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DETECTIVE MOXLEY, Part 3: “Lie Down with Squids”

Friday, January 16, 2015
By Phil Elmore
DETECTIVE MOXLEY, Part 3: “Lie Down with Squids”

“Bourbon,” said Moxley.  “Go easy on the ice.” Shebeiskowski waved the trashcan-shaped robot away when it rolled over to him.  He looked around the darkened pub as if he expected his coworkers to be hiding under the tables. At this time of day, though, the place was deserted.  If there was a human attendant... »

DETECTIVE MOXLEY, Part 2: “Everybody’s Sorry”

Friday, January 9, 2015
By Phil Elmore
DETECTIVE MOXLEY, Part 2: “Everybody’s Sorry”

Moxley sat in a robot diner on Wernerplasse, rolling a flavored vapor tube from one corner of his mouth to the other. Before him on the table lay a pocket tab. He was using it to scroll through surveillance feeds. It made no sense.... »

DETECTIVE MOXLEY, Part 1: “He Died Hard”

Friday, January 2, 2015
By Phil Elmore
DETECTIVE MOXLEY, Part 1: “He Died Hard”

“Well,” said Moxley, “he died hard. No argument there.” Siengold narrow-eyed the detective for all he was worth.  Siengold was a Goop; he was supposed to hate private detectives. Like so many of the government operatives, however, he took real pleasure in this particular... »


Fighting Patterns of Kuntao and Silat

Monday, October 20, 2014
By Phil Elmore
Fighting Patterns of Kuntao and Silat

There is a distinct dearth of books on Liu Seong Gung Fu in general and Liu Seong Kuntao in particular. While there are a few, the art of Willem... »

Singham

Thursday, August 21, 2014
By Phil Elmore
Singham

Bajirao Singham’s “style of working” (hang on while I put on my Aviator sunglasses) is not a style, so much, as a mandate, where that mandate is to do... »

Singham Returns

Wednesday, August 20, 2014
By Phil Elmore
Singham Returns

“Singham Returns,” which comes on the heels of 2011’s “Singham,” is not a movie.  Rather, it is an experience, in which director Rohit Shetty’s vision of a tight-panted, tight-shirted,... »