• Can we just say "dub"?

    Can we just say “dub”?

    In one of my classes back when I was in college had an assignment where we were to read aloud a film review that we had written. One of my classmates reviewed Gone With the Wind; her review was heartfelt, […]

     
  • The Songs from Assassin's Creed IV:  Black Flag are not all Sea Shanties

    The Songs from Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag are not all Sea Shanties

    I am tired of every “expert” wanting to fight me over this. It seems that ever since Nathan Evans covered, on TikTok, The Longest John’s version of The Wellerman everyone loves sea shanties. And because of the misinformation supplied by […]

     
  • A Tale of Wisdom Teeth Extraction for Siarra

    A Tale of Wisdom Teeth Extraction for Siarra

    Okay, let me tell you a god-awful story about keeping your wisdom teeth. My parents were divorced and my mom was on welfare so I was directed to a clinic to have the procedure done. I took a bus to […]

     
  • Social History of English Seamen

    Amusing World

    I read, in Renaissance magazine,  a review of a book called The Social History of English Seamen, 1485-1649, edited by Cheryl A. Fury and published by The Boydell Press in 2012.  This book appears to be something that I would […]

     
 

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