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Square Enix Counts Down To Bahamut - Kotaku.com


Square Enix certainly loves their countdown clocks. The last one wound up giving us a Nintendo DS remake of Chrono Trigger, and this latest one? All we know is it's for a game involving Bahamut, the giant dragon we've come to alternately love and ...


11 Nov 2008

Irena Sendler's legacy - Jerusalem Post


As a young Roman Catholic student at Warsaw University in the 1930s, Irena Sendler stood out, one of the few of her faith who regularly sat with the Jewish students in the segregated lecture halls. She was taunted by the Christian students for ...


8 Nov 2008

Expanded Jewish Film Festival begins next week at two venues - Everything Alabama Blog


The Mobile Jewish Film Festival is celebrating its eighth season and the 2008 edition brings a characteristically eclectic lineup. Presented by the Mobile Area Jewish Federation, in partnership with Jewish Cinema South, the expanded Mobile festival ...


18 Oct 2008

Such A Holy Place To Be


“Your wig's crooked, dude.” Even with all the pins and clips stacked on my scalp, I was having a hell of a time keeping my fake hair straight. My long blond locks had slipped to the side during the walk to the Tau Gamma Ro house. ...


7 Nov 2008

Thoughts on 'Legend of the Seeker'


Just wanted to share a few thoughts about the new Sword of Truth TV adaptation, Legend of the Seeker: Many changes from Wizard's First Rule in the first two episodes Presumably this was done to speed up Richard's departure from Westland ...


6 Nov 2008

Wladyslaw Szpilman 1911 - 2000 - The Pianist Poland


Who was Konrad Zegota? There was no such person. In the conspiratorial life of the Polish Underground, virtually everything had a code name – a cryptonym – and the Council for Aid to Jews was no exception. ...


1 Nov 2008

Mystery Science Theater 3000: 20th Anniversary Edition Arrives!


4 episodes for $50? Wow, what an amazing deal! Sorry, until they decide to release these at a decent price, I'll stick to torrents for MST3k, and just buy Rifftrax. zegota.


28 Oct 2008

Ashes to Ashes


“Your wig's crooked, dude.” Even with all the pins and clips stacked on my scalp, I was having a hell of a time keeping the damn thing straight. My long faux locks had slipped to the side. I tilted them back the upright position, ...


23 Oct 2008

Review: (NJO) Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial by James Luceno


* Warning! Star Wars EU spoilers! * I first attempted to read the New Jedi Order series in high school ... and it didn't go well. The reason, I've found out, is that the audiobook of the first novel, Vector Prime, is catastrophically ...


27 Sep 2008