Regular readers of Balladeer’s Blog are familiar with my obsession with ancient Greek comedies. A related story has hit the news – on the Ionian island of Lefkada a previously unknown ancient amphitheater was discovered recently.
The find is located on Koulmou hill and is being further excavated by the Lefkada and Aitoloakarnania Antiquities Ephorate. (On a side note, remember the Ephors of ancient Sparta?) So far digs in 13 areas have uncovered the theater’s rows of seats, the orchestra section and assorted walls. No surviving ancient sources refer to a theater in this area so ancient Greek stage geeks like me are in Dork Heaven right now! Continue reading
THE SCARLET AVENGER 
In that classically campy serial Gene Autry played a singing cowboy who saves the world from an advanced underground civilization that comes complete with killer robots who wear cowboy hats. 
German feminist Alice Schwarzer is the latest woman to denounce the gutless hypocrisy of the political left around the world when it comes to Islam’s barbaric treatment of women. Needless to say the political robots called Liberals now viciously denounce her for courageously breaking free of their herd mentality. 
WHITMAN COLLEGE MISSIONARIES 
I always have to laugh at the pompous asses who pretend to be Liberals here in the 21st Century. They are anything BUT Liberal as evidenced by their fondness for censorship and for destroying the careers of people who express opinions they don’t like. The left is too lacking in self-awareness to even realize that THEY are the reason people regard Islam with suspicion. 
Paul “Jacinto Molina” Naschy was Spain’s King of Horror decades ago. Many of his films featured his recurring character Waldemar Daninsky, a tormented lycanthrope who was seeking a cure for his curse.
