The British-American author on arguing about Jane Austen, the joys of Jerome K Jerome, and revising his opinion of Philip Roth
My earliest reading memory
I used to read Donald Sobol’s Encyclopedia Br…
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Under mounting toy pressures, Hasbro has a secret sauce that Mattel hasn't matched ⊖
Hasbro's secret weapon has been its Wizards of the Coast division, which includes Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering and the company's digital games.
28 days ago
Add to playlist: the boundless bedroom-made black metal of Powerplant and the week’s best new tracks ⊕⊕
Theo Zhykharyev, the Ukrainian wizard working low-profile under this brand since 2017 has pivoted to a new realm which blends ferocious energy with freewheeling fun
From London
Recommend if you like De…
29 days ago
I don’t like organised fun, but Dungeons and Dragons is my shining nerdy light amid the darkness | Patrick Lenton ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
I travel to my friend’s house with a bag of dice and other strange accoutrements that, in an 80s teen film, would lead to me being thrown into a dumpster. I love it
Recently, I reached out to a friend…
2 months ago
O come out ye faithful: a joyful roundup of UK culture this Christmas ⊕⊕
Beauty and the Beast or Wolf Alice? Queen Marie Antoinette or Count Arthur Strong? Come and behold: the holiday season offers stage, film, music and art that’s worth singing about
The 12 Beans of Chri…
3 months ago
Stranger Things season five review – this luxurious final run will have you standing on a chair, yelling with joy ⊕⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
The kids growing up might have changed this show’s appeal, but they manage to go out in a flame-throwing, bullet-dodging blaze of glory – while still being more moving than ever before
Time’s up for …
‘A nucleus of a community’: the five-hour stage play about Dungeons & Dragons ⊕⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
In Initiative, a group of young people in the early 2000s finds themselves via the role-playing game, the latest example of its undying popularity
It sounds like a big ask, the idea of presenting an a…
4 months ago
Boutique Dungeons & Dragons club embroiled in toxic £150k feud after claims boss 'inappropriately cuddled' female player - but he insists allegation was 'concocted to enable hostile takeover' ⊖⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Alexander Forsyth, 41, is accused of drawing complaints from two people at Arcadia Games, in London, after setting up the organisation in May with both his ex and current wives.
‘Laughing at a libertarian crypto dragon? That rules’: Brennan Lee Mulligan on how Dungeons & Dragons took over the world ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
The games master has accrued millions of fans and sold out Madison Square Garden with his shows where he plays D&D live with guests. He’s still ‘bewildered’ by the success
“If anyone were to tell me t…
8 months ago
Mythica: Stormbound review – new chunk of swords and sorcery tale ripe for avid franchise audience ○
The sixth instalment in this low-budget series has a meagre plot and shonky visual effects but the director and cast clearly care about the franchise’s audience
This low-budget but reasonably competen…