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Picture of St. Peter's Baldachin by Bernini inside St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City with a near transparent transgender pride flag imposed over the image

Picture of St. Peter's Baldachin by Bernini inside St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City with a near transparent transgender pride flag imposed over the image

A Chosen Name, A Destined Path

On Thursday, 8 May 2025, Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago became the 267th Bishop of Rome a.k.a. Pope. In keeping with tradition -- but important to note not doctrine, he chose a new name: Leo XIV.

TM Gabriel

May 85 min read

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Very dark picture of street lights at night over a bridge shining through a dense fog

Very dark picture of street lights at night over a bridge shining through a dense fog

A Meaningless Distinction?

The literary sub-genre of grim dark fantasy and the gaming genre of 'souls-like' exist for those of us who like unflinching blood and grit and hopelessness in our entertainment. But consider...

TM Gabriel

May 65 min read

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Bare Bansai tree in a rusty green planter on a table with incense sticks and a rock

Bare Bansai tree in a rusty green planter on a table with incense sticks and a rock

Advice for the Ages... and Aged

"Get busy living or get busy dying." Not that hard to live by for most as they graduate high school through perhaps their mid-thirties, but after that...

TM Gabriel

Apr 124 min read

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A large blue person with pointed ears on strings pulling the strings of a much smaller person in a business suit.

A large blue person with pointed ears on strings pulling the strings of a much smaller person in a business suit.

The Utopia Fallacy

A well-executed utopian story tends to linger a long, long time after the last page or final credits, but these are only fictions.

TM Gabriel

Apr 45 min read

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Naoe AC Shadows's character on horseback with the setting sun in the background

Naoe AC Shadows's character on horseback with the setting sun in the background

Sneak & Slash in the Land of the Rising Sun

AC fans pleaded for a particular setting for years, and finally, Ubisoft delivered with AC Shadows in feudal Japan.

TM Gabriel

Mar 246 min read

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Henry Scott Tuke's painting, Noonday Heat. A beach with one may laying flat on the ground with his shirt off. Another naked man sitting at his side, looking him in the eyes.

Henry Scott Tuke's painting, Noonday Heat. A beach with one may laying flat on the ground with his shirt off. Another naked man sitting at his side, looking him in the eyes.

Oxygen - Water - Food - Sex

To hear journalists and researchers talk, Gen Z and youngers' views on sex are akin to a Victorian midwife.

TM Gabriel

Mar 185 min read

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Pair of blue and black glasses sitting on a porch rail. Trees and branches clear through the lenses but blurry outside of that view.

Pair of blue and black glasses sitting on a porch rail. Trees and branches clear through the lenses but blurry outside of that view.

Myopic Dissonance

Myopic Dissonance is fairly easy to diagnose. Much like the old mesothelioma commercials say, "You or someone you know is likely affected."

TM Gabriel

Mar 46 min read

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Promotional poster of Zero Day show from Netflix

Promotional poster of Zero Day show from Netflix

Zero Day: A Review

A massive cyber attack rocks the U.S., and former President Mullen (DeNiro) heeds the call to investigate who done it.

TM Gabriel

Feb 232 min read

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Black and white photo of small, cloth welcome sign

Black and white photo of small, cloth welcome sign

Welcome and Guide

If you're interested in my two-to-three cents on whatever happens to be bouncing around in the neuro-spicy pinball machine that is my brain.

TM Gabriel

Feb 221 min read

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