Movie Review: The Crusades (1935) It is the 12th Century, and the Holy Land has been seized by the Saracens, under the command of Saladin (Ian Keith). Crosses, Bibles and other Christian symbols are burned, and the Christian inhabitants of Jerusalem taken into captivity. A hermit (C. Aubrey Smith) confronts Saladin and declares that he… Continue reading Movie Review: The Crusades (1935)
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Book Review: George W. Hamilton, USMC: America’s Greatest World War I Hero
Book Review: George W. Hamilton, USMC: America’s Greatest World War I Hero by Mark Mortensen Disclosure: I received this book through a Firstreads giveaway, on the premise that I would review it. Everyone who served in a military in World War One is dead, and we’re rapidly coming up on the centennial of the Great War itself.… Continue reading Book Review: George W. Hamilton, USMC: America’s Greatest World War I Hero
Book Review: Strangers of Different Ink
Book Review: Strangers of Different Ink edited by Richard & Allen Okewole Disclaimer: I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. This anthology of short stories appears to be primarily by authors in the Philadelphia area. Other than that, there doesn’t seem to be a particular theme,… Continue reading Book Review: Strangers of Different Ink
Book Review: Stitched Up: The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion
Book Review: Stitched Up: The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion by Tansy E Hoskins Disclaimer: I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. Fashion…isn’t something I notice a lot. I buy clothes when I have to, and try to wear matching socks, but I don’t know a lot… Continue reading Book Review: Stitched Up: The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion
Manga Review: Vinland Saga Book One
Manga Review: Vinland Saga Book One by Makoto Yukimura It is the Eleventh Century C.E., and Europe trembles in fear of the raiders from the north, who we would call Vikings. This is the story of one such Viking, the youth Thorfinn Thorssen. This thick volume opens with a battle in the Frankish Kingdoms (later… Continue reading Manga Review: Vinland Saga Book One
Book Review: JFK in the Senate: Pathway to the Presidency
Book Review: JFK in the Senate: Pathway to the Presidency by John T. Shaw Disclaimer: I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. As someone born after John F. Kennedy was elected president, and about two years old when he died, I don’t really remember him in… Continue reading Book Review: JFK in the Senate: Pathway to the Presidency