Book Review: Mistress of the Waves
By Tamara Wilhite
Amanda Kirasdotr, the main character, grew up on the colony world of Goddard. Enough time has passed that her people are natives of the world and generations behind Earth in technology. It makes the interstellar visitors an incredible novelty, though they have little interest in the colonists. That is, until Amanda saves on who had the misfortune of going sailing without knowing how to swim on a world that lacks the many safety systems they’re accustomed to. This one act turns her life upside down, and it may change her world. And that is the beginning of the book Mistress of the Waves by George Phillies.
An Interview with Author Chrome Oxide
By Tamara Wilhite
Chrome Oxide is the pen name of a science fiction and horror author who shall remain anonymous. However, his works are well known. I’ve read some of his short stories like the one in “Forbidden Thoughts”, though he’s written much more.
The Ballad of THE SOCIAL JUSTICE WARRIORS!
Part 2 of an Ongoing Poetry Series
By Mike Baron
Liberty Island’s prolific novelist Mike Baron offers some politically-inspired verse! Click here for Part 1.
SOCIAL JUSTICE WARRIORS!
Part 1 of an Ongoing Poetry Series
By Mike Baron
Liberty Island’s prolific novelist Mike Baron offers some politically-inspired verse!
An Interview with Author Robert Arrington
By Tamara Wilhite
I had the pleasure of interviewing lawyer and author Robert Arrington. Most of his work is fantasy or paranormal, multiple works of which were published by Liberty Island Press.
Taking Ramy Youssef to Task for His Depressing Hulu Sitcom
By David M. Swindle
Most of my writing these days focuses on Islamist groups in Southern California and the country at large, however sometimes it intersects with popular culture, as it does with my newest piece, published yesterday at PJ Media, Golden Globe-Winner Ramy Youssef’s Muslim Family Sitcom More Tragedy than Comedy…
Opportunities Taken and Opportunities Missed in The Morning Show
A lawyer’s perspective
By Robert Arrington
I watched the episodes of The Morning Show with interest and a great deal of admiration for the performances of Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Anniston. I read Tom Weiss’ review of the show here with interest and pleasure.
Because I don’t disagree with the Weiss review in broad outline, I’m not lodging a dissenting opinion. But I do want to talk about opportunities missed as well as opportunities taken in the production, because there were some.
I can’t help but bring to the show my experience over thirty-plus years with sexual harassment claims. I have defended them, “prosecuted” them, mediated them, investigated them, and served as arbitrator in cases where sexual harassment was part of the mix of claims. I’ve conducted training in how to prevent such claims.
An Interview with Author Monalisa Foster
By Tamara Wilhite
Monalisa Foster is a versatile science fiction author. She’s written alternate history like the story “Catching the Dark” in “To Slip the Surly Bonds”. She’s contributed a number of science fiction anthologies like “Terra Nova: The Wars of Liberation.”
The Confused Reparations Politics of Frozen 2
By Shant Eghian
On New Years’ Eve, I went with some friends to see Frozen 2. I liked the first Frozen well enough. I thought the story was creative and engaging, though I thought the music was completely overrated (why they thought a song like “For the First Time in Forever” was fit for production is completely beyond me). Frozen 2 was also entertaining, and often very funny, though I think the songs this time were even more bland and forgettable than the last movie.
But what really made this movie stand out from its predecessor was the really bizarre political angle that the story attempted to take.
Marvel and Disney Vs. Martin Scorsese: How the Modern Studio System Is Impoverishing Cinema
By Jon Bishop
This ongoing superhero movie debate isn’t about superhero movies.
Before I continue, let me say I’m a fan of Marvel films. I think they’re fun to watch, moving, and well-made. I also think it’s entirely reasonable for us to have different categories of film. It would be off-base, for instance, for us to compare Endgame with Citizen Kane. They’re two entirely different styles of film, two entirely different cultural products. (I borrowed this metric from the late film critic Roger Ebert.)
I don’t think this debate will die down anytime soon. I don’t think it should.
