The irreplaceable Caroline Furlong of A Song of Joy shares music videos featuring two ear-catching song both titled 'Indestructible.' One of the songs I'm well familiar with and used it as the theme of one of my favorite Godzilla characters: the indomitable Anguirus, which I now present for your consideration. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Llk-w5Dz2Wg (Apologies for poor video quality: … Continue reading Indestructible
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5 Impossible Things
Found this video drifting around YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mVRc80vhhQ Assuming any of these things are actually true (when you're looking at something lightyears away you will forgive me if I don't absolutely buy that you're seeing what you think you're seeing). Two Shadows: Okay, this is pure padding. Multiple shadows happen all the time on the Earth, … Continue reading 5 Impossible Things
WALL-E at the Federalist
For the ten-year anniversary of one of my favorite films. The film is often described as an environmental parable, or a caution against consumerism. Those things are present, but they are subordinate themes. The main thesis of the film is something much more universal, interesting, and timely. Fyodor Dostoyevsky famously said in “The Idiot” that … Continue reading WALL-E at the Federalist
‘Incredibles 2’ at the Federalist
Latest essay is up at 'The Federalist,' this one on 'Incedibles 2.' Aside: there seems to be a lot of, shall we say, competing opinions on this film. I'll say for my part I really liked it; it's not in the same league as the original, and it has some very notable problems (I've heard … Continue reading ‘Incredibles 2’ at the Federalist
New Appreciation Video Up!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoiMd6pQ1qQ Yeah, it's for perhaps the lamest kaiju character in the whole series, but it had to be done.
Infinity War at the Federalist
A new Federalist article is up, this one based off of Avengers Infinity War and talking about some of the same things I've been writing about recently. Sample: In other words, Thanos is a classic student of Thomas Malthus: a believer in the threat of overpopulation, only on a universal scale and with a blend of Marxist … Continue reading Infinity War at the Federalist
Easter Feminism
Wow, this one is weapons grade stupid! "But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense." -- Luke 24:11 Even before we begin there’s a bad sign. Should I deal with this now or later? Later I think. The men refused to listen to her story. She was publicly smeared … Continue reading Easter Feminism
New Federalist Article
...With a title that doesn't really match the point. I didn't want so much to make a simple 'abortion kills more people than guns' argument, but to point out how fundamentally different the two positions - pro-life and pro-gun control - really are. Oh, well: go check it out for yourself Sample: Of course the … Continue reading New Federalist Article
Our Lady of Perpetual Grievance
So, some friends linked to this article the other day and I had some thoughts. Fair warning, if you liked this article, you probably won’t like my response, because quite frankly, this article was repulsive. On Facebook yesterday, a number of Catholic friends were sharing around an image of Mary the Mother of Jesus, modeled … Continue reading Our Lady of Perpetual Grievance
YouTube Recommendation
I'm not often seriously impressed by YouTube channels. They can be fun, but apart from Ross's Game Dungeon, they tend not to strike me as very interesting. Certainly very few are worth writing about. Now, though, I want to draw your attention to MauLer; a British gentleman who gives incredibly thorough critiques and dissections, mostly of video … Continue reading YouTube Recommendation
Serpent's Den 