digging into this cool book

Classic AD&D Gold/Silver box games - and the DM's assistant app - were proffered in this 1989 ad from Game Player's magazine, part of VGHF's recent scans of the long-running magazine.

*authoritative voice* Drinking iced coffee out of buckets is not a new phenomenon.

the particular dislocation of sitting in an empty Zoom meeting room

old pro golf, pirate course. pirate close-up. ocean city, maryland, 1985

snow day news drop: last week, i turned in a draft of the book i've been working on for the past 6 years! right now, it's called "the invisible hit parade: a taper's history of music" & will be out in 2027 from da capo/hachette. much more to come, obviously!

Supreme House of Cheese Toluca, IL

me after raking exactly one pile of leaves

the ram shortage/scarcity thing has got me thinking that people are going to have to embrace salvagepunk and the ragpicking economy sooner rather than later.

Did NOT expect Co-op freezers, Brian Eno and musique concrète to combine into this super-niche "for the field recordists" article on the Guardian today 📻🎧 www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...

several other Bloomsbury titles to which I have contributed are on sale. Adult Themes - www.bloomsbury.com/us/adult-the...

Bloomsbury has a sale going for a few days. You can currently get my Ken Russell book for closer to its 2009 price than has been the case for a while (it was initially priced at $50 in 2009) - www.bloomsbury.com/us/ken-russe...

we've recently lost Wiseman and Peter Watkins, two of the filmmakers who really got me interested in cinema in my undergrad days

alright, today is too much...

Robert Duvall, the legendary actor whose career has spanned over six decades, has died at 95, his wife announced

sport shop entrance worms

if its the early 90s and you see this logo before the movie, you know you're in for a good one

Medeski, Martin & Wood 2026-02-09 Jam Cruise 22 https://archive.org/details/mmw2026-02-09

almost 60 degrees outside today. Remarkable. Had forgotten what that felt like.

hat & boots texaco, seattle, washington, 1977

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The Winter #Olympics continue! ⛷️ 🏂 Celebrate gaming history by revisiting 1985’s "Winter Games" from our classic software collection ❄️ 💾 #SoftwarePreservation is how we go for the Gold! 🥇 🕹️ Play it on your favorite vintage platform ⤵️ archive.org/search?query... #8bit

A treat for Friday the 13th: We've added the near-complete run of Game Player's magazine to our digital library! 232 issues across 12 (!) different series archive.gamehistory.org/folder/b3155...

something I never did until the last few years was wear out key lettering on a keyboard. Can't tell if this is because 1) cheaper/crappier lettering stickers on keys 2) I type more than before 3) my fingers are more deadly or 4) I type on some keys with damaging angles

OUTRUN 2019 HERTZ 1993 SEGA GENESIS

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Cover by Howard Sherman.

lost in the shuffle of all the terrible news this year is the extinction of the superior form of book - www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...

a winning record for the Pirates would be a near-miracle - www.mlb.com/news/teams-t...

having grown up the the D.C. Metro area, it has been heartbreaking to watch the destruction of two of our greatest cultural institutions (KC and WaPo)

What investors think gamers want: AI metaverse What gamers really want: Orbotron

last night I watched The Fugitive, one of my fav "cold weather" films. While it takes place mainly in March, it is something I tend to turn to when we have snow on the ground in the dead of winter. Lots of great sweaters, fleeces, and jackets amongst the costumes.

‘The physical separation of the museum from Cairo is a little like that of the Getty Museum from Los Angeles, but here it is not merely a matter of space or vistas. The regime is keen to keep international visitors away.’ Neal Spencer at the Grand Egyptian Museum. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Groundhog Harassed By Dipshits In Stupid Hats

Never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university 1. Film Directors: Ozu 2. Math of Powered Flight 3. Psychoanalysis and Modern Culture 4. Modern Drama 5. Cinema of Glasnost and Perestroika

renard's cheese shop mouse sign, angle 2, route 5, clay banks, wisconsin, 1992

finished listening to every Dead show of 1971. Decided to pick a new year, and realized that 1982 is one my least listened to (lots of JGB from that year, very little Dead). So, starting here - jerrybase.com/events/19820...

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really thrilled to receive Issue 13 of The Hungover Gourmet. The issue is packed with reviews, recipes & old timey food memories. I contributed a bit, exploring a sci-fi cookbook. Cheers @renm8r.bsky.social ! - hungovergourmet.com/thg-13 and order here: page-and-screen.bigcartel.com/product/hung...

had a new jar of pepperoncini at the back of the cabinet that I'd forgotten about. Like winning the lottery.

Burger King Shake 'Em Up Fries (2002-2002): Little packets of "cheez" dust that you could dump into a bag with your fries, shake, and presumably enjoy! Part of a promotional deal with The Simpsons that included collectible "talking watches"

Save 30% on #NewBook "Clowns in the Burying Ground," by Christopher K. Coffman, which shows how The Grateful Dead drew from the English and European literary canon to explore how creative powers can generate meaning beyond the limits of philosophy. buff.ly/jBe0ml9

been at Mason for over 7 years and am still being assigned to teach in new-to-me buildings (this year, one I've never even stepped foot into)