Category Archives: Art

My Travels with Vlad

When I was still in college, I attempted to read a book named _Phoenix_, and stopped after the first chapter or so; I don’t know, it just didn’t grab me. The copy I had was borrowed from a guy who … Continue reading

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Deck of Many Things, age 18

I had been playing D&D since age 9 or so, when Ian M__ of Middletown, a classmate of mine, introduced me to the game. We soon left town, and I couldn’t find anyone else to play D&D with through high … Continue reading

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Band of brothers

I’ve always liked the song “Hot for Teacher” by Van Halen. Oh, it’s got racy lyrics and a saucy theme, sure. But recently, I started noticing something else about it. The opening is the band’s drummer (Alex Van Halen) wailing … Continue reading

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Happy Star Wars Day!

… and May the Fourth be with you.

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Remaking Star Wars

Geeks like to get all up in arms about “canonical” versions of things. There was a discussion on Galactic Water Cooler #229 about revisions, and how it’s OK if the artist wants to revise, but still release all versions of … Continue reading

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