Assassin’s Creed III was one of my most-anticipated games of 2012, but for a variety of reasons (money), I’m just now playing it here in 2013. Prettybird was generous enough to offer it to me as a Christmas present on the condition that I not drop off the face of the planet after putting the … Continue reading
On September 8th, 1966, the future began. And almost a half-century later, Star Trek is still one of the most celebrated television and movie franchises in history – spanning nearly 530 hours of content – and continues to have an incredible impact on not only our culture, but even our science and technology. Not … Continue reading
History is a little like a panther. A totally awesome panther that leaps out at you from the most unexpected places and mauls you with mad knowledge. I was attacked by the history panther this past weekend when I visited Prettybird in Carrollton, Missouri. Being a rural Midwestern town, there’s only a handful of people … Continue reading
Way back in December, one of my earliest posts on Rhoades to Madness was my excitement over seeing Honest-to-Godforsaken Abe cutting a swath through the vampire legions on the big screen. If Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter the book had a fault, it took the subject matter too seriously, taking a Doris Kearns Goodwin-style approach to … Continue reading
We finished up our Saturday jaunt through history in Kansas City by visiting the Liberty Memorial. Continue reading
Today is the 79th anniversary of the Union Station Massacre in Kansas City, Missouri. I have previously mentioned the Massacre on Rhoades to Madness, but for those unwilling to click a link, here’s a summary. On this day in 1933, heavily-armed gunmen attacked federal agents and local police who were escorting a prisoner out of … Continue reading
Last Sunday, the magnificent Sherlock, BBC’s modern take on the storied detective, aired its last episode of the season stateside. The next day,House, M.D. concluded its eighth and final season. And much like the characters, the shows are now inextricably linked. When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle sought inspiration for his soon-to-be-legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes, he … Continue reading
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