The last acceptable (which is not to say good) season of Doctor Who was season 8. It had some major problems. But I could wade through it. Also I did like Missy. Moffat’s last decent creation for Doctor Who. In fact Missy provides what is arguably the last decent scene in Doctor Who. On the […]
Read More The Death of Doctor Who: The Last Good SceneBut it’s West Michigan and you don’t do that to strangers. I dropped by the local ultra-mart at 6:00am this morning, foolishly hoping to pickup a 2-liter of Diet Pepsi. The parking lot was full, so I nearly left right there and then but morbid curiosity compelled me to look inside the store. This is […]
Read More I Should Have Taken PicturesThis is the worst case scenario for the House of Mouse. All of the parks are now closed. All of the cruise ships are beached. The tentpole movies (such as they are) are delayed. Onward is dead at the boxoffice since no one in their right mind is going to the movies for the next […]
Read More The Mickey-pocolypse is Upon Us!Disney just had a brutal shareholder meeting. Iger and Chapek looked like they were shell shocked. Now admittedly, this is going to be a brutal quarter particularly for an entertainment company. But Disney is going to take it in the teeth. Disney Cruise lines are probably going to be ordered into ports. The parks are […]
Read More The Fall of DisneyThe two on the left are leaving after this year’s Christmas/New Years/Saturnalia special. “According to the Radio Times, Cole and Walsh may have an “open-ended departure,” meaning the door is open for them to make guest appearances in future episodes. This is similar to the exit of previous companion Freema Agyeman, whose Martha Jones left […]
Read More And the Rats Are Leaving the Sinking ShipA vote for Joe is a vote for Joe’s Replacement! SkyNews Australia” Biden versus Trump in the debates? There’s not enough popcorn in the world.”
Read More Vote for Sundowner Joe!It’s a German drama on Netflix. I found the setting interesting, Berlin in 1929. The Weimar Republic is tottering on its last legs. It’s really only a matter of who is going to take over, either the Nazis or the Communists, there is no real if. The country is in a state of extreme moral […]
Read More Drive By Review: Babylon BerlinI’m playing around with an app called Vellum. I get one free test publication before I have to buy the license. Since I am only interested in kicking the tires on this publishing app, rather than diving in head first. I am therefore strongly considering temporarily republishing The Great Divide Game: Dark Winter. Since this […]
Read More The Great Divide Game: Dark WinterI’m not worried about the stock market. It was over due for a correction anyway. After Corona dies out the markets will correct. I am a little worried about the damage to US domestic oil production. The price won’t stay below $40 a barrel but while it is, a lot of US producers are going […]
Read More No, I’m Not Worried About…Editor’s note: Yes I’m still alive. I should have some new content up tomorrow. In the meantime, consider if you will, the lighter side of terrifying pandemics. REPOST. Cohen the Barbarian: What do you think it means when people invent a dish like “Pig’s Ear Soup?” Rincewind the Wizzard: It means they are a virtuous, […]
Read More The Black Death and the Birth of the West
The Dark Herald 