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War of the Arrows

Set during the second Manchu invasion of Korea, War of the Arrows follows Nam Yi, a gifted archer whose sister is kidnapped by Manchurian raiders on the day of her wedding. I loved this movie. The cinematography is beautiful and

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Ben Friday, 27 July 2012 movies & TV 1 Comment Read more

Archery: Speed Shooting Techniques, Part 2

A little over a year ago, I wrote about a couple of archery speed shooting techniques and posted some YouTube videos. Since then, I’ve come across a few more videos of archers shooting incredibly fast. These videos debunk decades of

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Ben Tuesday, 19 June 2012Thursday, 23 August 2018 gaming, medieval combat, movies & TV 28 Comments Read more

Welcome to Your Future Digital Life

This is one of those times where I post something without saying much about it. The video pretty much illustrates it all. Hilarious and horrifying.  

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Ben Wednesday, 30 May 2012Wednesday, 30 May 2012 movies & TV, software 1 Comment Read more

The Epic Fantasy Avengers Lineup

This idea is just too hard to resist. I literally can’t help myself. Tor.com has come up with a list of fantasy characters who they think would comprise a fictional, epic fantasy Avengers team. Naturally, I think they got it

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Ben Friday, 11 May 2012Wednesday, 16 May 2012 fiction, movies & TV 9 Comments Read more

I Just Hate You So Much

For the amused and curious: watch the original.

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Ben Tuesday, 20 March 2012Tuesday, 20 March 2012 movies & TV 1 Comment Read more

Dragon Age: Redemption by Felicia Day

I’ve never played many computer games. Not that I don’t enjoy them—quite the opposite. Once I start one, I often become completely absorbed to the detriment of everything else. But I’ve never had enough discretionary income to really justify spending

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Ben Monday, 28 November 2011Tuesday, 6 December 2011 gaming, movies & TV 2 Comments Read more

Cool Geek Stuff that Makes Me Want to Stab My Eyes Out

Here’s a short list of geek stuff that’s admired and loved by loads of geeks worldwide—but I’d rather spend eternity in the belly of the Sarlacc than ever have to deal with in any form. Dr. Who—It looks like it

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Ben Thursday, 1 September 2011 art, fiction, gaming, movies & TV, software 15 Comments Read more

Roll a d6 – Music Video with Hot RPG Chick and Her Nerdy RPG Pals

Today for your viewing pleasure I offer a catchy music video of a hot gaming chick and her nerdy pals singing about roleplaying games. The song is a parody of “Like a G6” by Far East Movement. It’s been recreated

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Ben Thursday, 5 May 2011Monday, 13 February 2012 gaming, movies & TV, music 8 Comments Read more

Weapons That Made Britain

Ing over at Blog Ing just wrote a post about Deadliest Warrior, and it reminded me of another similar show I’ve run into recently. It’s called Weapons That Made Britain, and it’s cool because it mixes historical fact with modern

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Ben Monday, 21 June 2010Saturday, 30 June 2012 medieval combat, movies & TV 3 Comments Read more

Avatar

It seems everyone is talking about Avatar. I’m glad it was so successful. I hope it will continue to convince more studio executives in Hollywood of the box office potential of big budget sci-fi movies. Avatar is being released in

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Ben Tuesday, 5 January 2010Wednesday, 18 May 2011 movies & TV 3 Comments Read more
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