Have Mandolin Will Travel

A dive into Harry Martinson's masterful 1956 Sci-Fi epic poem "Aniara."

A deep dive into Anthony's Kellman's 2008 historical epic poem "Limestone" which is about the island of Barbados. Spoiler: It's really good.

A tour of the Predator films. (Well, 4 of them, plus the B-movie bonus "Without Warning.") I had never seen any of these and honestly? They're pretty good with several even being *really* good.

A look at the Ugandan epics "Song of Lawino" and "Song of Ocol" written by Okot p'BItek in the 1960s.

A look at the mostly forgotten 1894 American epic poem "Twasinta's Seminoles," written by former enslaved poet Albery Allson Whitman.

A deep dive into Maria Dahvana Headley's fantastic 2018 novel "The Mere Wife" which is a modern retelling of the epic poem "Beowulf"

A look at the epic poem "Beowulf" and its 2007 animated film adaptation.

A review and analysis of Opera Orlando's 2026 production of Giacomo Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" where I repeated call the leading man character a douchebag.

A look at the zany but extremely fun comic "Justice League vs Godzilla vs Kong" which is exactly what it sounds like.

A look at Opera Orlando's 2026 production of the Pulitzer Prize winning "Silent Night," a 2011 opera about the Christmas Truce of 1914.