Blog

The ethnographic study of swords -spathology- involves the exploration of their history, design, and function as fighting tools. Primarily, this means understanding the reasons behind any particular design. Understanding a sword's performance requires knowing that every unique design is a combination of factors involving the maker's technology and craftsmanship combined with ergonomic considerations acquired from combat experience. The capacit...

Known in France as "Le Quatorze Juillet", Bastille Day is the celebration of the overtaking of the Bastille fortress in Paris and symbolizes the French Revolution. Celebrated on the 14th of July, the original event took place in 1789. The Bastille had been an undefeated monument of King Louis XVI's power and was used as a prison for political prisoners. Shortly after the castle was invaded, it was set to be destroyed by the order of Major General...

How do you make a sequel to a movie in which everyone died? The answer, so obvious that you can almost miss it is: You don't.In the words of the director Noam Murro, 300: Rise of an Empire is an equal, and not a prequel or sequel to its epic predecessor 300. This means it happens at the same time! According to Murro, the first movie cleverly fits into it as the missing piece of a jigsaw puzzle, a different perspective at the same time, prompting...