Books… The Starfleet Corps of Rhetoric Engineers: A Love Letter to the Galaxy’s Most Persuasive Nerds 20 Sep 202515 Sep 2025 There’s a throwaway gag in Star Trek: Lower Decks, Vol 1: Second Contact that stopped me in my tracks: the mention of the “Starfleet Corps of Rhetoric Engineers.” It’s absurd,…
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 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,…
Faction Files… Faction Files: The Talamasca (The Vampire Chronicles) 19 Nov 2024 Welcome to the first installment of our blog series on fictional factions! In addition to introducing a cool faction, we'll look at how you can bring them to the tabletop,…
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…
Pop Culture… Still Game: Review and Play Suggestions 5 Sep 20235 Sep 2023 As I previously have with Wednesday, Yes, Minister, and Charles III, I'm using this post to combine a review with some play suggestions for RPGs. This time, it's the turn…
Board Games… Why Would I Want Board Games to be ‘Mainstream’? 8 Jan 2017 Many fans of modern board games, including myself from time to time, find themselves expressing disappointment that the tabletop gaming hobby is not more widely appreciated in the 'mainstream' consciousness.…
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