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I would say it's much better articulated now. D&D clothing lines, bands that specifically call out D&D elements in their songs, metatextual commentary in print and video formats. And the big thing, not limited to targeting kids. But don't get me wrong, I love that we got stuff like the LJN...

I just read it. Kinda mind-blowing to see that level of acceptance and recognition, even if some of the timeline details are off in it. One thing that it especially drives home is that D&D is no longer just a game, but an entire culture. There are so many ways to consume and interact with D&D...

It's a fascinating contrast, compared to Michelle Smith (Of Michelle Remembers), who has never recanted, never fessed up to the harm she did or the lies. It's shocking the mistreatment that was allowed to go on in schools in hindsight. I had my share of it, sadly. Of course, today bullying...

Totally! I could see it walking right into a Rodney Matthews art piece.

That is a wild rabbit hole! I'd be curious to see the original depiction of the Lauren.

Same. The monsters of the Fiend Folio hit very differently. D&D monsters books have always had their weird critters, but I feel like Fiend Folio had a higher percentage of weirdos. And they were a distinctly different kind of weird. I mean, just look at the Tirapheg!

The Satanic Panic spread to Orkney of all places. That boggles my mind: The woman who could have stopped Orkney satanic abuse scandal

In a perfect world, back in the day the Monster Manual 2 was followed by the Fiend Folio 2. With even more glorious Russ Nicholson art and weird monsters.

I read a ton of RPG-based fiction back when I was a kid. I've re-read a lot of it as an adult, and yeah, it's mostly bad-to-mid. A lot of it I have profound nostalgia for, but still. I think brand recognition back then was even more important than it is today. There are so many amazing books...

If being turned into a dinosaur is a bad thing, DCC RPG. If it's a good thing:

Hmmm...Holly Black's Tithe (or any of the Modern Faerie Tales series, really). Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone. Maybe Blazewrath Games, by Amparo Ortiz? Would it be too soon for The Last Unicorn by Peter Beagle? For you, if you're looking for non-fiction, I might suggest any of Barry Strauss'...

Yeah, isn't the point of art to make us feel? An author that is dead does not have the opportunity to change. A living author, does, and certainly in the case of Rowling, chooses not to.

At this point, I prefer making drinks at home to going out for drinks, unless it's a bar that I know makes good drinks. Some place I know that I'm not paying $12 for a tiny drink, or one that's too sweet, or mostly just juice.

I finished reading Snow Crash. Can't believe it took me this long to get to it. Super-prescient in how it depicts the absurdity of late-stage capitalism. Also, there was this short paragraph about how as library collections include more multimedia, more digital media, they will become these...

I think every book is a conversation between the author and the reader. I also think about Lex Luthor's quote, delivered so well by Gene Hackman "Some people can read War and Peace and come away thinking it's a simple adventure story. Others can read the ingredients on a chewing gum wrapper and...

My liquor cabinet is...not small. I am glad that the Benedictines are still making plenty of Benedictine. I would be sad to not be able to do a proper B&B.

The Boulevardier is such a classic! As for Galliano, it seems to be a love it or leave it liqueur. For me, it's always got a place in my liquor cabinet...especially now that it comes in a smaller size than the ridiculous tower it used to.

If you like the Boulevardier, I'd recommend the Lena, a sadly forgotten cocktail from the 1970s: 2 oz. Bourbon 1 oz. Sweet Vermouth 1/2 oz. Dry Vermouth 1/2 oz. Campari 1/2 oz. Galliano Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass with a cherry.