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SERIOUSLY? We Actually Need to Say This?
Dear fellow Game Masters, especially* those of the male persuasion:
RAPE IS NOT YOUR PLOT DEVICE.
No matter how edgy, cool or hardcore you may think you are, there are places in a game you really should not go - most especially without the prior consent of your players. Sexual assault is one of them.
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10.5 Hours of Hell (HUGE Post!)
The Highway to Hell has a new extension: a ten-and-a-half hour playlist covering the history of Heavy Metal.
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That Day Again
Happy "Hey, Thanks for the Country, and For Letting Us Not Starve When We First Showed Up - Sucks to Be You Now!" Day.
- Sincerely, Illegal Immigrants Class of 1492
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"Race Music" - An Excerpt from POWERCHORDS
Don’t they know Rock’s just for whites?
Don’t they know the rules?
- Body Count, “There Goes the Neighborhood”
Racism forms the bedrock of music as we know it now. The loathsome “triangle” slave trade forced people from West and Central Africa together with European colonists (some of whom owned slaves, many of whom did not), along with the Scottish ( Read more... ) -
3:00 AM Tape Mix
It's odd, the things that make you want to cry at 3:00 AM, when you can't sleep and all you can think of is the rushing pass of time. Arguments you never had with folks you haven't seen in years. Plans you never pursued, now lost in the sweep of opportunity. Good days and bad nights and tearful voices on the phone. Songs you listened to non-stop in ( Read more... ) -
Congratulations, Fellow Progressives!
This one goes out to all my homies at the liberal/ progressive/ not-utterly-insane end of the spectrum:
Nice going, asshats.
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Congratulations, Tea Party!
So, you got your House back, and although many of your most psychotic candidates got - your should excuse the expression - curbstomped last night, you still managed to send your message.
Good luck with that.
And incoming Republicans: Get ready for your wake-up call. It's one thing to make outrageous statements for roomfuls of the faithful, but as ( Read more... ) -
The Bitter Taste of Tea
Folks who don't know history should not be permitted to remake it in their image. Sadly, there are parties trying to remake our nation in their image who are, in fact, counting on widespread ignorance of history to accomplish those ends.
As several friends of mine have pointed out, there's justified anger in our land. As we slide into a bitterly- ( Read more... ) -
"Green Room" Writing
Not everything in a story happens on the page. When an author writes material that occurs “offstage,” that so-called “green room writing” may inform the events that the audience sees. Giving foundations for the characters, their motivations, personalities and activities, green room writing may well feel like wasted effort. Trust me, though - it’s ( Read more... )