Monthly Archives: August 2015

You Buy It, I Play It: Crimzon Clover World Ignition

Posted on 08/13/2015 by kunzelman
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Sam Stoddard on the Philosophy of Reprints in Magic The Gathering

Posted on 08/12/2015 by kunzelman

The philosophy behind why we reprint cards is not simple. Sometimes it’s because we really like what the original card was doing and see no need to try and improve on an already strong design. Other times it’s because the … Continue reading →

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Amiibo Wave 7 Review

Posted on 08/11/2015 by kunzelman

I reviewed some new Amiibos.

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The Social Obligation of Fantasy

Posted on 08/10/2015 by kunzelman

We see it less now, but we had almost a solid decade of thinkpieces and academic arguments about the role of fantasy in the post-9/11 American landscape. They all land somewhere around this point: the rise of fantasy media in … Continue reading →

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On Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

Posted on 08/07/2015 by kunzelman

I’ve been down with Wet Hot American Summer for something like a decade. I think that I might have learned about it via a weird daisy chain of really liking Reno 911, learning about the connection to The State, and then finding out about what all … Continue reading →

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A Document of Trash Talking

Posted on 08/06/2015 by kunzelman

The video says it all, but this is a document of trash talking that I have made. It is a weird thing.

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“Against Flow” and Beyond

Posted on 08/05/2015 by kunzelman

Lana Polansky has written a really excellent article titled “Against Flow” and I suggest that you go read the whole thing in its entirety before reading this post. If you can’t be bothered, at least read this excerpt: This is … Continue reading →

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A Rifle, a Helicopter, and a Jet

Posted on 08/04/2015 by kunzelman

I literally screamlaughed when this happened, and I thought that it was important to capture it and package it for the YouTube audience.

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On “Android Whores Don’t Cry”

Posted on 08/03/2015 by kunzelman

“Android Whores Don’t Cry” is a short story by Natalia Theodoridou published in Clarkesworld. You can read it here. One of the things about William Gibson‘s work that I have always loved is that the cyberpunk dystopia came with a … Continue reading →

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