We’ve had some doozies recently for dumb statements. For example, Kathy Griffin and the whole “severed Trump head” thing. Stefan goes into some serious detail here: Then there’s the uproar over Bill Maher, which finds Razorfist going to bat for him. Sortof.I’ll leave you with these for now – but I’ll be going into why, despite both having free speech, these cases are different.…
For those who don’t know, GMT [https://www.gmtgames.com/]is the company responsible for the absolutely amazing Commands & Colors: Ancients [https://www.gmtgames.com/c-6-commands-colors-ancients.aspx] (of which I have a copy) and Talon [https://www.gmtgames.com/p-581-talon-reprint-edition.aspx]which has shown up at Castalia House on more than a few occasions. They’re also known for a series of “COIN” counterinsurgency games such as Cuba Libre, Liberty or Death, On a Distant Plain, and Fire in th…
Over at Wasteland and Sky, the “100 best anime [https://wastelandandsky.blogspot.com/2017/06/100-accessible-anime-guide-for-fans.html] ” series has come to an end. There are a lot of items new to me on the list. Of the ones I’m familiar with though, I generally agree. First – please, God, no for Attack on Titan. Yes, the quality of the animation is excellent, and it’s a big deal, but it’s such a dark, depressing mess embodying the worst of the zombie genre – though the monsters in question hav…
Next up, as I started digging into the Cruxshadows – and no, not all sources were originally legit, though iTunes already existed so I started buying the albums once I was satisfied with a few songs – “Seraphs” caught my eye. Especially the Revox Lost Souls mix. My body's made of fire black and deep and cold burning for the choice i made so many years ago And love will keep me tethered for my wings are stripped of flight but into my mad deluded world they cross the battle lines into their end O…
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” Simple enough. Those of us in the west have heard it before, and likely have heard one of the common versions from other cultures. From Buddhism: Hurt not others with that which pains yourself. From the Talmud: What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow men. That is the entire Law; all the rest is commentary. It is important to note though: the majority of other versions are negative, proscriptive, whereas the commonly stated Chris…