MINUS 26 DEGREES C

"After winning his throne in a bloody battle, the Emperor outlawed the teaching of Wu Shu. His faithful bodyguard became an itinerant monk. But when a bandit lord threaten the honor of a mandarin's daughter, the bodyguard must decide whether to honor his oath to the Emperor or his love for the girl."

It is bitterly, bitterly cold outside. When the wind is calm, the arctic air just hangs there like a hostile guest. When it blows, it sucks the warmth out of you and your face hurts. This is the weather New York doesn't get, against which there is very little to do unless you're ready to put on a space suit and leave no skin exposed.

And yet the dog seems to mind it not...