Continuing my read through Star Wars, I finally reached the first book in the original trilogy. Ghostwritten by Alan Dean Foster and published before the movie, it is a short, engaging look at character changes, added scenes, and an early picture of the Sith.

A review of Anne Rice’s vampire novel — characters, key events, book vs. movie differences, and why this story may not be for every reader.

Irving’s fourth volume spans Arnold’s betrayal, the brutal southern theater, Yorktown, and Washington’s inauguration — a sweeping account of how the Continental Army survived crisis and won a war the British seemed to dominate on the battlefield.

Christopher Nolan’s big-budget adaptation of Homer’s epic has drawn fire for casting choices that race- and gender-swap figures from Greek mythology. A look at why those decisions were made—and how the same rules do not apply when the setting is not “White.”

My high-level notes and thoughts on volume three of the Life of George Washington by Washington Irving

My high-level notes and thoughts on the new Star Trek series Starfleet Academy

My high-level notes and thoughts on volume two of the Life of George Washington by Washington Irving

I recently inherited a collection of vintage Star Wars paperbacks from my father—including the original trilogy novelizations and Splinter of the Mind’s Eye—and I decided to dive into Brian Daley’s 1979 classic, Han Solo’s Revenge.

My high-level notes and thoughts on volume one of the Life of George Washington by Washington Irving

Season three is finally here and the first episode is about as bad as one could expect. I did not see a single scene taken from the books and significant damage continues to be done to many of hte characters. Rand does not appear to have much in the way of agency, Moiraine is colluding with Lanfear, and Elayne and Avienda are now lesbian lovers. Additionally, the Black Ajah is complete outed, recognized, and then not even thought twice about after a day. I do not have faith that the rest of the season will be any more faithful to the books.

Season three is finally here and the first episode is about as bad as one could expect. I did not see a single scene taken from the books and significant damage continues to be done to many of hte characters. Rand does not appear to have much in the way of agency, Moiraine is colluding with Lanfear, and Elayne and Avienda are now lesbian lovers. Additionally, the Black Ajah is complete outed, recognized, and then not even thought twice about after a day. I do not have faith that the rest of the season will be any more faithful to the books.

Here I attempt to define what I mean when I use the terms Woke and Woke Ideology. I then use the Wheel of Time, seasons one and two, to provide examples of how Woke Ideology has crept into society and entertainment.

An in-depth review of episodes 7 and 8 of season one. This is my scene-by-scene review of episodes seven and eight of the first season of Wheel of Time. The TLDR, this show is terrible and does not follow the books at all.

This is my scene-by-scene review of episodes four through six of the first season of Wheel of Time. The TLDR, this show is terrible and does not follow the books at all.

This is my scene-by-scene review of episodes one through three of the first season of Wheel of Time. The TLDR, this show is terrible and does not follow the books at all.