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television 40 Years Later, Jeremy Brett is Still the Best Sherlock Holmes Lee Keeler

tabletop gaming Celebrating my birthday in the BattleTech universe Gareth Branwyn

rpgs Professor DungeonMaster gives his opinion of the coming D&D virtual tabletop Gareth Branwyn

music Cosmic Country is "inclusive, trippy country music" that you'll love Jennifer Sandlin

tabloids Testicles in a jar (and China's invasion of America) in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabletop gaming What's new in tabletop gaming for August, 2023 Gareth Branwyn

Boing Boing Gadgets Elevate your cooking with this Damascus 5-piece knife set and gift box for $100 Boing Boing's Shop

tabletop gaming Warhammer 40,000 and its growing fascism problem Gareth Branwyn

tabletop gaming Dustrunner, the super-cool Mad Max-like solo card game that fits in a mint tin Gareth Branwyn

ancient artifacts What is the function of these mysterious ancient Roman dodecahedrons? Mark Frauenfelder

books Good Omens is about to get a tabletop game tie-in Devin Nealy

medical Man surgically implanted magnetic plates in fingertips to cheat at dice game David Pescovitz

crime Men applied glue to their hands to steal casino chips Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Putin kills cows in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

kickstarter Hobgoblin is a "brutal combat" tabletop fantasy battles game from Gaslands' Mike Hutchinson Gareth Branwyn