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The Long View 2006-05-31: The Life of Saint George and the Coming of the Third Party

Third parties have a habit of not actually doing much in American politics. The Unity party ticket mentioned here is a prime example. The Life of Saint George and the Coming of the Third Party The Bush Administration would be in worse shape were it not for the fact that

Thrawn: Alliances Except

An except of Timothy Zahn's new Thrawn: Alliance novel is available at Starwars.com: “I have sensed a disturbance in the Force.” Emperor Palpatine paused, stretching out his thoughts to the two men standing before his throne, awaiting their reactions. menmen A Chiss Grand Admiral, a strategic and

New Belgium Tartastic Raspberry Lime Ale Review

I haven't done a beer review in nearly four years, so why not? New Belgium Tartastic Raspberry Lime Ale Berliner Weisse [Type 1] 4.2% ABV This is a Berliner Weisse, a light, fruity, sour style. The raspberry and lime are subtle, as is the sour. This is

Turning Point: Galaxy's Edge #7 Book Review

Turning Point: Galaxy's Edge #7 by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole Kindle Edition, 374 pages Published February 23th 2018 by Galaxy's Edge ASIN B079NGCX1T Turning Point is an ugly book. It is ugly, because war is ugly. And this is warre, war to the knife. Firebombs,

The Long View 2006-05-30: Damnation; Fraud; German Studies

German cinema of the early twentieth century continues to be influential even today. I haven't seen Laurel and Hardy in at least twenty-five years, but I had forgotten about this reference to the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari in their work. Damnation; Fraud; German Studies Which is more alarming,

The Blackcollar Book Review

The Blackcollar by Timothy Zahn DAW Books (1983) 272 pages ISBN 0-87997-843-0 While I must have read the Thrawn trilogy dozens of times, I never once dared to pick up any of the other books by Timothy Zahn I saw at the library. Would that I had! Now that I

The Ringworld Engineers Book Review

The Ringworld Engineers by Larry Niven Del Rey (1980) 354 pages ISBN 0-345-26009-0 Alternative title: Louis Wu gets Busy While not quite the crowning achievement of Ringworld, this is a solid scifi book that explores the concept of human evolution, using the Ring to expand the space of possibilities. In