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Off Topic: Getting started in Sir Terry Pratchett’s massive book series Discworld
It’s sometimes hard to believe that fantasy fiction was once derided as a genre for authors who couldn’t write “real” books.
Off Topic: What Moros intrepidus reveals about the growth of the Tyrant Lizards
Tyrannosaurus rex means King of the Tyrant Lizards, and it's an apt name.
How to make your own Coca-Cola (sort of) using the 1886 Pemberton formula
Look, if you don't know the life story of John Stith Pemberton, it's got a lot of ups and downs.
Off-Topic: Star Wars: Episode IX has a title and a trailer with lots of references fans may recognize
It's hard to decipher what's going on in the Star Wars: Episode IX teaser trailer.
Off Topic: The Odyssey of the Dragonlords deserves your attention
I've been around a long time, and I've played a lot of tabletop RPGs over the years.
Off Topic: Why you should read Jirel of Joiry by C.L. Moore
Catherine Lucille Moore was an American writer of science fiction and fantasy who lived from 1911 to 1987.
Off-Topic: Red Dead Redemption 2 is strangely at the forefront of a country music transformation
What does Red Dead Redemption 2 have to do with a growing transformation of country music that has caused the music industry to grapple with the limits of genres?
Off Topic: The Blizzard Watch crew is going to play Dungeons and Dragons — live!
It may not have been an entirely wise decision, but I'm going to be running a D&D game for us Blizzard Watch folks -- and we're going to stream it, record it, and let y'all listen to us do this.
Off Topic: How Sekiro speedrunners are painstakingly dismantling a difficult game
The difficulty of Dark Souls puts its speedruns almost in a different category than your typical video game speedrun.
Off Topic: How Jack Kirby created the entire modern media landscape
Sometimes it hits me how even when Jack Kirby didn't create a big Marvel character, that character wouldn't exist without him.



