"I am a harbinger...of doom! I have...come...to announce...your impending...hey, this is fun!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLJegq01S6A
Godzilla Takes a Stand for Fatherhood
I think it's heartwarming to see big celebrities using their fame to promote genuinely worthwhile causes like this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr80JuDDHi4 Always knew the Big G was a class act! By the way, that's Tom Selleck doing the voice over.
Another Illustration
Another way of demonstrating my idea from the last post: the ‘Princess and the Dragon’ motif (Chesterton used this to describe melodrama in Charles Dickens). Phase One: meet the princess. The hero encounters the princess and falls in love with her. But he cannot court her because there is some kind of threat over hanging … Continue reading Another Illustration
Three Phases of a Good Story
Great stories, or at least a certain kind of story, work by proceeding along the following path: from false order through disorder to true order. Before I go any further, I’m by no means an expert; this is just my personal observations and ideas, for whatever those are worth, presented for consideration. As I said, … Continue reading Three Phases of a Good Story
The Real Writer vs. The Wannabe
Larry Correia, pulp-writer extraordinaire and one of my secret writing mentors, takes on another article by "the Guardian's village idiot," Damien Walters, which means it's time to pop some corn and settle in to be entertained. Some background: Mr. Walters is a contributor for the U.K. paper 'The Guardian' and self-styled professional writer. Not that … Continue reading The Real Writer vs. The Wannabe
The Quotable Don Colachos
Nicholas Gomez Davila, known as Don Colachos to his friends, was a Colombian Conservative intellectual who, up until now, has been pretty much completely unknown. Part of the problem is that most of his works haven't been translated into English. However, by good luck, I happened to stumble across some of his aphorisms tonight, and … Continue reading The Quotable Don Colachos
Don’t Expect Caesar to do Peter’s Job
An idea came up in my discussions with family and friends about my compare/contrast post about the two third parties I was considering: whether the Constitution Party is too narrowly focused on American interests rather than the universality that Catholics are meant to have. Elsewhere I’ve read Catholic commentators warning against treating America as a … Continue reading Don’t Expect Caesar to do Peter’s Job
St. John of Damascus on the Feast of the Assumption
I found this on John C. Wright's blog and thought it so beautiful and moving that I had to repost it here. St. John of Damascus was a Syrian monk and priest, from the same stock from which the Maronites descended. He lived in the monastery of Mar Saba near Jerusalem in the seventh century. … Continue reading St. John of Damascus on the Feast of the Assumption
Reviews: Suicide Squad
So far the DC Cinematic Universe has been off to an unimpressive start, with the uneven Man of Steel and the God-awful Batman v. Superman. Nevertheless I was cautiously looking forward to Suicide Squad, which from the previews seemed like it would at least not take itself so dang seriously as the other films had, … Continue reading Reviews: Suicide Squad
Third Party Showdown: The Constitution Party vs. The Solidarity Party
With the nomination of Donald Trump, I have officially given up on the Republican Party. As the only other major party is a socialist-Satanic death-cult, I’ve been in the market for a suitable third party to promote in the place of the dying GOP. Thus far, on the recommendations of friends and family, as well … Continue reading Third Party Showdown: The Constitution Party vs. The Solidarity Party
Serpent's Den 