@mattthr.bsky.social Matt! Bit of advice. Going on a trip with friends - we are all board game players of varying degrees and also big LOTR fans (i.e. theming we can all get on board with). What game would you go to? I am thinking perhaps the recent trick taking game, but there are six of us….

@kaye.zone Hi Kaye - very glad to be back at the Eagle tier! It’s felt weird being away. Quick question: is there a combined premium feed? I didn’t see it in the explanatory Patreon post. And also, not sure if you’re aware but the public combo feed on Pocketcasts is just showing DOFC episodes.

I hope this ishmael finds you whale

I hadn't picked up a copy of @senetmagazine.bsky.social in a little while, but I absolutely couldn't resist a feature on Lovecraftian games by the brilliant @mattthr.bsky.social. Can't wait to read it!

*immediately goes on eBay to look for old Earthsea paperbacks* A really lovely episode of this lovely podcast.

New Backlisted episode! The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin, with @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social and me. Lots of fabulous audio of UKLG too. @backlisted.bsky.social

Over the last two days I’ve seen the Stranger Things play and Superman - both unabashed, fist-pumping crowd pleasers - and the former actually stunning in terms of stage craft. Recommend both!

Clickbait headlines are so funny, the movie being referred to here is Jaws.

As the FIFA #ClubWorldCup final kicks off in NY/NJ, a reminder to check out my newsletter—original reporting about the year leading up to the 2026 World Cup and the intersection with the current political and cultural moment: talibvisram.substack.com

I’m no expert but I would’ve got a person to do it.

oh my god 😭

This is the world's sport. But in 2026, it’s America’s Cup. A year out from North America's World Cup, I've started a newsletter about the lead-up, and the intersection with the current political and cultural moment in the U.S. First post is live: talibvisram.substack.com/p/this-is-th...

‘He was as open to the cosmos as he was to the human heart’ A predictably wonderful piece of writing from @iammilliam.bsky.social.

An excellent new Substack to subscribe to - about the World Cup coming to Trump’s America, and all of the geopolitical intrigue it will entail.

I had the privilege of seeing Brian Wilson live twice in the last ten years or so. Yes his health was already dulled by then, but the beauty of those songs still rang clear and true. youtu.be/2y3J46DhoL0?...

Every time I come back I get re-obsessed

Hero (2002) is sumptuous.

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This is very long but it is an absolutely stupendous piece of film criticism johannestevans.co.uk/2023/10/19/r...

“Yippee ki-yay…” We are excited to tell everyone that Westminster Council decided on May 1st that the Prince Charles Cinema would be included in the list of Assets of Community Value maintained by the Council under section 87 of the Localism Act 2011.

Little darling, it's been a long, cold, lonely winter Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here

Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉 Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace. You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.

SINNERS is just such good fun.

I've been watching those 'massive ocean liner sinking in real time' videos on YouTube again - absolutely a harbinger of the blues/stress.

📡 Broadcasting a new signal On the eve of #WorldPressFreedomDay, R.E.M. is proud to announce Radio Free Europe 2025—a five-track benefit EP saluting 75 years of RFE/RL’s fearless journalism. Watch the full Dispatch video + learn more about Jacknife Lee and Mitch Easter RFE remixes ffm.to/remrfe2025

*NEW VIDEO* I have decided, for some reason, to review every single pokémon. I cannot guarantee I will see this through, but the ordeal has begun. youtu.be/41uXGizn-9A

These covers just ROCK

Andy is on all-timer form in this one.

No surprise, but we've been talking internally a lot about the tariff situation, so I figured I'd share how the situation is impacting us and how we're navigating it. restorationgames.com/tackling-tar...

It's a very cool week to be part of the @duckfeedtv.bsky.social community.

Not now, colour from out of space

I was thrilled to discuss Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, a run of comics (and then a book) I’ve been reading for nearly 40 years, for @slobpodcast.bsky.social. Every time I return to Watchmen, it seems to be about something new. @backlisted.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6nJp...

Can’t wait to stick Blue Orchid on loud and see how my daughter (2) reacts

the reporting on it didn't really do it justice. the way he talks about race and class diversity, and how you build a shared identity through connection, is a message we don't hear enough of people in his position. everyone who works with young people in the UK today should watch this

Happiest of birthdays to one of my favorite people, @hfeenstra.bsky.social! (follow her for some great film content)

“I wanted to elevate board gaming to the same level as cinema, literature, theatre”: Senet editor Dan Jolin celebrates five years of publishing board gaming’s most beautiful magazine boardgamewire.com/index.php/20... @senetmagazine.bsky.social @danjolin.bsky.social

Hang it in the Louvre

Not now, plague of atomic rats.

Board game industry reels as Trump tariffs threaten job losses, company extinctions: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

I must say Americans dream up such awful horrors.

Blockbuster TV.

New Londo Ruins

Happy Reverend Mother’s Day

I still love Velvet Revolver

@garybutterfield.bsky.social @koleross.bsky.social thought you guys might enjoy this cursed art I found on a TTRPG in my office cafe!

Let’s gooooo

Die Hard With A Vengeance is IMO the best of those films - with Bruce at his absolute peak (same for Samuel L). No idea why it isn't routinely talked about as one of the best action films ever.