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Marcel, Heaven, myself and Hunin discuss Anime of the ages. We contemplate it’s influence on our own home grown Americanime (Hunin’s term), discuss our views on hentai and debate if Japan is bigger than Manhattan.

Dominion Cast 23 download (46 mins. 43MB)

Music from demo by fonetik
Dr. Tran
New Forums!!!! … eventually
Fist of the North Star
More Muscle Butt
Weird Titles
Robotech and Robots (Robotech Shadow Chronicles)
Miyazachi Miy-Ass
Coondocks
Lost in Translation
Hentai? No!

Ed Zwick’s Defiance is an action/drama with smidgen of schmaltz (a word from Yiddish meaning “chick flick romantic bullshit” - not literally). At the same time, it’s definitely not an all out action flick. At no time does Dan Craig mug for the camera, “Bielski. Tuvia Bielski” before flying down a zip line one-handed blasting Nazi‘s with a Tommy gun in the other and humming Havah Nagilah. If he did I’d be rooting for the Germans - and I HATE rooting for the Germans.

Glory. Legends of the Fall. Courage under Fire. The Siege. Zwick knows his stuff and adds another to this impressive portfolio. Despite strong allusions to the story of Moses, this is a very gritty film without traditional heroes but capturing the reality of men and women just doing their best in a fucked up situation. They steal. They hook up for warmth and to fend off despair - quickly too. Irving didn’t your wife and kid just die a few scenes back? They eat dogs and horses, kosher - maybe not, but ain‘t no manna from the sky for this tribe. Interspersed through are glimpses of normal life, especially romance, which doesn’t quite undermine the intensity but does NOT help it. They kill, although this last part is by far the easiest when your enemy is committing atrocities and means to wipe you off the Earth, and has the ability. A major theme is the formation of community amidst the state of nature. The one family, the foundation of this a micro-society, is broken by it’s grief.

Tuvia and Zus are the eldest brothers of the Bielski family. Being smugglers and bootleggers they know to evade their hunters and in doing so pick up refuges looking for safety under their protection. Tuvia is the most conscientious and is played exceedingly well by Daniel Craig. He wishes to take in everyone, accepting the hardships of leadership. Liev Schreiber plays Zus, the brother that simply wants to fight back in eye for an eye fashion. Of course there’s a schism, even a Romulus/Remus fight, leaving Tuvai to effectively serve as savior to his people. Most of the film focuses on this wilderness community as it goes through its first winter. There is dissention in the ranks counter balanced by a traditional wedding, tragedy and joy. In the end, Zus and Tuvia reconcile and we’re told they survived with 1200 people.

Defiance is a good movie, but not a great one. Poignancy was lacking since the biggest threat to this Jewish colony were it’s own members mostly. It wasn’t until the end that the Germans even showed up to try to kill them and the film reverts into an action flick with some pointless heroics, with the cavalry coming in the nick of time. Kind of doesn’t do the struggle justice, but definitely watch-able.

Alan fit the freshly ground metal piece into the lock’s gear system and gave it a turn as he press it in. The lower bow hold door clanked with the release of multiple internal secure bars before the door opened to the ship’s treasury. Inside were exotic spices, four sacks of multi-colored crystals, and boxes with alien writing on some kind of ashen hued parchment, their gear and 6 four-foot metal rods. Their victory in this task, like the bloody business above, was however short lived.

The ceiling hatch slamming shut was the indicator that the rebellion had been noticed. Lord Nevosa, his lieutenant and 4 Nior warriors were still up and intent on keeping their vessel. The chief son’s restrained tones offered freedom to those that surrendered. He claimed another vessel had responded to their distress call and was en route. His offer was of course denied. The bellow pipe being plugged on the bridge level was a quiet declaration of war. Alan, Squeezil, Jerrith and a squad each of Shi’Ator and Ueppaah captives prepared their escape.

While the broken slaves were moved to the lower bow hold, Alan hatched a plan to redirect the major current of the generator through the ships metallic hull to disrupt the bridge. Half an hour later all the preparations were made and the conduit lowered to the deck. Some Shi’Ator were not in a safe enough area in the lower hold and suffered the consequences, but there was no indication that command was affected. Power distribution was though, as the lanterns of the skimma winked out.

The blue glow of the generator was enough to jury rig a way, at the risk of crippling the vessel further. Two similar charge conduits were affixed to the hatch to blow it off its recessed hinges. A loud scream from the routers caused by such an energy drain preceded a sudden 45-degree tilt to port. Muffled shouts from above let them know their captors were still about. Jerrith, Koviannos and Squeezil backed by several Shi’Ator ascend to the midnight black quarterdeck.

Struggling to keep footing in the vertigo of the slanted floor, Koviannos volunteered to lead the way letting his psionic sense guide them.
From above on the starboard side solidly struck the gray alien whom collapsed. Distant scuffles let them know there was something at the far end of the level. A quick flash and loud report confirmed this as molten tungsten plug struck the gray being solidly, the frail frame collapsed with the wound. The security officer moved to shield Koviannos, spraying blindly from his carbine to keep the dark sighted threats at bay. He took a grazing shot of the burning metal for his trouble. Squeezil, keen sighted and still unnoticed, found the crank to raise the deck’s metal shutters and began cranking with all the strength her small frame could muster.

To get a better vantage Jerrith hung from a nearby doorway returning fire blindly. The Nior wasn’t hindered by the darkness, but the dim red light from the now opened shutters. A clear target profile was all the survivalist needed to end that threat. From the elevated starboard corridor, a second Nior aimed at the human below. Gorus the Shi’Ator commander spotted this and with a mighty leap tackled the second warrior - his superior skill making quick work of the remaining threat.

Kovianos was bandaged, but his biology was unfathomable compared to any Jerrith had seen. Squee could just make out a speck on the horizon slowly approaching. The next hatch to main deck was also barred, and although Alan cut eventually cut through it with his tools, would it be fast enough? A drastic measure had to be taken. The ferret secured a rope to herself and climbed out of the high side to get to the top.

A Nior lay in ambush above the hatch with the thick blade of his darglaive ready to split the first head that emerged from the now sizzling hatch. Another was further down the deck in a prone position taking aim for the first newcomer. Hiding amongst cooling pipes not a yard from the waiting warrior, she steeled herself for what must be done.

With a massive thrust she threw all of her 8 lb body into the first latch and slid it open. The Nior chopped furiously at her but was taken by surprise. With effort she opened the second hatch and Jerrith sprung out join the fray. Shots ringing out spurred him to deal with the shooter and leave the first Nior to Gorus. A deck below, Alan rerouted the cooling hoses into the bellow pipe and called for parley - only to scald some enemy respondent on the bridge with a blast of steam. Jerrith took another shot before kneeling for a better shot, while the Shi’Ator commander threw the first over the side. The captain lost footing while moving to aid his human ally, but was luckily caught by Lord Delor of the Ueppah - his previous enemy.

The shooter was sprayed with lead until he succumbed. Nevosa and Lt. Margonar were still nowhere in sight. The four rebels on the top deck did see the slowly approaching ship nearly now in docking range. Several shadowing figures seemed to disembark from the alien vessel - unlike the Nior’s in design - and glide towards them.

The rest of the Jovian Saga

Unless you’ve been in a coma, yet linked to the da Dominion via telepathic modem (a benefit for our donating citizens), you know the United States of American has inaugurated it’s first half-Kenyan half-White Hawaiian-born President.

This is inspiring in it’s realization of the potential of many Americans burdened by partial familial association with Black culture. Now these “zebras”, as called by George Jefferson, have a shot of being noticed by the public eye and accepted by the US mainstream.

Halle Berry
Vin Diesel
Tiger Woods
Thandie Newton
Sade
Rosario Dawson
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
Mariah Carey
Lenny Kravitz
Bob Marely
Jimi Hendrix
Alicia Keys
Smokey Robinson
and Derek Jeter

All these entertainers/athletes can finally attain the celebrity they so richly deserve now that Barry O. has broken down the walls!

Thought I wasn’t gonna post today?
“It’s the King Holiday, Digg is Black, they’re allowed to be extra lazy today by law right?”

Yes, we are - but being a labor of love, da Dominion doesn’t count as work, although stomaching our Truth can be a trial for the ignorant or tasteful.

Also, I’m pretty sure that Dr. King would approve of our multi-ethnic ideas intermingling here on what he might call the “electronic world congregation” that is the internet. He would’ve been 80 today, therefore mostly unaware of the porn and filth that saturates the web - or a secret connaisseur of German hardcore.

What? Just because he’s Black means he’s got to subscribe only to Hood Booty Hunters or similar niche sites?

So many dozens of biopics that have been made about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have portrayed him in the blindly gleaming veneer of modern sainthood, but few get at the actual man. Although it was about Malcolm X, Spike Lee’s X briefly touched on the rumors of his philandering. Unsubstantiated they remain rumor. I’m more fascinated by the sense of humor of the man. Such a dangerous and trying campaign against a violently resistant society has got to lead to comic relief in some form. Being an eloquent speaker you’d think he would be quite capable of lifting the morale of his people when their spirts got dark (pun not intended).

The MLK One-Liner

Given this picture, comment a funny line Dr. King would say to raise the spirits of his beleagured civil right crusaders or to commemorate this holiday or regarding the inauguration of our first Black president tomorrow - assuming the Secret Service succeeds at it’s greatest challenge. *fingers, toes and eyes crossed*