1921 What happened this year? A lot of less fun stuff than 1920. The Tulsa race riots happened, the Red Army invaded Georgia, Adolf Hitler became Fuhrer of the Nazi party and his brownshirts begin physically assaulting the opposition, the Italian Fascist party was founded and a famine in Russia kills roughly 5 million... Continue Reading →
Watching Old Movies: The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920)
1920 What happened this year? A buncha stuff! Prohibition began, the first US General Election took place in which women could actually vote (Warren G. Harding won, fyi), the ACLU was founded, Joan of Arc was canonised as a saint and DeForest Kelley was born! Aka Dr 'Bones' McCoy! (Also so was Frederico Fellini, Yul Brinner, Toshiro Mifune, Maureen... Continue Reading →
Watching Old Movies: Intro
Yeah, the title's kinda self evident for this one, isn't it? Okay, to explain in a little more detail, I recently tried to make myself a list of my all time favourite movies, out of all those I've seen. While I was admiring my naturally perfect and impeccable taste, I couldn't help but notice how lacking said... Continue Reading →
Capes and Cowls: Even a Superhero has to Deal with Politics…
Author's Note: This story is a direct sequel to The Day of Prime. It is suggested you read that story first before continuing with this. The Kingdom of Varia: Year 8392 DE (later re-calendared as 001 AG) The Kingdom of Varia had been saved by a miracle. Blasphemous as it might be to say, there was really... Continue Reading →