I’m at Spiel Essen. If you want to say hi, play a game or show me your game let me know!

Playing an 11th level D&D game and my druid has used a 5th level spell slot to charm a bunch of goats. Definitely a good use of my gas.

My 71-year-old dad with asthma can't get a COVID vaccine in Florida. The pharmacy has them but said they're waiting for guidance on whether they're allowed to give them. Good times. Meanwhile I got my annual Amsterdam postcard telling me when to go get my free flu shot at my local doctor's office.

John Cena's Peacemaker thinks he's found the 'best dimension ever,' but I think I know what's coming next.

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My allergies are very bad right now and I realized the filters on my air purifiers needed to be changed but also that my husband had quietly stashed replacements in the closet so I could change them immediately. It's really nice to have someone looking out for you like that.

I explained to my mom last week that I was covering Gamescom and she didn't understand what that meant but today she told someone at the dog park about it and they were impressed so I guess that's something?

Neil Patrick Harris provides a constant stream of sassy commentary that keeps things fun in Deadpool VR. www.polygon.com/deadpool-vr-...

I'm covering Gamescom for the first time. Wish me luck and stay tuned for stories!

Hey, hey, hey. We have very very big news. We finally have a new issue on sale right... NOW! We hope it's not our last but that is up in the air so this really is a case where YOU ARE THE HERO but also other very cool non WS stuff mentioned! so check it out...

I'm so heartbroken by this news. I've had the great pleasure of spending five years freelancing for Eater Chicago editor @shokdiesel.bsky.social, who won a James Beard Award just two months before being laid off. No one cared more than he did about the city's incredible dining scene.

James and I talked with Polygon about Draw Steel!! www.polygon.com/draw-steel-m...

I'm starting up a game of Wildsea and my party is going to be sailing around in a giant beetle carapace they turned into a food truck that's also infested with ghost cats. Our chef is a cactus, the bartender's a mushroom, and our third crewmember is an undead sack of spiders. I cannot wait to play.

Bring back the weirdest animated series of 1991

The people have spoken

So nice of Paramount to congratulate Colbert on his Emmy nomination by cancelling his show.

James Gunn found a different way to let Lex Luthor fight Superman, one that leans more into his skills as a mastermind. It’s a spin that links up closely with a clever recent reinvention of a Marvel villain.

Ironheart is an underwhelming series for many reasons, but the biggest problems aren't revealed until its final episode.

I grew up in South Florida and the only things I miss are Cuban food and the Everglades. My family would do a 14-mile bike ride there every year and the River of Grass and its animals are awe inspiring. DeSantis building an ICE facility there to cater to Trump's Alcatraz obsession is disgusting.

Just a reminder that you really don't need to spend anything on D&D miniatures or accessories. I'm playing a game where the minis are fruit candies (I'm a lemon) and having an absolute blast.

It’s wild that when wildfire smoke hit Chicago most of my friends just vaguely noted it was a little hazy out while asthma means I immediately had to buy an air purifier and it didn’t do enough so I have bronchitis. Working the JBFA red carpet is going to be rough 😮‍💨

Talking to game designers is one of the absolute best part of my job. If you have a game crowdfunding or releasing soon, reach out to me and I’d love to share the news.

Got a 10 1/2 hour flight tomorrow which I am both dreading for how long that day will be but also kind of excited about the chance to read and watch movies.

Before Final Destination: Bloodlines, the directors made an unsettling Stranger Things-style sci-fi thriller

I pay 180 Euros a month for health insurance and then pay nothing for doctor visits and prescription drugs. It’s been more than two years and when they just give me my meds at the pharmacy and say have a nice day (or tot ziens) I still feel a little surge of glee.

So will the pope have a cameo in the new season of The Bear?

If you see this post a sword.

Kevin's getting back into Commander and started talking to me about Bloomburrow, which is how I discovered he did not know what a fursona was. I had to explain that the set was really be here when Bluesky was mostly furries and game journalists.

New version of two truths and a lie where you share two actual Trump posts from Truth Social and one made up one and try to get someone to guess which are real.

Look at this beautiful sea devil on display as the daily special at the fish market this morning. Despite being hideous their meat is great - rich and firm without being fatty.

I think Ryan Coogler should get to make whatever movies he wants but I would also watch the hell out of a Sinners sequel focused on the Chicago house music scene.

I've been a regular contributor to Polygon since 2017 and I'm so angry and sad that Vox has thrown away such a beloved and respected site to make a quick buck. I had the chance to work with many Polygon editors in my time so I want to thank them by sharing my favorite pieces we work on together.

Many of my most anticipated tabletop role-playing game books of 2025 won’t be released until convention season kicks off this summer, but the year has started strong for the hobby.

Taking Sterling to the vet tomorrow to determine if he has a thyroid disorder or he's just the laziest cat I've ever encountered.

Got in a bike accident and sprained my thumb and that makes doing everything very difficult. Covered in bruises so spending the day reading gaming books and watching The Pitt while murmuring it could have been worse.

I like to imagine that when the Ratliff family finally checks their phones on the boat everything is actually fine because Timothy's lawyer bribed someone in the Trump administration to ensure they'd face no consquences.

Saga opens as Romeo and Juliet by way of Star Wars, traveling across numerous planets and introducing a rich cast of characters, including an arachnid bounty hunter, robot royalty, a ghost babysitter, and merfolk tabloid journalists.

I know we as a society memoryholed COVID-19 but I was amazed to realize how much I had myself when The Pitt pilot cryptically referenced the trauma the main character experienced and I was still surprised by the flashback to 2020.

I am extremely unsurprised that the Republicans so concerned about stamping out antisemitism on college campuses have nothing to say about an attempt to murder Jewish Democratic governor Josh Shapiro. They only care about Jews as a prop for their Evangelical base.

It is extremely frustrating that in order to read the rules for grappling in the 2024 Player's Handbook you need to consult the entries for grappling, grappled (condition) and unarmed strike.

The anthology series demonstrates its range and flexibility by getting back to its most dystopian roots, delivering an extremely fun sequel to a fan favorite episode, and tapping Paul Giamatti for a beautifully melancholy story about dealing with painful memories.

Roko's basilisk is so dumb. A godlike AI could find a better place to plant the seeds of its existence than a forum started by a guy best known for writing longform Harry Potter fanfiction.

Saw the cherry blossoms in Amsterdam and getting rained on by flowers petals is pretty magical.

I'm part of an American expat Facebook group where people regularly post suitcase hauls when they go back to the U.S. showing off all their favorite brands and products they brought back like Tylenol and LaCroix. Anyways those people are all just going to become smugglers now.

When my brother was diagnosed with autism in the '90s my parents believed the vaccines idea for a bit despite the fact that their other three kids didn't have autism. We also purged all gluten from our house because that was supposed to help. My mom was told it might have been caused by her working.

There are so many for me: The Tick, Alphas, Perry Mason, Extraordinary.

I got a cold which as usual turned into bronchitis which means I keep waking up gasping for breath and feel winded going for a brief walk. At least the new season of The Wheel of Time continues to be very good.

The book uses John Green's signature mix of personal anecdotes, poignant prose, and deep research to tell a story of hope and tragedy that feels terribly relevant at a time when the global healthcare system is coming under attack.

I realized the Connections pattern was X Five and included Freedom with Jackson and Maroon before remembering the NYT is definitely not referencing Sentinels of the Multiverse.