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Project
Did some looking through my hard drive and bookshelf. There are 21 role-playing core books I want to read. This might take a while.
( For those who care, the list. ) -
Most Direct Strategy
I've had enough of this praying to Jesus business to fix the Gulf Oil Disaster. It isn't going to do any good. The Gulf isn't even Jesus' area of expertise ( Read more... ) -
Strange Expectations
So, as far as I can tell the 24-Hour news media expects Obama to wade into the Gulf of Mexico, remove his pants, and cock-slap the oil leak until it stops. -
It's Worth It
Farmer's Market Checklist
Screaming children
Damned hippies
Creationists
"You might die and go to hell" Evangelists
Madison Objectivists
Tasty Foods -
... quite useless
A week ago Roger Ebert posted an article on his Sun-Times blog in response to a TED Talk by Kellee Santiago, president of thatgamecompany. In her TED Talk Santiago made the case that the video game is, in a very substantive way, a contemporary art form. Ebert, in contrast, titles his article "Video games can never be art," He argues, on a ( Read more... ) -
Pretty Sweet
Anyone running a game, especially one being conducted online, should check out this website. It's an awesome resource for organizing information for both the GM and the players.
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Contrasts
In this, the year of our Lord 2010, Iggy Pop, the Godfather of Punk, the shirtless self-cutter, the smearer of peanut butter, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside an act with an equally hardcore reputation, ABBA. I can only hope that an improvisational jam session was part of the ceremony, for in such an act the universe ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
Two days ago the Texas Board of Education finished a three-day conference which was aimed at assessing the state's social studies curriculum. In a 10-5 vote, the Board provided preliminary approval of a revised curriculum which amends Texas' standards for U.S. history, government, world politics, and a number of other subjects. The curriculum ( Read more... )