Author Archives: JC

An Unappreciated American Hero

Posted on November 19, 2025 by JC

Jefferson Davis, American by William J. Cooper Jr., Knopf, November 1st, 2001 Though I’ve long had an interest in the American Civil War, I’ve never written a dedicated post about it on the blog. On my one and only trip … Continue reading →

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The Punisher (2004) Review

Posted on November 2, 2025 by JC

I never regularly collected superhero comic books growing up. I read them here and there but only acquired them from others, in showbags or in other ways that… weren’t regular. I assume this was true for many in my circle … Continue reading →

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Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Review

Posted on October 19, 2025 by JC

A while back I wrote a post discussing the differences between Japanese and Western RPGs which I concluded by stating my firm preference for the latter. Though I have not changed my opinion, this does not mean I won’t play … Continue reading →

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Scattered thoughts on Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher Series

Posted on October 12, 2025 by JC

Like many in the English-speaking world, I learned of Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher series through the 2007 of the game of the same name. The first book which is a collection of short stories titled The Last Wish, was published … Continue reading →

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Robert E. Howard’s Spicy Adventures

Posted on September 30, 2025 by JC

The last time I covered Robert E. Howard was in my review of the El Borak stories and at the end of that post, I stated my intention to move on to Bran Mak Morn next. It has been almost … Continue reading →

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Billy Hudson of The Game Chasers, Rest in Peace

Posted on September 21, 2025 by JC

In late August there was a video posted by Billy Hudson of The Game Chasers from the emergency room. This and a subsequent video indicated he was seriously ill with a brain tumour but he was upbeat and confident to … Continue reading →

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Logos Rising Review

Posted on August 31, 2025 by JC

Logos Rising: A History of Ultimate Reality by E. Michael Jones, Fidelity Press April 2nd, 2020 E. Michael Jones is a contemporary writer I’ve mentioned a couple of times on this blog including one post dedicated to an article he … Continue reading →

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Does the Poodle Mince His Words?

Posted on August 20, 2025 by JC

The Insider by Christopher Pyne, Hachette Australia, March 31st, 2021 I have previously reviewed two other works by Australian politicians with one by Cory Bernardi and the other by Tony Abbott. It is not a coincidence that these two as … Continue reading →

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The Decline of South Park

Posted on August 7, 2025 by JC

Almost nine years ago in the early days of this blog, I wrote about the decline of The Simpsons which was my favourite television show growing up. I pointed out then that the show had declined in quality significantly around … Continue reading →

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Happy Gilmore 2: Another Pointless Sequel

Posted on July 27, 2025 by JC

As I’ve briefly written previously, Adam Sandler came to prominence in the early 1990s mostly through his success as part of the cast of Saturday Night Live. Like many, he was able to leverage this to transition to film which … Continue reading →

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