloved actor Patrick Stewart […]

24 Quotes About “24”

Posted by on January 1, 2017 at 6:00 pm

“You are gonna tell me what I want to know. It’s just a question of how much you want it to hurt.”  — Jack Bauer, Season 5 Something kinda fun to ring in the New Year… Did you know that a new “24” TV series is about to debut? Yup! “24: Legacy” will premiere on […]

Harry Potter and the Zero-Sum Game

Posted by on March 16, 2014 at 9:39 pm

You know her as the author of the phenomenally successful “Harry Potter” book series for young adults, which was then turned into the phenomenally successful “Harry Potter” movie series. Her name, of course, is J.K. Rowling (“Jo” to her friends), and she is loaded — the first author to reach a net worth of a […]

Change of Plans, Sorta…

Posted by on February 19, 2014 at 11:26 pm

No, no, I’m not the new U.S. ambassador to New Zealand. (Darn it!) This is something else. Remember a few weeks ago, when I announced that I would be starting to post about sci-fi/fantasy and action/adventure stuff on this blog? (If not, just trust me. I said it.) I know several of my friends and […]

And, Now, for Something Completely Different….

Posted by on January 29, 2014 at 9:09 pm

Announcement! Announcement! Announcement! OK, the news isn’t really all that fantastic, nor is it super or amazing. It certainly isn’t incredible or even uncanny. Some of you may think it’s just ho-hum. But, I have decided to occasionally post about something totally unrelated to the major subjects of this blog — namely, sci-fi/fantasy and action/adventure. […]