Books of January 2021
The Cultural Revolution: A People's History, 1962-1976 by Frank DikötterI did not know a whole lot about the cultural revolution. I was aware of broad strokes, as well as some high level ideas
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A collection of 11 posts
April 2020 Culture and Media review
IntroSo this month was a bit different. The whole COVID-19 thing had me sit more at home and “space out”, to that end, there was way more TV than books this month. Especially
Media Review October 2019
BooksSafehold - Book 9 - At the Sign of Triumph by David WeberAnd it is done. In the 9th book David Weber finish the original cycle. The Church is defeated and Safehold is
September 2019 Media Review
BooksConspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue by Ryan HolidayThe story of how Gawker was taken down by Hulk Hogan a few years ago developed a new twist when
August 2019 Media Review
BooksStar Wars Thrawn — Book 2 — Alliances by Timothy ZahnThe second book in the new Thrawn saga and it changes the tone a bit. It runs in two timelines parallel, one where Thrown and
July 2019 Review
BooksThe Edge of Anarchy - The Railroad Barons, the Gilded Age, and the Greatest Labour Uprising in America by Jack KellyI picked this purely by title and it wasn’t quite what I
June 2019 Review
BooksLevel Up Trilogy by Dan SugralinovThis was actually a surprisingly entertaining story. In some ways it is reminiscent of “Ready Player One”. What if you life suddenly turned into a Role Playing Game?
[Book] The Fixer Serie Book 1 - 3
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Andrew Vaillencourt has created what I would call "Military Sci-Fi" series with "The Fixer". The main character is a former military cyborg named "Roland" who after being
Review for May 2017
Movies Fiction The Lego Batman Movie (2017) I admit, I loved the Lego Movie came out back in 2014. It had something for everybody in what felt like a natural way, not forced
March 2017
Movies Fiction Fantastic Beasts and where to find them I never really got into the whole “Harry Potter” series. I tried reading the books but didn’t get too far. There wasn’t
February 2017
TV Fiction The Grand Tour Okay, this started way back in December, but I figured I wait until the series ends before I comment on it. Short recap: There once was a rather