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End of Romance
It has been a long time coming, but I believe I’ve lost my affection for fantastic literature. Beaten within an inch of its life by mediocrity, it lies bleeding in the ditch, and no medicine nor healing potion can save it. William Gibson once lamented that he (and Bruce Sterling) were the only men still…
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Catholics Lose, Unaffiliated Win
WASHINGTON — More than a quarter of adult Americans have left the faith of their childhood to join another religion or no religion, according to a new survey of religious affiliation by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. The report shows, for example, that every religion is losing and gaining members, but that…
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Why do we hiccup?
Because we used to be fish.
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HotB: Orc Con “Roses & Thorns”
When I run Houses at conventions, I bring a few notes with me, but in general, I allow the players to define the terms. Here’s how I do it. First, we go through the process of making characters. I encourage the players to make characters with connections. I even go so far—when I have time—to…
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I Was Right…
When it first came out, I reported that I enjoyed I am Legend except for the change in the climax. I suspected the producers changed the ending to give it a more hopeful feel, thus betraying the entire point of the book. Regarding the future DVD release of I Am Legend… The movie will be…
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Incubate Group, Creative Director
Cool.
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Good Monkey, Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeevil Monkey
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HotB: Sidebar: Who is the Protagonist?
I recently came across an observation about the roles of protagonist and antagonist in a story. The concept that the protagonist of a story is the one who changes and the antagonist is the instrument of that change. For example, in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, we know that Huck is the protagonist, but…
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For Trekhead and Mnight
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LARP: RIP; Long Live the ARG
I hate the video game industry. First, they stole “RPG” from us, now they’re gonna bury the LARP. Let me explain. I’m here at GDC talking to a ton of people. One of the folks I talked to was Jan Libby, one of the women responsible for the breakout “Lonlygirl15” Youtube craze. We were talking…