Tag: Wars

The other day, I wrote a very positive piece about Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. As part of the production process, I re-installed and fired up the three copies of that game I own, just to make sure it was still in a working and acceptable state, tech wise. I mentioned the ...

The PS5 and Xbox Series X are both great consoles, so it really depends on your personal preferences. Here is a comparison of the two consoles to help you make a decision: Playstation 5 Pros: More powerful hardware More exclusive games DualSense controller with haptic feedback and ad...

Last year, before it all fell apart in the ever-churning schedule that is the silly life of being a solitary online writer, I intended to declare Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga as my personal favorite game of 2022. My volatile schedule and the fact that there’s just so darn much ...

Glasgow is full of character, charisma, and colour. Cobbled roads meander through Victorian-era buildings and sleek, glass office towers that stand together at odds under one grey sky. The city itself is as unique, diverse, and distinctively Glaswegian as the people who walk its streets. Scotland...

Although South London has a long history, it is also well-known for its turbulent past, especially in terms of gang violence. The area has experienced multiple violent gang conflicts throughout the years that have destroyed entire neighborhoods and decimated entire families. This 2000 word synopsis ...

Myriad stories have been written about the fight over water rights in the West, especially after 20+ years of a megadrought. The Colorado River Compact was written 101 years ago and no longer applies to today’s environmental conditions. However, there’s a new area where water is ...

Congress enacted statutes prohibiting recipients of federal funds from discriminating on the basis of certain protected characteristics — one such characteristic is disability. The Supreme Court agreed there is a right to sue in the event of discrimination, but took away th...

Like Humpty Dumpty after he fell off the wall, there was a time when America needed to be put back together again after a great fall, the Civil War. Yet, generations later, some people are still unwilling to admit the conflict had anything to do with chattel slavery. Instead, they will lean upon the...

Because I dwell in historical spaces, I am shocked by little that I see when researching, but this photo struck a nerve. Seeing this photo of young boys and later learning they were subjected to malnutrition, starvation, and being worked until they dropped forced me to change my original topic. I th...

Inthe first three parts of this series I’ve focused on the policy actions of successive governments, and the concerted (and successful) efforts of the private insurance industry to influence those policies, culminating in decades of systematic neoliberalisation and commodification of the UK&rs...

Their common ancestors have been forgotten in the dim mists of ancient myth, and the original Lyran humanoid form has evolved over time (and has also been genetically manipulated) into a wide variety of races with different sizes, features, skin tones and consciousness levels. It seemed to these Lyr...

The clash between Vans, a popular skateboarding shoe and apparel manufacturer known for its supreme streetwear, and MSCHF, a Brooklyn-based art collective, has sparked a wave of controversy in the world of streetwear. At the center of the dispute are the “Wavy Baby” sneakers, a parody of...