Author Archives: JC

The Emerging End of Gears of War

Posted on October 8, 2026 by JC

During September last year I made a post reflecting on the long-term reception of ‘Gears 5‘ which despite ending on a cliff-hanger, has been left in narrative limbo to this day. The main proof of this was the 2024 reveal … Continue reading →

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Fake and Gay

Posted on September 27, 2026 by JC

I can’t now remember where I saw this but I recall someone writing about the Internet term “BASED” assuming that it’s origin simply the opposite of “debased” which is a synonym for depraved or degenerate; “BASED” then would logically be … Continue reading →

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The Long, Agonising Death of The Simpsons

Posted on September 17, 2026 by JC

Ten years ago this month, I wrote one of the earliest posts on this blog called ‘The Decline of the Simpsons‘ which I referenced again last year on a similar post about another long-running animated series, South Park. I won’t … Continue reading →

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Chick lit in Outer Space

Posted on September 7, 2026 by JC

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine, Tor Books, March 26th, 2019 While writing my post on Andy Weir last month, I had looked up the work that his most recent novel, Project Hail Mary lost to in the 2022 … Continue reading →

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The Deliberate Destruction of Blizzard Entertainment

Posted on August 27, 2026 by JC

In an article I wrote about leakers/rumour mongers a few years ago, I briefly mentioned Jewish gaming journalist Jason Schreier for his involvement in the outing of a leaker that inspired that post. I stated in the post that he … Continue reading →

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Conan the Rebel by Poul Anderson

Posted on August 21, 2026 by JC

After finishing up the first three of Robert Jordan’s Conan novels in June, I noticed that Poul Anderson had also written a pastiche titled Conan the Rebel that was published in 1980. Having this name behind it alone had my … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Andy Weir’s The Martian and Project Hail Mary

Posted on August 7, 2026 by JC

I have been quite critical of modern science-fiction and for good reason. Examples covered on this blog include N.K. Jemsin’s woeful The Fifth Season which saw her win the once prestigious Hugo Award for best novel. She then scored a … Continue reading →

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A Tactical Tech Retreat

Posted on July 31, 2026 by JC

Over five years ago, I published an article about abandoning my “smartphone” and detailing some reasons why as well as  some observations after having done so. For the last five years, I have used three separate “dumbphones” including the one … Continue reading →

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The Rock (1996) Review

Posted on July 19, 2026 by JC

As I briefly reflected on in a previous post, there were changes in action film genre from the 1980s to the 1990s. The last films that resembled those of the 1980s were arguably Total Recall and Navy SEALs which both … Continue reading →

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The Digital Dystopia Descends

Posted on July 2, 2026 by JC

I thought opening this post might be a great opportunity for me to metaphorically dance around about how right I have been proven in the last few weeks on observations I’ve made in a couple of earlier posts. But as … Continue reading →

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