Spaghetti Westerns (Italian films from the 1960s and 70s set in the American West) are not my favorite Westerns. Ultraviolent, revisionist, grim affairs with nothing but bad towns and nihilistic worldviews, they are a far cry from the kind of […]
FUBU metalhead books are few and far between, so even though John Wray's new novel Gone to the Wolves features neither assassins nor dragons, I was happy to add it in to my standard rotation …
All-timer classic Hollywood director Howard Hawks LOVED to re-use elements from his movies. Whether it was to mine Bringing up Baby to produce the superior Man's Favorite Sport (yeah, superior, I said it!), or whether …
Dungeon Synth is the genre of music I'd like to think I'm better than, except I'm not. I mean, it's basically the kind of music you make when you buy your first keyboard, click …
I've talked previously about my decision to dive into the deep end of pro wrestling FAR later in life than most. If you really want to know why I decided to get really into …
All great pranks need a few key factors to achieve legendary status. Ridiculous Nathan Fielder levels of over-planning. Genuinely mystified reactions from your target as to just exactly how you managed to pull …
Before I got a real (by which I mean, "more than part time") job...8 years ago, I had worked in the local public library for over a decade. I manned the reference desk, a …
It's New Year's Eve, and you know what that means. That means that it is the end of the month of December and I am once again scrambling to write a blog post after …
I've talked before about how Games Workshop, despite the name, isn't great at designing "games." For all the work I put into my Warhammer armies, I'm not about to go recommend the actual game to …
Today's song isn't the first song I discovered through a heavy metal cover. However, unlike Gamma Ray's "It's a Sin," Sepultura's version of "The Hunt" was NOT the standout on its album. Sepultura …