It was her first murder. Detective Karen Stillwater knelt over the body of the young Black man lying in the street, his face turned upwards to the sky, his eyes wide, lips slightly parted as though bewildered by what had happened to him. His gray t-shirt had been dyed red from the three bullet-holes lined … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Karen Stillwater in Deadly Currents
Thoughts on ‘The Force Awakens’
Past Entries: -Star Wars -The Holiday Special -The Empire Strikes Back -Return of the Jedi -The Phantom Menace -Attack of the Clones -Revenge of the Sith There are two cardinal rules for making a sequel. The first is that you cannot undo or cancel out the previous film. The second is that you cannot simply … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘The Force Awakens’
Thought: Who Writes History?
Everyone knows the canard "History is written by the winners." Few people ever point that it's sheer nonsense. Are there no Confederate histories of the American Civil War? No British histories of the American Revolution? No Christian histories of the Crusades? The greatest of all historians - Thucydides - wrote from the point of view … Continue reading Thought: Who Writes History?
Thoughts on ‘Revenge of the Sith’
Past Entries: -Star Wars -The Holiday Special -The Empire Strikes Back -Return of the Jedi -The Phantom Menace -Attack of the Clones The original Star Wars trilogy was simply a self-contained fantasy-adventure story. The prequel trilogy, on the other hand, was structured around a particular event that would lead into that future story. The whole … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Revenge of the Sith’
Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Andre Fireson in Fire From Behind
The alarm went off as usual at four-thirty in the morning. Andre Fireson hit it, rolled out of bed, and switched on the lights. He stretched like a tiger rising from a nap and looked up at the portrait of his father that hung on his bedroom wall. Time to go win another day. Andre … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Andre Fireson in Fire From Behind
First ‘Godzilla’ Trailer Drops!
After much anticipation, the first trailer for 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' is finally here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVDtmouV9kM A few thoughts: -I am very pleased with what I see so far: we get glimpses of all four monsters, and so far they look fantastic. -They really show off Rodan in the second half of the trailer, and it … Continue reading First ‘Godzilla’ Trailer Drops!
Thoughts on ‘Attack of the Clones’
Past Entries: -Star Wars -The Holiday Special -The Empire Strikes Back -Return of the Jedi -The Phantom Menace The general view among fans seems to be that Attack of the Clones is the worst of the prequels. Upon rewatching it, I’m going to have to dissent from the majority opinion. It is in no way … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Attack of the Clones’
A Thought on Evolution
Something that occurred to me the other day: if natural selection and chance variables in genes from generation to generation is the main engine of change, then shouldn't animals that reproduce most rapidly show the most accelerated evolution? That is, shouldn't, say, the rabbits of today be markedly different from the rabbits of a thousand … Continue reading A Thought on Evolution
Thoughts on ‘The Phantom Menace’
Past Entries: -Star Wars -The Holiday Special -The Empire Strikes Back -Return of the Jedi I called the original Star Wars a textbook example of storytelling. Well, if Star Wars was a textbook, The Phantom Menace is more of a case study: what happens when you give a vividly imaginative, but uneven writer unchecked control … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘The Phantom Menace’
Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Sarah Rockford in Construction of Crime
Tonight, the ebony sky above Los Angeles was bronzed with the light of destroying fire. The Loan and Financing building, only completed in June, was reduced to ashes… Sarah Rockford looked up from her notepad to where the Loan and Financing building was still being transformed into ash. The fire department was pouring water … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Sarah Rockford in Construction of Crime
Serpent's Den 