Sunday 21 April 2024
"Things are going to get worse."
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There's no bright light on the horizon, according to Mearsheimer:
Friday 12 April 2024
The 'Russia preparing for war with NATO' drumbeat continues
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The peachiness peachifies Russia preparing for war with NATO At least, it is according to the Institute for the Study of War , which has be...
Saturday 30 March 2024
The mutually incompatible universes of Ukraine war pundits
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"The first casualty of war is truth." – Hiram W. Johnson Popular political pundits are pushing mutually incompatible narratives on...
Tuesday 12 March 2024
Dune II review: epically awesome and awesomely epic
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"Hey you guys, I found my knife!" This is one of those rare films that simply must be seen in IMAX. It's a breathtaking, epic ...
Monday 11 March 2024
(Sort of) Russian literature review: Day of the Oprichnik & War with Russia: An Urgent Warning
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Day of the Oprichnik by Vladimir Sorokin This was sold to me as a kvass soaked satire of Putin's Russia. I can see some parallels, in t...
Saturday 3 February 2024
World War Three inbound?
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Aw, c'mon!!! I was just starting to relax... The last few weeks have seen an unsettling tsunami of warnings about a coming land war with...
Monday 8 January 2024
Midnight Mass mini-review
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Midnight Mass is dark, brooding, contemplative and fabulous. It's a slow burn show that dives deep into how people see what they want to...
Sunday 7 January 2024
The Boy and the Heron
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A new Miyazaki film! I was looking forward to this. Like Godzilla Minus One , The Boy and the Heron is set during the waning days of WWI...
Friday 5 January 2024
Genocide in Gaza(?)
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I don't always agree with John Mearsheimer, but he's well informed, smart, and always thought provoking. On January 4th, he put up a...
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