The Dwarven Lord of Kickstarter
How sculptor and Dwarven Forge founder Stefan Pokorny raised $6.5 million—and gave you the dungeon of your dreams
Meet the scientific storytellers who can make the public afraid of anything—for a price
Merchants of Doubt is a new documentary that explores the dark heart of scientific spin doctors.
Fan films and the future of fantasy
Small productions are becoming better—and more professional—than ever. But the falling price of good equipment is only part of the magic.
The best books for nerds from 2014
Some 600,000 volumes were published in English last year. Here's a few of the best.
A nerd’s 12 best and worst films from 2014
Hits and misses from a year packed with big-screen science fiction and fantasy
A Conversation with Wil Wheaton
A splendid time with the actor-writer-blogger-geek-champion turned host of TableTop
A look at the new Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master’s Guide
Ethan Gilsdorf gets a sneak peak inside the definitive nerd Bible
Dungeons & Dragons & Philosophy
Ethan Gilsdorf explains why Socrates would have made a good DM and that John Stuart Mill was Lawful Neutral. Catch his talk on Head-Banging, Dice-Rolling, and Summoning Demons tonight in Cambridge, Mass.
A Conversation with John Cleese
Ethan Gilsdorf talks to the Monty Python's Flying Circus alum about his career, his new autobiography, and his limbs.
The hands and minds behind The Boxtrolls
Ethan Gilsdorf meets with the team who animated The Boxtrolls, where old school stop-motion is merged with the latest in CGI
An Exclusive Inside Look at Denver’s Dinosaur Hotel
Ethan Gilsdorf reports on the most awesome hotel in the country. Meet Stanley the Stegosaurus and friends!
Documentary proves girls will play D&D with boys
A group of boys, aged 9 to 11, plays D&D every other weekend, but their parties never include girls their age. Meredith Jacobson's DnDnG explores the possibility that their female friends could enjoy the game just as much as they do. By Ethan Gilsdorf.
An exclusive look at the new D&D Player’s Handbook—and The Warlock
Ethan Gilsdorf gets a first-look at some incredible high-res art from the latest edition of the classic pen-and-paper role-playing game.
A visit to the basement where Dungeons & Dragons was born
Ethan Gilsdorf celebrates the origins of D&D and presents Jon Peterson's exclusive video tour of the place where E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson set out on their first adventures
Meet the man who remade Middle‑earth
Ethan Gilsdorf interviews John Howe, Tolkien Illustrator and Conceptual Designer of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Movie Trilogies
Godzilla (2014)
Godzilla, like our inner self run amok and gone berserk, just needs a warm mug of cocoa and a good hug. Ethan Gilsdorf on Hollywood's latest rendering of the kaiju classic.
The Art of Ralph Steadman’s “Slightly Maniacal” Humor
“When I don’t know what to do, I do that!” announces British cartoonist and artist Ralph Steadman in For No Good Reason, just before he unleashes a signature splat of ink onto a sheet of paper. “It just might lead somewhere.” Ethan Gilsdorf interviews the documentary's director, Charlie Paul
