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Jun
01
Song of the Samurai: When Manga Meets Prestige TV
Song of the Samurai proves live-action manga can be beautiful, brutal, historically rich, and still swing a sword with style.
3 min read
May
25
A Viking Secret Hidden in Plain Sight
Six Viking gold bracelets, buried for 1,000 years, surface by chance. Not currency. Not trade. Something powerful was meant to stay hidden.
2 min read
May
18
Kurosawa Walks Into the Samurai Genre and Locks the Doors
Kurosawa’s first samurai film hits Cannes: a siege outside, a murder inside, and paranoia closing in. This one feels different.
2 min read
May
11
One Wrong Dig, Six Hundred Coins, and a King on the Run
A “junk” find on Rügen turns into a Viking hoard: 600 coins, jewels, and clues tied to King Harald Bluetooth’s turbulent fall.
2 min read
Mar
31
Runes Before the Vikings
Ancient stones drop runes centuries early. “Idiberug” steps in like a name. Raw alphabet in progress. Then a line hits: “I wrote this.” That’s history talking.
1 min read
Mar
28
Adam Savage gets His Hands On A Samurai Sword
Not fame. Access. Savage walks into the vault, meets a real 17th-century katana, and geeks out like it matters. That’s the magic. I’m jealous.
1 min read
Mar
24
Vikings in Maine
1957, Maine. Guy digs up a beat-up Viking coin. No ships, no raids, just one silver drifter. Not proof… just one hell of a mystery.
2 min read
Mar
21
Bushido
Had a Go idea for VIKINGS vs SAMURAI. Then Bushido drops and I’m like damn, Shiraishi already played that hand better, deeper, colder.
4 min read
Dec
06
I Saw Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Kill Bill on the big screen was pure bliss: epic fights, electric crowd, plush seats, zero distractions. I’m going again. If it’s playing, don’t miss it.
2 min read
Nov
11
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
December 5. Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair. Four hours, one cut, all blood. Not a movie, Tarantino’s gospel. I’m calling it: this is church.
1 min read