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The Accidental President. Review of The Man (1972).
Review by Matthew Kresal The Man himself. James Earl Jones, who becomes President by accident. The Man (1972). Picture courtesy Moria...
Oct 26, 20234 min read


The Adventures of Aella the Amazon. Part 7: Season Six.
By Paul Leone. Figurine of an Amazon on horseback on display in the Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University. The Amazon and horse were...
Oct 25, 20234 min read


Alternate History and Stargate. Part 7
By Tom Anderson Time to look butch. Time to look at Stargate. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. When we last left this rundown of...
Oct 20, 20237 min read


The Adventures of Aella the Amazon. Part 6: Season Five.
By Paul Leone. Alexander the Great meets Diogenes (without his barrel), by Gaspar de Crayer. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons....
Oct 18, 20235 min read


The Adventures of Aella the Amazon. Part 5: Season Four.
By Paul Leone The Sea Queen. Possibly. There aren't many photographs of the original. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Continuing our...
Oct 11, 20235 min read


Alternate History and Stargate. Part 6
By Tom Anderson From left: Debbie Reynolds (actress), Richard Nixon (President), Carrie Fisher (actress), Pat Nixon (First Lady). None of...
Oct 9, 20238 min read

Book Nook: Agent Lavender, by Tom Black and Jack Tindale
Authors interviewed by David Flin The book that started it all. One of the first books produced by SLP, and an iconic aspect of the...
Sep 28, 202313 min read


The Adventures of Aella the Amazon. Part 3: Season 2.
By Paul Leone. Two Amazons battle two griffins. Bas relief from the British Museum. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Continuing our...
Sep 27, 20234 min read


Book Nook: The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde
Review by Jared Kavanagh Picture courtesy Amazon. The year in 1985. Britain and Russia have been fighting the Crimean War since 1854....
Sep 25, 20234 min read


The Adventures of Aella the Amazon. Part 2: Season One
By Paul Leone. The first Myth of the Week: Plight of the Pegasus. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Reviews of books, films, and...
Sep 20, 20234 min read


Alternate History and Stargate. Part 5
By Tom Anderson Asgard Transporter, Second Life. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. When we last left this series , I had approached the...
Sep 14, 202310 min read


The Adventures of Aella the Amazon. Part 1: Overview.
By Paul Leone This is not how Aella the Amazon normally dresses. Laetitia Casta in civvies. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Reviews...
Sep 13, 20235 min read


60 Years of Dr Who. Part 6: the Sixth Doctor
By Matthew Kresal Another Baker as Doctor Who. Picture courtesy Big Finish Productions. Matthew's previous articles can be found here: 1,...
Sep 4, 20237 min read


Book Nook: My Name is Victoria. Author Lucy Worsley
Reviewed by Matthew Kresal My Name is Victoria, by Lucy Worsley. Not a waste of time. Alternate history and professional historians have...
Aug 31, 20233 min read


Alternate History and Stargate. Part 4
By Tom Anderson What this team needs is a fashion designer. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Last time on this series , we had reached...
Aug 28, 202310 min read


Book Nook: The Flashman Series, by George MacDonald Fraser
Review by David Flin Illustration for George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman. Picture courtesy Gino d'Achille. One of the constant debates...
Aug 24, 20237 min read


Tales from Development Hell: The Bodyguard
By Ryan Fleming Inevitably, it was also made into a Musical. Bodyguards don't normally burst into song. Trust me on that. Picture...
Aug 18, 202310 min read


60 Years of Doctor Who. Part 5: The Fifth Doctor
By Matthew Kresal Following Tom Baker. A tough ask. Picture Courtesy Big Finish Productions. When Tom Baker left Doctor Who after seven...
Aug 14, 20235 min read


An Alternate History of Horror XIV: Paperbacks from Hell
By Ryan Fleming. Frankenstein at work in his laboratory. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Modern horror fiction was born in novels....
Aug 11, 202314 min read


Alternate History and Stargate. Part 2
By Tom Anderson Interest in reviving the franchise? According to Digital Spy, maybe. Picture courtesy Digital Spy. In my previous...
Aug 10, 20237 min read
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