A Brief History On March 10, 2022, the latest film from The Daily Wire, The Hyperions, premiered for free on YouTube. A comic book superhero film, The Hyperions does not intend to compete with the gigantic, big budget productions, but manages to entertain rather well on its limited platform. The third in a series of films from podcast specialists The Daily Wire, The Hyperions is a different type of film than the first two offerings from The Daily Wire, the second of which, Shut In, premiered on February 10, 2022. Digging Deeper The previous film having been a horror/thriller type…
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Major Daniel Zar is a retired veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He served during the Cold War and has traveled to many countries around the world. Prior to his military service, he graduated from Cleveland State University, having majored in sociology. Following his military service, he worked as a police officer eventually earning the rank of captain prior to his retirement.
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A Brief History On February 29, 1940, for her portrayal of Mammy in the classic motion picture, Gone with the Wind, Hattie McDaniel became the first African American to win an Academy Award, better known as an Oscar. On the last day of February, the month we celebrate as “Black history Month,” we take the time to honor some famous and well loved fictional African American characters. We have previously featured many real great African Americans, but today we take the time to recognize how even fictional characters can present people in a positive light, even as an example for…
A Brief History On February 10, 2022, we took advantage of the on-line (YouTube) free release of a new film, Shut In, a low budget but highly watchable and entertaining horror film. A production of The Daily Wire, a conservative media operation, the film does NOT burden you with any conservative social engineering or subtle messages, and merely entertains the viewer. Unlike much of “woke” Hollywood output, Shut In leaves politics and social issues up to the viewer and does not try to sell any particular philosophy. Digging Deeper Yes, we liked the movie! We are in good company, as…
A Brief History On February 13, 2022, ironically during Black History Month, the National Football League is making a mockery of American society by featuring ill-advised radical and divisive racial aspects to the sport they like to think of as our “National Pastime.” We call upon all decent Americans to send a strong message to the NFL by boycotting this year’s Super Bowl halftime show. Digging Deeper A lot of the substance for our displeasure with the NFL stems from the “entertainment” scheduled for half-time and some of the ads to be aired during the game, one of which is…
A Brief History On February 7, 1981, a Soviet airliner carrying 6 crewmen and 44 passengers crashed immediately after takeoff from Pushkin Airport near Leningrad, killing all 50 people aboard the jetliner. Among the passengers killed, were 16 senior Soviet officers, Admirals and Generals of the Soviet Pacific Fleet, effectively decapitating one of the most powerful military units in the world. As we have repeatedly in the past, we take another look at what we call a “Naval Oops Moment.” Digging Deeper Unlike other naval disasters we have reported on, this incident did not entail ships or even the ocean,…