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The mind loves to change the world. Just not itself. It wants to fix the politics, the web, the weather. It picks up ideologies and wears them like it invented them. Nothing can be changed. Things happen, or they don't. A thought has no...
How many weeds do you have to whack before the weeds tell you to knock it off? In author Jo Miles new sci-fi novel, there might be more than meets the eye to a stubborn, vegetation filled planet. Grab a machete and hack your way through...
Opus 4: Henry VI, Part 3
For over a decade I’ve traded as Obvious Things, a name that’s only appeared on paperwork. Later this year I’ll finally be launching OT properly as a focused art + design practice, which I’m really excited about. In the meantime, I’ve...
It's 2028. You buy a six-pack. You open the brand app, scan your face, and touch your nose to get the token to remove the cap protection. Although you need to agree to share your geolocation data, it's redundant since the protection...
My favourite account of death and dying comes from The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. It describes the death of Fabrizio Corbera, Prince of Salina and the Leopard. But this morning I read another account that greatly appealed...
Goodbye Bonnie Tyler – and thank you for all your wonderful, gutsy over the top performances. You will most certainly be missed – although we still have your music. Without wanting to sound maudlin, when you reach a certain age and pop...
King Henry I know not what to say; my title’s weak. The years after the Battle of St. Albans were a time of surface calm and secret plotting in and around the English royal court. Queen Margaret, who was proving to be a far stauncher...
I previewed sundayclub’s new dreamy janglepop gem of a record via its first two singles in May, and with their self-titled debut out today I’d be remiss if I didn’t also share the third part in their trilogy of videos, released a couple...
The Designing Dungeons Course: Or, How to Kill a Party in 30 Rooms or Less has been nominated for 🏆Best Online Content in the 2026 ENNIES🏆. I mean it when I say that it's an honor just to be nominated. Thank you very much! Vote here!Who...
It was a very pleasant spot for summer lunch breaks, a bench overlooking the small lake. It was about half a mile down the road from where I worked.Lindow Common. The area was very peaty, and so had a low-lying and birchy vegetation. The...
Reflection is an important tool in programming; it lets us examine a language’s structure. Can we reflect in JavaScript? Sort of. Some functions can be reflected with toString(): > const one = () => 1 undefined > one.toString() '() => 1'...
Hello, loves! I’ve thought of what may be a fun idea for the game. Let’s talk about it, maybe do some of it. Spike written, thought about, tossed. We’ve been working on paths and thinking about making sure that tools are on the same side...
By Mx Kris Vyas-Myall Things have been going from bad to worse in Northern Ireland over the last few months, and the recent news makes me suspect we are past the point of no return. After the violence last summer, I had had some hope...
PENGUIN SUPER POWERS (KENNER) It’s another Friday, so let’s get ourselves back into that flashing back sort of mood, with another Flashback Friday Figure Addendum! Today, I find myself taking a return look at the Penguin. Yay? Alright,...