Saturday Morning Gaming: The Agony and Ecstasy of Out of Print Board Games
I’m now going through the tutorial for Fury of Dracula and finding that they go out of their way to say “you know what? Go to YouTube.”
Category: Culture
Deadpool & Wolverine: A Nerd Buffet
While Deadpool & Wolverine is the only MCU movie this year, it gave me just about everything I could have wanted from the concept
On Civil War
A movie about how journalists who know nothing would imagine journalism to be during what they imagine a Civil War in the US would look like.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Assassin’s Creed 2: The Ezio Collection
The *BEST* Assassin’s Creed is available for less than $20.
POETS Day! Harriet Monroe
Harriet Monroe published the Imagiste’s do’s and don’ts in 1913: direct treatment of the thing, no superfluities, a music phrase.
The Case For MM-DD-YYYY
There are two arguments in favor of the international DD-MM-YYYY format, one intuitive but bad and the other thoughtful and good.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Returning to the House of Hell
It’s better when you’re not allowed to read it, of course… but what isn’t?
POETS Day! Judith Wright, Who’s from Australia
The Poetry Foundation, and so Poetry Magazine by extension or implication depending, has a beef with Judith Wright.
Weekend Plans Post: The Spiciest Food in the World
“Huh. I thought this would be spicier” And then…moments later…”Oh. There it is.” Soon, it becomes “I have made a terrible mistake.”
The Month in Theaters June 2024
I managed to see thirteen movies in theaters in the month of June, with two repeats, as well as thirteen otherwise, for a total of twenty-four reviews
Saturday Morning Gaming: The Wizardry Overhaul Is a Home Run
When I heard that Wizardry was being reimagined for modern computers, I was a bit nervous. This was an important part of my…teenagehood?
Political Junkies Verses Sports Fans: Who Is More in Touch with Reality?
Political Junkies Verses Sports Fans: Who Is More in Touch with Reality? Somehow, Aaron Rodgers is involved in both in 2024.
Weekend Plans Post: Hey, Baby! It’s the 4th of July!
Light a Roman candle and hold it in your hand* (Note: Do not actually do this.)
POETS Day! “Paul Revere’s Ride”
I recognize Longfellow’s worth. He’s just not my cup of tea – I suppose today I should say coffee instead – but when he shines, he shines.
Bring Back Signet Rings
Friends, coworkers, and random people on the street are perplexed by the anachronistic piece of jewelry I almost always wear on my right hand.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Crime O’Clock
If you’re looking for something downright relaxing that you can play by yourself or with the kiddos, you should definitely check this one out.
Weekend Plans Post: Ground-Penetrating Radar, Short Weekends, and Grape Juice
They put a wand in a very particular spot, at the very bottom of my ribcage, and then told me that I would feel a small “thump”.
POETS Day! Bullfighting and Elizabeth Bishop
Bishop only published one hundred and one poems in her lifetime, and some of those came after “The Complete Poems” was released in 1970.
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