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Where Culture Meets the Tabletop, Part 1: The Music and Artistry of Sofia Isella

Tabletop gaming does not and should not sit in a vacuum. It absorbs whatever the wider culture is generating, whether…

13Apr 20264 Apr 2026

Magic Monday: 10 Cards to Enrage Your Commander Pod

Commander is a format built on big plays, splashy spells, and the unspoken agreement that everyone gets to do something…

12Apr 20268 Apr 2026

Movie Review: Frankenstein

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has haunted literature and cinema for two centuries, but Guillermo del Toro’s 2025 adaptation feels like a…

Weather In My Ribs: Salt, Stone, Signal

I've written another little poem with which I am quite pleased. I was feeling a bit flat about work. I'm in a job where there will never be enough resources…

Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: Oozemancer Class Review

29 Jan 202631 Aug 2025

DM Dave is fantastic, and I really liked the look of his Oozemancer class. I took a close look at it in putting together a review, and have since used…

RPGs

D&D Sucks and So Do You: Alignment Charts Are Astrology for Nerds

28 Jan 202628 Jan 2026

You thought alignment was a moral compass. You thought it helped define your character’s ethics, values, and behavior. But let’s be real... it's really, really not. When it comes right…

Books

StoryBundle: Undercover Aliens

The newest StoryBundle, The Undercover Aliens Bundle, leans into one of science fiction’s most enduring fascinations: the idea that aliens aren’t arriving in giant ships or blasting cities from orbit,…

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…

The Stock Market Doesn’t Care About Your Misogyny

At the last Warhammer Preview show, Games Workshop revealed a lot of cool miniatures. Among them are female miniatures to be added to the Adeptus Custodes range for The Horus…

Weather In My Ribs: ICE

I've written a little poem with which I am quite pleased. That's not a common occurrence. It wasn't one that was scheduled in the queue, waiting to be published. Instead,…

Magic Monday: Thinkin’ About Miirym for the Typal Challenge

26 Jan 202625 Jan 2026

Our club’s typal challenge is imminent, and I keep circling back to Dragons. Not because they’re subtle (they aren't), but because Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm opens up a lot of space…

Digital Edition of Mr President Due to launch Tomorrow

Tomorrow’s the day: the digital edition of Mr President finally lands on Steam, and I’m more excited than I expected to be. I’ve circled the physical game for ages. It’s…

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…

Bundle of Holding: Dead Air: Seasons

The new Dead Air: Seasons Bundle of Holding is a compact, high‑value way to dive into one of the more interesting twists on zombie horror in recent years. Published by…

Movie Review: Megalopolis

24 Jan 202623 Jan 2026

Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis arrives with decades of anticipation behind it, a passion project finally brought to life. It’s a film that aims for grandeur, blending philosophy, spectacle, and operatic…