Feast of the Epiphany
(1) Examining the Adoration of the Magi (The Met)(2) Why Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh Matter (The Imaginative Conservative) (3) Look at the Revival: A poem by Theresa Lola (The National Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Winston Smith
2022: Year-in-review
A couple of paragraphs to close out 2022. This is the year I said goodbye to London and put an exclamation point on Kingdom Hearts. I spent a night in Continue Reading →
Disney Concept Art
The scan is from the Art of Walt Disney World Resort. This was a study for Disney’s Yacht Club. It was done by R. Tom Gilleon in 1986.
Kingdom Hearts Unanswered Questions
“Sora, listen. The power of waking isn’t to go chase hearts around! Even if you do locate Kairi, you might never come home to us again.“ (1) What is the Continue Reading →
Ansem Report Podcast
The hosts have guests sit on the hot seat and answer thirteen KH related questions. Here’s my pass at answering those questions. Questions 12 and 13 aren’t really applicable so Continue Reading →
Pope Benedict XVI (1927 – 2022)
VENERATION OF THE HOLY SHROUD, MEDITATION OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI, Fifth Sunday of Easter, 2 May 2010 (Vatican) Effectively, the Shroud was immersed in that profound darkness that was Continue Reading →
Kingdom Heart 3: Risk Taker Trophy (.01%)
There was one trophy left when I finished KH and KH: Re Mind. The Risk Taker Trophy is ultra-rare and according to PS only achieved by .01% of all players. Continue Reading →
A Real Indiana Jones Quest
This post is dedicated to my Mom. What if I told you there was a priceless ancient work of art and relic that’s still in existence and just lost? It Continue Reading →
Feast Day of St Thomas Becket
“They found in him a model of opposition to royal tyranny.” — Thomas Becket murder and the making of a saint There are two very slim titles on Thomas Becket Continue Reading →