Dragons are one of the most iconic mythical creatures of all time and still today are a staple of fantasy storytelling on the big and small screens. Cinema is filled with memorable adaptations of these legendary creatures which have come in all shapes and sizes sporting different abilities and characteristics to make each one unique. […]
Welcome to the Duke Basketball Playbook 2016-17 season preview. Welcome Duke Fans: Mark your calendars for the game dates, fire up the Hi Definition 4-D Flat Screen TV, and buckle your seat belts. This year shapes up to be a National Championship for Duke to lose—and that is not just my opinion— as this is […]
By Ocean Vuong Perhaps to lay hands on your child is to prepare him for war. Dear Ma, I am writing to reach you—even if each word I put down is one word further from where you are. I am writing to go back to the time, at the rest stop in Virginia, when you […]
Candidates may not truly believe everything they say. But we can get them to follow through on it anyway. It’s easy to be cynical about candidate platforms and speeches, yet the evidence suggests that political promises usually are not hollow. This piece is in response to “Lots of Presidential Candidates Talk a Good Talk. Look […]
“It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled” Mark Twain For the first time I reached for my Mark Twain book of quotes while I considered the thrust of what I wanted to convey in this column. The truth is what I want to say justifies a book or two rather than a single opinion piece and […]
Mehrunes Dagon “Draw a line of blood across the land in the name of Mehrunes Dagon!”-Mehrunes Dagon The Daedric Prince of energy, destruction, natural disasters, and revolution. Many Daedric Princes have left their mark on Tamriel: Azura schemed to end the Tribunal’s reign over Morrowind, Boethiah turned an Aedric god into a Daedric Prince, and […]
Detroit Red Wings (23–29–8) vs Chicago Blackhawks (25–26–9) 6:30pm CST Little Caesars Arena TV/Radio: NBCSN/WGN PROJECTED STARTERS Chicago – Cam Ward (13–9–4, SV%: .895, GAA: 3.69) Detroit – Jimmy Howard (17–16–5, SV%: .913, GAA: 2.80) TEAM STATISTICS Power Play Chicago (21.9%, 10th) Detroit (16.1%, 25th) Penalty Kill Chicago (73.4%, 31st) Detroit (77.7%, 25th) Shorts for/against […]
An Exclu Review by Ivan Martinez “Way to go, tic-tac!” After his first appearance in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Bandai has finally released one of the most anticipated figure from The Avengers in the series. Here is Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) in 6” action figure scale. Main body Two wrist left and right for […]
Chicago Blackhawks vs Detroit Red Wings: NBCSN 7:30PM The Blackhawks have won now 12 of their last 14 games, are 8-2-0 in their last ten coming off an 8-7 win vs Ottawa and 11-15-3 on the road this season. As the Red Wings are playing .500 style hockey in yet another rebuild year. The Red […]
A Oct 10, 2010 I discover my 35 year old body abandoned in the corner of the basement art studio, spray painted candy apple red and covered with layers of dust, a patina of nicotine & splashed beer, a shroud of fake cobwebs entwined with real spider webs, wrapped tightly in Xmas tree lights and […]
AM-34RN (4 X 970hp) – MTOW 22,600kg (49,8201b) – Normal Range 1,350km (840mi) – 12 SEATS. 180km/h (112mph). A special feature in the design was a tunnel that permitted air mechanics to crawl along the whole length of the wing, to inspect fuel tanks and cargo holds; and on one notable occasion, this was used […]
There is lots of fodder for thought floating around the internet about the NHL trade deadline and who is likely to move where. Although the Capitals pretty much sat tight with the last round of trades, they could make some interesting trades this time. The deadline is just around the corner: on 3 pm Monday, […]
Trump’s bid for regime change in Venezuela is starting to look like a fatal overreach. With the South American country’s military remaining firmly loyal to President Maduro, embarrassing questions loom over US’ dubious game plan It is not just Washington’s reputation that will take yet another grievous hit. So too will those European states which […]
The following is by Hal Elliott Wert, author of George McGovern and the Democratic Insurgents (Nebraska, 2015). Wert is a professor emeritus of history at the Kansas City Art Institute. Last month, he shared newly rediscovered political posters of Eugene McCarthy, George McGovern, and Jesse Jackson. In my last post I promised a treasure trove of new poster finds […]
