September 13, 2022
Hark! A Duck
Cape Breton comics artist Kate Beaton, best known for Hark! a Vagrant has a new book relaesed today, Ducks, based on her time working in the Alberta tar sands industry. Reviews are good, from NY Times (gift link), the Narwhal, The Guardian, Wired, Quill and Quire. There is an eight page PDF excerpt here and a lengthy video from today of Beaton launching/discussing her new book. An early glimpse from 2014 of Ducks, on Metafilter with good discussion. Mefi-affiliate Amazon link.
Once More, With Feeling (Rage)
Today marks the start of the second of three trials to determine the liability of bigoted conspiracy monger and snake oil salesman Alex Jones over his defamation of the families of people killed in the Sandy Hook massacre. This trial is taking place in Connecticut, not far from the site of the mass murder, and is expected to go for four weeks. [more inside]
The Enduring Allure of "Choose Your Own Adventure" Books
To read a beautiful article by Leslie Jamison in The New Yorker about the history and impact of the Choose Your Own Adventure books (Wikipedia), complete with choices for how to navigate the article, follow this link.
To comment about the article, or the books in general, click [more inside]
Uncle Jack Charles, actor and revered Victorian Aboriginal elder, dies aged 79
it'll turn out right if you've got a potato
you are a halfling just trying to exist. meanwhile, the dark lord rampages across the world. you do not care about this. you are trying to farm potatoes ...
POTATO: a one-page RPG that you can play for yourself in a few minutes with just a piece of scrap paper and a six-sided die or a dice-rolling app. From Oliver Darkshire, who has written other one-page RPGs with the same mechanic, such as Trapped in Your House Due to Hans Christian Andersen and Gay for the Pirate King. All the game pages are free to read on Patreon. [more inside]
POTATO: a one-page RPG that you can play for yourself in a few minutes with just a piece of scrap paper and a six-sided die or a dice-rolling app. From Oliver Darkshire, who has written other one-page RPGs with the same mechanic, such as Trapped in Your House Due to Hans Christian Andersen and Gay for the Pirate King. All the game pages are free to read on Patreon. [more inside]
Class All the Way
Marsha Hunt, Hollywood actress (1935 to two upcoming documentaries), blacklist survivor, activist (documentary free on freevee) for such causes as refugees, gay rights, world hunger, has died at age 104.
Turns out the obsolete floppy is way more in demand than you’d think
À bout du souffle
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