Adam Serwer has shared a gift link to his fantastic piece on the history of Dungeons & Dragons, the history of “fantasy racism,” and the interplay between fantasy racism and “scientific racism.” “D&D was the original role-playing game, a structure that has influenced every kind of genre fiction […]
At The Adventure Zone Podcast, the McElroy family and the characters of the Adventure Zone vs Dracula take on Shakespeare! Don’t know who any of those people are, that’s okay, it’s still fun! (Knowing who William Shakespeare is really helps, though). Listen here.
Bob the Drag Queen, Alaska Thunderfuck, Jujubee, and Monét X Change join Dungeon Master Brennan Lee Mulligan for another season of Dungeons & Drag Queens! “The Queens turn it up at the Foehammer masquerade ball, but unexpected visitors spur a new journey.” Watch here.
So we don’t necessarily feel this way–to say that these shops felt tremendously unwelcoming for some of us here at the Gutter is an understatement–but it’s an thoughtful piece and people’s sense of loss and nostalgia is real. “In the last few months of 2022, I started playing Magic: […]
This year, I have actually received “for your consideration” emails from publicists. They are emails asking you to add a particular film to your year end lists, or if you are fancy enough, to vote for the films in various awards. All these emails were promoting Hundreds of […]
BBC Archives shares Heart of the Matter: Swords and Sorcery from 1980. “”People are turning themselves into wizards and demons, knights and clerics, and a bewildering variety of mythical figures.’ As the new Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back, is released in the UK to extraordinary box […]
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