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I am always happy to see another Rusty Lake game. It's not a high-velocity studio, but they're reliably high-quality and enjoy experimenting with their chosen form. (Co-op gameplay! Short film!) I am also always happy to see another...
The first recording today is a repeat of The Simpsons – Flaming Moe’s. Media Centre Description: A drink concocted by Homer at Moe’s tavern becomes a huge hit, but Moe claims credit for it. Then rock band Aerosmith make the tavern their...
How should you decide how well ssh tarpitting works? Can you tell if the people who run ssh password guessers have changed their code to account for the presence of endlessh in their target population?
A while back I covered the first wave of products for Free League’s Blade Runner RPG – based off the Year Zero engine which originated in their Mutant: Year Zero RPG and which also powers their Alien game. Set by default squarely between...
Having recently released the final instalment of his Le Carousel project, Belfast born and raised DJ / producer Phil Kieran appears to be seriously reinvigorated / rejuvenated. While Le Carousel took over a decade to finally reach...
The Cat Came Back (1988, Cordell Barker) Runaway (2009, Cordell Barker) Another good batch: two movies where a cow is on the railroad tracks. The cow makes a quick appearance in The Cat, while cow vs. train is the whole show in Runaway....
As I decompress from a fantastic trip to Snoqualmie Valley, I return to the publicity photos from Spelling Films International for David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. This time, it’s two similar photos showing Laura Palmer...
I say this as someone who LOVES ketchup: a chopped cheese shouldn’t have ketchup on it. Or lettuce and tomato.
DC has posted their full complement of solicitations for November 2026, and here is everything related to the Flash. It’s a quiet month, and it seems that Jeff Lemire’s JSA series has ended (in hindsight, the end was hinted at in last...
August, 2024: I’m coming up on the tenth anniversary of when I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and nine years since active treatment (surgery, chemo, radiation) ended. Since then I’ve been taking tamoxifen to suppress estrogen in my...
I have been blogging for more than half a decade now, and I feel it's important that I document/share my financial position, especially since I remain anonymous and I wish to remain that way. Income (based on 2025 income tax return):...
Around a month ago, I wrote an article about accessible approaches to the IndieWeb and meeting people where they are. I wrote about how writers who don't come from a technical background can utilize an already existing platform to focus...
Kamibashi Bridge at Nikko (Sacred Bridge) by Kawase Hasui, woodblock print, 15 x 10 (39 x 26 cm). The image of this impression of the print is from the ukyio-e.org site. Working in the shin-hanga style, Kawase Hasui had training in both...
This is the second half of the final part (I, IIa, IIb, III, IVa, IVb, Va, Vb) of our apparently five-part series laying out some general guidelines for how pre-modern armies are organized, with fictional worldbuilding and historical...
CW: femicideThe capital is abuzz - rumour says that the poet Sapphon Delayer has murdered his wife, the poet Tinter Briar, in a drunken argument over royalties. Sapphon has been heard admitting the deed with his mercenary companions, but...