Monthly Archives: December 2013

Review: Community

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

As a fan of surreal humor I can’t believe I missed this little gem for four seasons. Now I’m left in the uncomfortable position of recommending it as it goes into a fifth season with a major revamp. I’ll have … Continue reading →

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Lest we forget

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: This was my op-ed for Pearl Harbor Day. “Far-called, our navies melt away; On dune and headland sinks the fire: Lo, all our pomp of yesterday Is one with Nineveh and Tyre! Judge of the Nations, spare us yet, … Continue reading →

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Review: Dracula

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Drac is back. In a new series on NBC to be exact, staring Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Henry VIII “The Tudors”) as the ever-popular count. The count is by official count the second most popular movie character ever. Dracula has the … Continue reading →

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Review: Catching Fire

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

“Auferre, trucidare, rapere, falsis nominibus imperium; atque, ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant.” (“They plunder, they slaughter, and they steal: this they falsely name Empire, and where they make a desert, they call it peace.”) – Gaius Cornelius Tacitus; 56 – … Continue reading →

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The Winter War

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Last Saturday, Nov. 30, was the 74th anniversary of the beginning of a forgotten war, the Soviet invasion of Finland, called the Talvisota in Finnish, and the Zimnyaya Woyna in Russian. The Red Army, which possessed three times as many … Continue reading →

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