“First Man” has a Lot of Advertising, and Variety Thinks That’s Worth Knowing

No, really. This is a real article. In this week’s edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by the TV advertising attention analytics company iSpot.tv, Universal Pictures claims the top spot in spending with “First Man.” Is there some kind of contest for this? An award? Is there a reason I should devote a single brain cell… Read More “First Man” has a Lot of Advertising, and Variety Thinks That’s Worth Knowing

3 Oct 2018 Andrew1 Comment

The Wheel of Time comes to Amazon

Cue all the “At least this series is finished” snark. Set in an epic world where magic exists but only women can use it, “The Wheel of Time” follows Moiraine, a member of the shadowy and influential all-female organization called the “Aes Sedai,” as she embarks on a dangerous journey with five young men and… Read More The Wheel of Time comes to Amazon

2 Oct 2018 Andrew1 Comment

John C. Wright Hates the Last Jedi

He hates it soo much… …that he devotes a series of posts at his block to smashing it into tiny bits, and then jumping on those bits. Not gonna lie, it’s pretty amusing. But in one of these bromides, he does kind of gloss over some stuff that I think would merit a more thorough discussion:… Read More John C. Wright Hates the Last Jedi

1 Oct 2018 AndrewLeave a comment

Break Over. Time for New Work.

When you finish a big project, you’re allowed some downtime. Now that The Sword is in the hands of readers, I’ve been letting myself do nothing. Now it’s time to get the juices flowing again. I’ve got some stuff to write for the next UJ, and I might squeeze out a novella before the year’s… Read More Break Over. Time for New Work.

15 Sep 2018 AndrewLeave a comment

A Short List of Things I Do Not Care About

William Burroughs used to write, back in the jet-age 60’s, about starting a riot with a tape recorder. You ask some people their opinion of a different group, and record their responses, then take them to members of that group, and ask what they think of it, and record their responses, then take them back… Read More A Short List of Things I Do Not Care About

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Woodie Guthrie was a Showboating Commie Stooge, and He Never Killed a Single Fascist

I don’t blog about politics anymore. Politics is a numb suckhole of fools and swine stabbing at each other with bent knives. This is not about that. This is about taking down a liar. I could give a tinker’s damn about the policies of the Old Left, because the Old Left hasn’t been relevant for… Read More Woodie Guthrie was a Showboating Commie Stooge, and He Never Killed a Single Fascist

13 Aug 2018 AndrewLeave a comment

Slow Progress is Still Progress

It’s always easier to start something than to finish it. I can sit here right now (I am in fact) and throw down the first few lines of a new project that’s been marinating in my head for a few weeks. Might be a short, night be a novella, might be a whole new novel.… Read More Slow Progress is Still Progress

8 Aug 2018 AndrewLeave a comment

First Order After Action Review for Operations on Jakku – The Angry Staff Officer

I know I’ve been doing a lot of Star Wars content lately, but that seems to be where my head’s at. Anyway, this is pretty funny. First Order After Action Review for Operations on Jakku. Okay, so, operations on Jakku: what was supposed to happ – dammit, GD796, if you can’t keep your hand out… Read More First Order After Action Review for Operations on Jakku – The Angry Staff Officer

4 Aug 2018 AndrewLeave a comment

What’s Wrong With Star Wars

Solo bombed. It may not have deserved to (I liked it), but it bombed. The Last Jedi didn’t do nearly as well as The Force Awakens. The narrative has switched from endless-franchise-money-machine to “maybe we have a problem with the fans“. And they do. Whether or not they want to acknowledge it, they do. There are many reasons… Read More What’s Wrong With Star Wars

2 Aug 2018 Andrew4 Comments