Category Archives: History

And Later, All the Imams Sat Around Discussing the True Color of the Sun

Posted on Monday, December 11, 2006 by Keith

BBC: Iran’s foreign minister has rejected criticism of a two-day conference being held in Iran to examine whether the Holocaust actually happened. Manouchehr Mottaki told participants the event did not seek to confirm or deny the Holocaust, but rather to … Continue reading →

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Something Comic Book Geeks and Historians Can All Agree On…

Posted on Thursday, October 12, 2006 by Keith

…is that the trailor for 300 looks frickin’ amazing. For those who don’t know, the story is a retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae, in which 300 Spartans faught to the death the entire army of the Persian Empire. OK, … Continue reading →

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To “fill morgues of the future that have not yet been built”

Posted on Saturday, August 5, 2006 by Keith

The great Terry Jones has taken a stand for Armageddon: Those of us who have long been supporters of Armageddon have naturally been greatly cheered by way the president of the United States has been embracing our cause. Our desire … Continue reading →

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Happy Armstrong Day

Posted on Thursday, July 20, 2006 by Keith

Some good news, lest we forget what this whle civilization stuff is really all about: Today is the 37th anniversary of Mankind landing on the Moon, known on the Tranquility Calendar as Armstrong Day. Some great sights to be had … Continue reading →

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Happy 4th of July

Posted on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 by Keith

Your Author at the Lincoln Memorial back in March I know it isn’t easy right now to have super-patriotic thoughts about our country, what with tales of Haditha the like but we need to try to be happy and remember … Continue reading →

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Not The Mark of The Beast, But Of His Big Brother, Ted

Posted on Tuesday, June 6, 2006 by Keith

Today is the day the world ends. Or else, it’s Tuesday, depending on how you wear your goggles: The Number of the Beast is mentioned in the Book of Revelation of the Christian New Testament and has long been accepted … Continue reading →

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The Indian Rope Trick

Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 by Keith

You’ve all heard of the Indian Rope Trick, I’m sure. That’s the one where a magician hurls a rope into the air where it catches on some invisible force and hangs, as if descending of its own volition from the … Continue reading →

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We’re All Fans Here

Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 by Keith

Over at Making Light the discussion of the horrible exercise in copyright violation and common sense has diverged into a discussion about how all literature is fanfic, whoopee! I’m just a tad cynical about authors who rage against fanfic. Their … Continue reading →

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Your Piece of Film Trivia for the Day

Posted on Wednesday, March 8, 2006 by Keith

When ABC first aired A Fistful of Dollars in the 1970s, they added a prologue, shot with a Clint Eastwood lookalike as The Man With no Name and Harry Dean Stanton as the Warden. The Man with No Name is … Continue reading →

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The Very First Friday the 13th

Posted on Friday, May 13, 2005 by Keith

The Knights Templar were an unusual order in that they were not merely knights but monks as well. Founded by Hugh de Paynes in 1118 as a charitable order, the Knights took up residence in the Temple of Solomon in … Continue reading →

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