Andrei Babanin
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Rambo's Legacy. Content Warning.
John Rambo is as iconic an action hero as Sarah Connor, John McClane, or nearly any of Schwarzenegger's roles at the height of his career. Yet for all the explosions, archery, horse-riding, and feathered hair that the cinematic guerrilla fighter is remembered for, most people today don't acknowledge the humbler, more tragic origins of the character in his onscreen debut "First Blood" (1982).
By Andrei Babanin5 days ago in Geeks
Glass Winter | Chapter XVI
Within those feverish dreams Mal lived for a thousand nights, only to awaken mere hours after he had fallen asleep. Revelation phased in and out, clear as ice but forgotten in moments. He tried to grab hold of its essence, just strong enough to hold on. Any weaker and it would float away, any stronger and it would dissolve in his hands. In his dream he never saw his hands.
By Andrei Babanin18 days ago in Chapters
Glass Winter | Chapter VIII
Under torchlight Palina could see all the layered veins of blue and green beneath the thin pearly skin of her hand. She brushed snow kernels off the surface of the ground surrounding the grease cradle, one of the many burning in the commune, and collected the powder into a tusk, which she handed to a builder making his way to the edge of the camp. The others remained to pocket the rest while Palina donned a mitten and proceeded to the cold corner, far from any flame.
By Andrei Babanin29 days ago in Chapters
Review: Tom Morris' "Othello" at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London
In December of 2025, I had the privilege of seeing Tom Morris' rendition of Shakespeare's "Othello", performed at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London's West End, starring David Harewood (Othello), Toby Jones (Iago), and Caitlin Fitzgerald (Desdemona).
By Andrei Babanin2 months ago in Art
Glass Winter | Chapter X
When it became too much all Mal could do was retreat from the world, despite his high position within the commune. He could no longer cast his thoughts onto all that was beautiful, nor observe the darkness and all its frightful potential. No. He could only be.
By Andrei Babanin3 months ago in Chapters
