Monthly Archives: August 2017

In the Face of Gaming, Hollywood Lives

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

Much is made of the fact that the game industry as a whole pulls in more money than the film industry as a whole. This is sometimes taken as evidence that gaming is set to eclipse film (and even television) … Continue reading →

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My Casual Gaming

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

I own both Fire Emblem Heroes and Fire Emblem Fates. While both are good games, I noticed that I play Heroes a lot more than I do Fates; indeed, I rarely pick up Fates at all. I thought about it … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Iron Fist as I Watched It

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

The following is a series of thoughts that went through my mind as I watched the Iron Fist series on Netflix. I had written this at the time I initially watched the show, but decided to hold off on posting … Continue reading →

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Observations on K. C. Undercover

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

One day, a friend of mine put on the Disney Channel comedy K. C. Undercover, about a family of secret agents with a teenage daughter and son, as well as a group of friends who are also secret agents. As … Continue reading →

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Peter Grant’s Western Redemption

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

After a bad start, Peter Grant did it. Rocky Mountain Retribution proved to be far better than his original Walt Ames novel, Brings the Lightning (reviewed here.) In fact, one can read Retribution as a standalone since not much happens … Continue reading →

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The Problem of Writing Circles

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

Writing is a solitary activity, done on a messy desk in the dead of night. Authors type out word after word, wondering if anyone would want to read the tales they spin entirely in their head and, even better, pay … Continue reading →

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A Civil Conversation on Twitter about Books

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

While looking through my Google+ feed, a tweet by Twitter user @quartzen was brought to my attention (archive here.) Featured SF display at my local B&N yesterday- one white female author, the rest white men, so many duplicate authors and … Continue reading →

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My Thoughts on Batman & Harley Quinn

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

With a friend, I ended up watching the recently released Batman & Harley Quinn. I had heard of the complaints about Harley Quinn’s character, but I ignored them and looked at it anyway, since they complain about sexy female characters … Continue reading →

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Don’t Pay for Free-to-Play, or What Fire Emblem Heroes Does Right

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

NOTE: I am not being paid to write this. I’m just a fan of both Avengers Alliance and Fire Emblem Heroes. Once upon a time, there was a Facebook game called Avengers Alliance. It was a game of RPG-style battles … Continue reading →

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Why There Are So Many Fighting Females

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

The Action Girl — a female hero or villain who physically fights — is a common and beloved trope throughout all of popular culture. However, it is also somewhat unrealistic, for the average man is stronger than the average woman. … Continue reading →

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