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Month: October 2015

Kung Fu Killer

Kung Fu Killer (also known as Last of the Best and Kung Fu Jungle) is another Donnie Yen action vehicle from Hong Kong. Apparently, it has won a bunch of awards, including one for action choreography. That one, I can Read more…


Great Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt – Rameses the Great

The Great Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt course embarks on an episode about a pharaoh known as “the Great,” which is only fitting. Wow, that’s a tortured opening. Meh, I’m going to leave it. This time we are looking at Rameses the Read more…


Great Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt – Tutankhamen’s Murder Mystery

Here we are to chat about the second Tutankhamen lecture from Great Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. You were expecting this earlier, I know. As I mentioned over at SEP, between my job, my family commitments, and starting a Master’s program, Read more…


All’s Quiet

My apologies for missing the next episode of the Great Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt listen through. I started a master’s program and I was late registering. The first week had a ton of work, and I’ve been trying to get ahead Read more…


Happy (Canadian) Thanksgiving

One of the awesome things about being Canadian is that we get Thanksgiving first! That and you get to be Canadian. How awesome is that? Happy Thanksgiving!


Strike Back – Legacy

I’ve seen the first episode of Strike Back Legacy, the fifth season of Strike Back. This time, kidnappers take the daughter of the UK ambassador in Thailand who is undertaking talks with North Korea. It looks like it was filmed Read more…


Great Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt – Tutankhamen

Although this episode is titled Tutankhamen – The Lost Pharaoh, it really isn’t so much about Tutankhamen as it is about the finding of his tomb, and that’s totally okay with me. This is a fascinating dissertation on how Egypt Read more…


Five Bloody Heads

For those who dig sword noir, I think I may have found an author you might enjoy. Peter Fugazzotto’s work has been published in Heroic Fantasy Quarterly and Grimdark. He’s self-published a couple of novels, and I read an excerpt Read more…