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Mar
29
Television Review | The Book of Boba Fett (Season 1)

Television Review | The Book of Boba Fett (Season 1)

Good, not great, but good. Treats the main character as a character, against the obvious direction such a show might take.
4 min read
Jan
19
Film Review | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Film Review | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Producers: Marvel Studios Runtime: 132 minutes MPAA Rating: PG-13 EE Critic Score: 7/10 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the
9 min read
Oct
13
Film Review | Black Widow

Film Review | Black Widow

Black Widow succeeds in showcasing the title character while telling its own compelling story. It's not the best MCU film, but it's exciting and never collapses under the weight of detailing a known character's backstory.
9 min read
Sep
28
How to play Bismarck Whist

How to play Bismarck Whist

I'm posting this in the interest of cultural preservation. Bismarck is a type of whist played by three
3 min read
Aug
07
A Proposal for the International Olympic Committee

A Proposal for the International Olympic Committee

Imagine, for a start, that the two goals in a football are placed not at either end of an open field, but instead at either end of a region more like a golf course.
4 min read
Jun
03
Book Review | Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good

Book Review | Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good

This book works well as the middle chapter. It follows from the previous volume smoothly, it points toward an interesting third book, and the story of Thrawn, et al, racing to prevent a civil war between the Chiss is more than enough to justify Greater Good in it’s own right.
3 min read
Apr
30
Thirty Years of Thrawn

Thirty Years of Thrawn

Heir to the Empire, the first appearance of Thrawn, was published thirty years ago today. Since then, he's been in books, comics, and animation. Thrawn isn't heroic, he isn't even terribly ethical, but he is a weirdly selfless evil that makes him respectable, where the Emperor was contemptible.
33 min read
Apr
09
Book Review | Star Wars: Victory's Price

Book Review | Star Wars: Victory's Price

This book, and this trilogy, is the best thing to come out of Star Wars in some time. You should read it. It's well worth your time, even if you aren't much of a Star Wars fan.
6 min read
Mar
17
Book Review | Star Wars: Into the Dark

Book Review | Star Wars: Into the Dark

A well-told story about the Jedi at their peak, which is what the High Republic era promises. I'd recommend it even if you haven't read the earlier books.
7 min read
Feb
20
Among the Birds of the Mitten

Among the Birds of the Mitten

Experiences in birding throughout lower Michigan, with a title adapted from John Muir.
27 min read
Feb
09
Book Review | Star Wars: Light of the Jedi

Book Review | Star Wars: Light of the Jedi

While I read this without ever feeling like I should quit mid-way through, I have no real desire to read it ever again. Its strength, and its purpose, really, is in its world-building. By itself, that's not enough to make a good book.
10 min read
Jan
23
Television Review | The Mandalorian (Season 2)

Television Review | The Mandalorian (Season 2)

This season The Mandalorian really took the mantle of being the current flagship Star Wars property. Season 2 was a solid improvement over Season 1, and both were great television.
7 min read
Oct
30
Television Review | The Mandalorian (Season 1)

Television Review | The Mandalorian (Season 1)

Poster | Photo Credit: StarWars.com [https://starwarsblog.starwars.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/mandalorian-character-poster-mandalorian.jpg] Producers: Lucasfilm, The Walt Disney
6 min read
Oct
01
Book Review | Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising

Book Review | Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising

If you’re a fan of Thrawn, you’ll probably appreciate this book. If you aren’t a Thrawn fan, I’d probably recommend you read some other books ahead of this one.
6 min read
Aug
23
Book Review | Shadow Fall

Book Review | Shadow Fall

If you read Alphabet Squadron and liked it, go ahead and read this one too. It builds from the same themes as that last book, and goes in some interesting directions, setting up the next book to be, hopefully, something pretty good as well.
6 min read