Pop Culture… Review: Hadestown (West End) 19 Aug 202518 Aug 2025 Late July. London was warm, the streets buzzing, and I walked into the Lyric Theatre with high hopes. They were met. And then some. Hadestown isn’t just a musical; it’s…
Pop Culture… Comedy Review: Fern Brady, Autistic Bikini Queen 16 Feb 2025 Released on Netflix in 2024, and based on her 2022 tour, Autistic Bikini Queen is a comedy special by Fern Brady. Brady is a Scottish comedian from Bathgate who was…
Film… A Series of Lectures by Sarah C. Paine 11 Feb 202510 Feb 2025 There's a big overlap between people who are interested in wargames, whether miniatures-based or presented as board games, and those with an interest in military history and strategy. That leads…
Pop Culture… Review: 1997 WWF Royal Rumble (Netflix) 11 Jan 2025 As I sat down to watch the 1997 Royal Rumble on Netflix, I couldn't help but feel a rush of nostalgia wash over me. Now in my late 30s, revisiting…
Pop Culture… Dropout.tv Releases Trailer for Dimension 20: Dungeons & Drag Queens, Season 2 28 Dec 202427 Dec 2024 I really love Dropout.tv and Dimension 20. Dropout is a fantastic streaming platform for improvised comedy, featuring an amazing cast and some really cool guests. Dimension 20 is their flagship…
Pop Culture Private Eye – The Year In Review 2024 (Plus JOE) 15 Dec 202414 Dec 2024 Something I love about this year is the annual roundups in various places. You get your Spotify summary, your Reddit one (apparently my three top subjects are board games, Europe,…
Film… Finding Inspiration: What Lessons Can GMs Learn from Jesus Christ: Superstar? 18 Sep 202417 Sep 2024 I enjoy a bit of musical theatre. I try to see some sort of show whenever I visit London, and I've seen a lot that I've really enjoyed. In terms…
Pop Culture… TV Review: Braindead (2016) 26 May 2024 Braindead is a television show that masterfully combines the seemingly disparate genres of political satire and science fiction, resulting in a unique viewing experience that was very well-placed at the…
Blogging… 10 Years On; My Thoughts on the Star Wars Expanded Universe 27 Apr 2024 I grew up with Star Wars, but not from a very early age. It wasn't until around the mid-to-late 90s that I watched A New Hope and was immediately captured…
Blogging… My Current Favourite Podcasts (April 2024) 3 Apr 20243 Apr 2024 As much as I spend a lot of of time thinking about games, playing games, talking about games, and writing about games, I'm not currently listening to any podcasts about…
Books… Humble Bundle: Cory Doctorow Novel Collection 4 Mar 2024 Talk about timing, eh? Just last week, I finished and reviewed my first Cory Doctorow book, and now his novels are featured in a bundle over at Humble Bundle. I…
Pop Culture Media-Watch: The Saga of Lil Sandwich 3 Feb 2024 Every so often there comes along a viral online series that utterly captures me. I remember this happening with LonelyGirl15, for example. Well, that one went off the deep end and got…
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