Pop Culture… TV Review: The Capture, Season 2 16 May 202615 May 2026 Ben Chanan’s The Capture returned recently for a third season. I really enjoyed season 1 of this show, so I thought I'd better watch season 2 before digging into the…
Pop Culture… Where Culture Meets the Tabletop, Part 1: The Music and Artistry of Sofia Isella 14 Apr 2026 Tabletop gaming does not and should not sit in a vacuum. It absorbs whatever the wider culture is generating, whether that might be aesthetics, moods, creative instincts... whatever. We should…
Blogging… Sam Healey Left. The Dice Tower Said Nothing. That’s a Problem. 31 Jan 2026 Sam Healey leaving The Dice Tower was never going to be as clean or uncomplicated as Tom Vasel may have hoped. Not after Sam's recent public statements that went far…
Pop Culture… TV Review: Interview with the Vampire, Season 2 27 Jan 202624 Jan 2026 You know, if season one was a resurrection, season two is an ascension. Interview with the Vampire returned for season two with even greater confidence, the focus from the decadence…
Blogging… When Did Not Liking Something Stop Being Enough? 25 Jan 202624 Jan 2026 There was a time when not liking something was just… ordinary. You’d watch a show, read a book, try a game, shrug, and move on. It didn’t require a statement…
Film… Movie Review: Superman 11 Jan 20268 Jan 2026 Settling in to watch James Gunn’s Superman, I braced myself for the weight of expectation. This is a character whose cinematic history is crowded with origin stories, reboots, and reinventions,…
Pop Culture… TV Review: Interview with the Vampire, Season 1 27 Dec 202518 Dec 2025 AMC’s Interview with the Vampire sinks its teeth into Anne Rice’s Gothic legacy with a confidence that feels both reverent and revolutionary. From the first frame, the series luxuriates in…
Pop Culture Politics JOE – 2025 Year in Review with Ian Hislop 19 Dec 202519 Dec 2025 Alongside the usual Spotify playlists and Reddit stats, one of the sharpest annual roundups comes from PoliticsJOE. Each December, they sit down with Private Eye editor Ian Hislop to pick…
Pop Culture Private Eye – The Year In Review 2025 17 Dec 2025 December always brings a blizzard of “year in review” content. Spotify tells you what you’ve been looping, Reddit reminds you of your strangest obsessions, and YouTube floods you with “best…
Pop Culture… TV Review: The Capture, Season 1 13 Dec 20258 Dec 2025 Ben Chanan’s The Capture begins with British soldier Shaun Emery (played by Callum Turner), recently acquitted of a war crime in Afghanistan. Just as he tries to rebuild his life,…
Pop Culture… Hades and Hadestown: Two Journeys Through the Underworld 18 Nov 202518 Nov 2025 I admit this is becoming something of an obsession, but you're clicking the link and reading the post. Who is the real problem here? The Underworld has always been a…
Film… Sorcery and Consensus, Part 2: Drawing Inspiration from Doctor Strange for Your Games of Mage: The Ascension 5 Oct 202528 Sep 2025 There’s something undeniably compelling about Doctor Strange’s brand of magic. It’s not just the swirling mandalas and gravity-defying set pieces; it’s the way his sorcery feels earned. It’s ritualistic, intellectual,…
