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Corner Yard
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Dungeon Crawler Carl and the gleeful fun of LitRPG fiction
“You’re the main character of your story,” works well as a general lesson of self empowerment and a foundational aspect to role playing games (RPGs) such as Dungeons and Dragons. Literary RPGs take the other components of RPGs–combat and magic systems, creatures and quests–and weaves an adventure in narrative form. Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl…
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Eames Institute Curious 100
Absolutely love this list of talented and creative folks, the Eames Institute Curious 100. Some I’m familiar with and others who are new.
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The Opposite of Fascism
I’d quote the whole article, but go read what Anand Giridharadas writes regarding the opposite of fascism. The best revenge against these grifters and bigots and billionaires and bullies is to live well, richly, together. The best revenge is to refuse their values. To embody the kind of living — free, colorful, open — they…
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Bed Rotting is a thing
‘When you’re bed rotting, you’re not sleeping, just lying there, scrolling on your phone, watching TV, or doing nothing in particular,’ Monroe continues. ‘It’s often framed as a way to “check out” from the demands of life, work, or stress. The term can conjure images of decay or stagnation, which can feel relatable to people…
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Richard Scarry and the art of children’s literature
Chris Ware delves into the history and magic of Richard Scarry’s Busy Town world. Scarry followed What Do People Do All Day? with a series of books all set within the same society, including (among others) Great Big Schoolhouse, Cars and Trucks and Things That Go, and Busiest People Ever! The Busytown books, as they…
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Capybyras are having a moment
Capybyras have moved up in popularity recently.
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FAFOnomics
Kyla Scanlon coins an apt term for our current economic state–FAFOnomics. Fuck Around, Find Out. Yes, America needs change. But change without wisdom isn’t reform, it’s recklessness. And of course, there is an important point to all of this, which is that it is all noise. It’s what Tyler Cowen and Ezra Klein have both…
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Libertarians feed bears
A New Hampshire town was taken over by bears because freedom means being able to feed bears so long as the bears aren’t “my problem.” It’s more complicated than that, because when you don’t believe government services have value, then problems that need government intervention don’t get addressed. What was the deal with Grafton’s bears?…
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Cover roundup: Fields of Athenry
Fields of Athenry, a traditional Irish folk song from 1979 by Pete St. John, serves as an unofficial national anthem for Ireland. Perhaps the most recognized version is by the Dublinners, sticking to the songs folk origins. The Drop Kick Murphys channel fury into the lyrics and guitars. The Ohio St. marching band gave a…