The music collection of a Chicago man who attended more than 10,000 concerts and recorded them on cassette tapes is slowly being digitized and released online for free.https://www.koin.com/entertainment-news/he-recorded-10000-concerts-on-tape-now-theyre-streaming-for-free/?cid=bluesky_

This series is incredible. I had to stop myself listening to the whole thing at once, because I wanted it to last

I'm looking for your favorite "how to play" videos for rpgs. Not actual plays, think like 5-10 minute board game instructional videos. Like this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBDX...

Investigating the mind-shattering cosmic nullities of the Lovecraftian mythos has never been more affordable than with the Trail of Cthulhu PDF Mega Bundle.

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What started as a meetup to learn and play the popular tabletop game Dungeons & Dragons has grown into a community of 2,500 people offering friendship, refuge and mutual aid as immigration enforcement ramps up in Minnesota.

Today begins the ending of re-reading my all time favourite book series, Roger Zelazny's Amber Chronicles. Now hurry up, Colbert, and get this TV series into production! 😅

I started watching Blake's 7 on Dec 31 and have kept a pace of one each day since. Today is my final day of watching a new-to-me episode. It's nice to have new old stuff to watch!

The career of Cyberpunk steward Mike Pondsmith gets weird and fascinating when we travel away from Night City and into the decade between 1985 and 1995.

There is no downside. Canadians, check to see if your books are eligible and, if they are, SIGN UP: publiclendingright.ca

"A horned and tusked purple thing went racing along the ridge to my right pursued by a hairless orange-skinned creature with long claws and a forked tail. Both were wailing in different keys. I nodded. It was just one damned thing after another." - Merle Corey, from Trumps of Doom by Roger Zelazny

Alien dragons, black glass tombs, and magic rocks made from the blood of dead gods. WYRM is an OSR style fantasy adventure game with a Gila RPGs twist. Grab the core rules, starting adventure, and hexcrawl, all PWYW. gilarpgs.itch.io/wyrm

Drop some BUNNIES 🐇👯‍♀️🖤🥕🐰

So it's Black History Month and that means I think it's a good time to get familiar with Mike Pondsmith, if you're not already. When you see R. Talsorian Games, that's him. When you see Cyberpunk 2077, that's his world. Mekton, Castle Falkenstein, also him. cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Mike_Po...

I miss an NHL where wins mattered more than how you lose. Vegas is in first place in their division ahead of 4 teams with more wins. They are in 24th place by wins. I guess gamblers like it more this way and that's most important to the league.

Hey if your FLGS carries our games, they can instantly get you the PDF copy FREE!! And it's not just our games - hundred of publishers participate in the Bits & Mortar program. It's simple for them to sign up and all they need from you is an email address. Point them to bits-and-mortar.com

February's series is an all time classic. "We drove over to Kenni Roi's and got us a bucket of Kentucki Fried Lizzard Partes and another bucket of weak, salty-tasting beer... Then we hit the road again. A tyrannosaurus leaped before us, hesitated for a moment, then went on its way, off to the left."

Books read in Jan. Damiano (1984) RA McAvoy - reread Dragons of a Fallen Sun (2000) Weis & Hickman Dragons of a Lost Star (2001) Dragons of a Vanished Moon (2002) Exit Strategy - Murderbot 4 (2018) M Wells At the Mountains of Madness (1936) HPL - reread and Epic Moon Knight #1 (1975-1980)

I have a policy where I don’t talk badly about other published games It’s a good policy and I stand by it Terraforming Mars is a shit game by shit people Policy intact

Stunning setbacks. Back below the starting place. I hate the way this is phrased as it seems to imply women don't make commercial movies but it's another drop in opportunities for women to be hired on anything that will get promoted. variety.com/2025/film/ne...

🐰SHARE THIS POST🐰 Reminder! TRUE NORTH (this giant book about #AlphaFlight) is now available worldwide on Amazon! But because I detest Amazon, I’m donating 25% of what I make until the end of January to charity. If this gets 100 shares, that goes up to 30%. amzn.to/4pkPDFK

2025: The Bundle of Holding year in review (Beyond the Bundle blog): beyondthebundle.com/2026-01-01/2...

I recently released a 20th anniversary episode of Board Games with Scott. In this show, I talk about what I've been up to and Critical Games. You can watch this episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Xg... #boardgames

On Christmas morning at 10am EST, I'll be launching a live YouTube premiere of a special 20th anniversary special of Board Games with Scott! I'll be alone Christmas morning, so if you are in a similar situation (or just want a break), join me! www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Xg...

Tier-a-mid. Tier ranking but limited to n items in the nth level of the tier. So only 1 can be 'top' tier, 2 can be second, etc. I feel like this should already be a portmanteau in use but if not, I claim naming it.

Prolific board game designer Amabel Holland has won the second annual Bobby Nunes Memorial Award - recognising exceptional discussion of cultural issues in historical gaming - for her video essay on Kurt Vonnegut's long-lost board game: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20... @amabel.bsky.social

RPG Tourism: Five Games To Help You Travel Vicariously Experience the trip of a lifetime — without having to deal with planes, passports, or other tourists... reactormag.com/rpg-tourism-...

All the nations were at peace until the pickles nation attacked.

I know a lot of people talk about "Ken Griffey's swing", "John Olerud's swing" but for my money there is nothing more beautiful than Alejandro Kirk: - 5'7 and built like a Welsh corgi - basically drops halfway into a splits on each swing - each swing is a Street Fighter "Shooooryuken" uppercut

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

3d: To say I’m stupidly happy how Casey has turned out is an understatement. Onward to Finnegan.

Today in 1983 Stanislav Petrov saved the human race. On duty at the Soviet early warning command centre, he refused to warn superiors of radar reports of an incoming US strike. It proved to be a false alarm. If the Soviets had responded it would have been all out nuclear war.

Zach has made a lot of genius things over the years, and this is at the top of the pantheon.

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

When George Lucas' epic space opera was released into theaters, it was titled: "STAR WARS". It wouldn't be until 1981, for the theatrical re-release, that it became "Star Wars IV: A New Hope". This came AFTER "Empire Strikes Back" (1980), to make the order clear. Let's talk about retronyms!

The leadership of the Tabletop Game Designers Association was disappointed to see the publisher CGE touting Codenames: Back to Hogwarts, a new Harry Potter-themed version of Codenames.

After one of the most punishing ratios I've ever seen (8 likes, 707 comments, 1 repost, 133 quotes), the cowardly transphobe supporters at codenamesgame.bsky.social have tried to excuse themselves with a blog post (www.czechgames.com/news/why-we-...) but are afraid to use the name "Harry Potter".

Time to simulcast Queen live from 1985 on this 40th anniversary of what has become a definitive performance by Freddie and revitalized one of the all time great bands.

"It would behove members of the human race to remember that everything they think, everything they do, every contact they make with each other carries an infinitesimal responsibility in shaping, not only their own future, but the future of others." The Doctor - The Space Musuem a novel by Glyn Jones

TODAY IS THE DAY: THE TTRPG SUPER-STREAM RETURNS! A super-sized actual play double feature, including: - Mutant City Blues by @pelgranepress.bsky.social - A City of Shining Stars by @ehronlime.bsky.social Raising money for Advocates for Trans Equality! Twitch.tv/gmjeffstormer June 30, 12pm EST

#DoctorWho Season 2 is done, now it’s time to hear from you! #FluidLinks returns on the next RFS! Send us your thoughts and comments about the past season and the Ncuti Gatwa era!

BoH has a #Pride2025 bundle with some A+ level #TTRPG in it! bundleofholding.com/presents/Pri...

Rebel Twilight -- a guide to reskinning Twilight:2000 to the Star Wars universe. Deeply, deeply unofficial in every way! The Galactic Civil War. Rebel soldiers stranded on a planet where civilization is collapsing. Tracking food, water, blaster charges. drive.google.com/file/d/1sgJt...

TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank

The season premiere is live! Three American art students in Paris find themselves in a prison reserved for crimes of the pen, held captive with an intriguing and unsettling fellow offender. Listen now as our playthrough of “Cassilda’s Song” by @robindlaws.bsky.social continues! #rpg #actualplay

There are roughly 18,000 of you who follow us on BlueSky, but aren't subscribed to www.rascal.news! It's completely free and gets you two weekly newsletters as well as our growing number of free articles. It also guarantees* that you'll roll better in all of your games! *Not actually guaranteed.

The forever-correct way to translate Canadian parties to other countries without using their politics for reference

Share the last 4 RPGs you played or ran: Tartarus Gate Mothership The Hollows The Terror Beneath

I've put my finger on it for me. Disney+ Doctor Who is the greatly diminished American version of a good UK TV show. It's better than USA Red Dwarf but it's nothing I'll go back and rewatch. Ncuti and co. deserved much better than RTD2's tired retreads. Going to pop in the BD for classic S12 now.

Hey, just a quiet reminder: it’s not true that people get more conservative as they age. *Populations* get more conservative as they age because poor and marginalized people die sooner. nymag.com/intelligence...