Author Archives: JC

Australia’s Social Media “Ban”

Posted on December 19, 2025 by JC

As of December 10th, Australia introduced it’s social media ban on certain websites for children under 16. I do not have accounts with any of the affected platforms and I had assumed that this effectively requires everyone who uses them … Continue reading →

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The Twelve Winners of the Game Awards 2014-2025

Posted on December 12, 2025 by JC

A few years ago I wrote a post about on the Best Sim/Strategy category of the Game Awards, where it was clear that little diligence had been put into the nomination process. A few years have passed and little has … Continue reading →

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Familiarity Breeds Contempt

Posted on November 30, 2025 by JC

Adam Piggott wrote an article on his new Substack about the Indian concept of “izzat”. This is from a post on Kiwi Farms which has spread through X as that is where I first read about it. Rather than try … Continue reading →

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The Gamma of Melniboné

Posted on November 25, 2025 by JC

Last month I wrote a general review of The Witcher series of short stories and the novels up to The Lady of the Lake (two prequel novels have been published since). Like most, I was more familiar with the character … Continue reading →

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An 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 show bags or in other ways that… weren’t regular. I assume this was true for many in my … 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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