Knitting&Death·Dec 6, 2024Do the Hardy Boys Hate Redheads?As a child, I loved the Hardy Boys mysteries. Despite, or perhaps because of, the fact that they were the 1920s equivalent of a boy band —…
Knitting&Death·Sep 24, 2022What Happened to the War Dead of Middle Earth?The three major battles in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings consist of Helm’s Deep, the Pelennor Fields, and Morannon at…
Knitting&Death·Sep 4, 2022How the Humble Dandelion Saved Norway During World War IIn 1918, Norway was in trouble. World War I was raging across Europe, and although this Scandinavian backwater zealously guarded its…
Knitting&Death·Jul 7, 2022Would you drive a car with paper tires?In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the pneumatic tire was all the rage. Described by its inventor Robert William Thomson…
Knitting&Death·Jun 14, 2022Review: Le Baron Rouge by Carlos Puerta and Pierre Veys (Zephyr BD, 2012)This review contains spoilers.
Knitting&Death·Jun 1, 2022The Adventure of the German PrisonerIn this Sherlock Holmes parody/pastiche, Holmes reveals to Watson how he discovered the true identity of a German POW in Norway. The story…A response icon1A response icon1
Knitting&Death·May 1, 2022Review: The Stretcher Bearers by Reid Beaman (Dead Reckoning, 2022)I discovered this graphic novel a few weeks after listening to Dr Emily Mayhew’s talk about stretcher bearers on the Western Front.
Knitting&Death·Apr 15, 2022Can a middle-aged man make a million dollars from knitting?At the end of February 2022, two techbros — let’s call them Dave and Mike — decided that their next million-dollar venture would take…
Knitting&Death·Mar 27, 2022Review: La Dernière Ombre by Filippi and Yvan (Vents d’Ouest, 2021)This review contains spoilers.
Knitting&Death·Mar 24, 2022It’s Time to Revolt Against Our Machine OverlordsYes, I’m a Luddite, why do you ask?
