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The Fourth of July, and J.O.I.
Monday, July 4th, 2016 is the 240th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, when a band of plucky colonists told England “you are not the boss of us.” The event is typically...
View Article“Welcome to Jupiter”
NASA did it again. This time around they threw a space-robot at Jupiter, and after five years they stuck it into orbit. The Jupiter Orbit Insertion methodology was pretty simple, really: Go fast, wear...
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The Legend of Tarzan
The Legend of Tarzan is a much more thoughtful film than I expected it to be. Also, it’s a much less predictable film than I thought we’d get. I was expecting Yet Another Superhero Origin Story, and...
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The Secret Life of Pets
My 15-year-old daughter joined me in the theater for The Secret Life of Pets. She loved it, and while I enjoyed it quite a bit, I’m sure I liked it more for having her with me. I’m not sure why it...
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Ghostbusters
There was no crossing of the streams, but there has been a crossing of my Threshold of Awesome. I had a blast at Ghostbusters. There was a little bit of a pacing drag at around the midpoint, and a few...
View ArticleSome Star Trek Beyond Spoilers
In my review, I said that explaining why I didn’t love Star Trek Beyond would require some spoilers. Here they are. Be warned: they’re spoilers! The trailers have spoilers in them. Specifically, half...
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Star Trek Beyond
If you love Star Trek, I’m reasonably confident you’ll love Star Trek Beyond. For reasons whose explanations would require spoilers¹, I did not quite love the movie, but I certainly liked it a lot....
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GenCon Indy, Booth #1343
Sandra and I will join Jim Zub and the Hypernode Corps of Conventioneers at GenCon Indy this week. You can find all of us at Booth #1343, an endcap installation featuring two hundred square feet of...
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Batman v Superman: Ultimate Edition
I watched Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, Ultimate Edition two weeks ago, and must now make a confession: I rather liked it. For those keeping score at home, this runs counter to my reaction to...
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Suicide Squad
I kind of really liked Suicide Squad. I’ve seen many of the negative reviews, and I can see what people are complaining about, but their reasons for disliking the film weren’t reasons for me to...
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Ogre: Objective 218
I picked up Ogre: Objective 218 at GenCon Indy without having played it, or having seen it played. All I got was the sales pitch from a friend of mine who worked at their booth, and his pitch amounted...
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MidAmeriCon II: the 74th World Science Fiction Convention
I’ll be in Kansas for the rest of the week. The World Science Fiction Convention is in Kansas City this year under the MidAmeriCon banner for the second time. Is this a weird way to name a thing?...
View ArticleA Tweet Thread about Moderating Panels
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View ArticleToasty-GoH Self Promo
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Sins of Empire, by Brian McClellan
You may recall the gushing manner in which I plugged Promise of Blood, by Brian McClellan. That book launched his Powder Mage trilogy, and his career, and I enjoyed following both¹. Another trilogy is...
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Some Windy Fun
Have a look at Windyty.com. Spin the globe, zoom in and out, click the overlays. PLAY with it. As you play you will learn some things about our world. Nifty things, trivial things, and critically...
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The Sin du Jour Affairs, and Why You Should Eat Them
Matt Wallace shares my philosophy of humor: it is difficult to write, it is delightful to read, and it says important things that can’t be said any other way. My first exposure to Matt’s work was this...
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Kubo and the Two Strings
See Kubo and the Two Strings before it leaves theaters. Please? I don’t have any skin in the game here, but I feel like this film deserves more attention than it is getting. I loved it. The artistry...
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Death by Cliché at 99 Cents
I’ve talked about Death by Cliché before. I really like the book, and I’m a beta-reader for the sequels. It’s a game-genre dark comedy in which an RPG designer gets shot in the head and wakes up in the...
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Die Hard Metal Dice: I Love These Things
The moment I held these in my hand I knew I had to own them. These are metal dice from Die Hard Dice¹, and if you like the feeling of doing something significant when you’re rolling dice, you will like...
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