Wizards of the Coast have already launched their "Stay at Home, Play at Home" free gaming resource for the Dungeons & Dragons system. But while you're getting your campaign in order… Read the rest of the article: Download and use these 3D printed models of every D&D monster
Second To None is a new short film by Irish writer/director Vincent Gallagher that I can best describe as "What if the first 20 minutes of UP was written and… Read the rest of the article: Watch this award-winning stop-motion short film about the second oldest man in the world
I'm currently re-discovering Jeff Van Der Meer's Area X / Southern Reach Trilogy via Audible, because I thought a familiar Weird Sci-Fi story about an invisible lifeform that kind of ambiently… Read the rest of the article: Giant string-like creature composed of "millions of interconnected clones" found off the coast of Australia
Kidz Bop is a music brand that makes "kid-friendly versions of today’s biggest pop music hits." Think Raffi performing "Despacito." As such, they tend to change the lyrics around, to… Read the rest of the article: A comprehensive infographic mapping censorship in KidzBop songs
Jim Starlin has drawn classic issues of many major comic book characters since the early 1970s, including Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Legion of Super Heroes, and more. But his real… Read the rest of the article: Jim Starlin, creator of many awesome cosmic comics, has a new Kickstarter for his labor of love
The Tallest Man on Earth – The Wild Hunt Live #StayHome #WithMe Watch this video on YouTube. Every musician has been trying their hand at livestreaming from quarantine. But of… Read the rest of the article: This livestream of The Tallest Man On Earth performing "The Wild Hunt" is utterly delightful
This delightful cover was released a while ago, but I only just discovered it via Vanyland. [bandcamp width=100% height=120 album=991012661 size=large bgcol=ffffff linkcol=0687f5 tracklist=false artwork=small track=4276931048] The 3-song EP… Read the rest of the article: If "Mr. Brightside" was a B-52s song
Created by Mike Mccubbin, who also makes and sells comics and prints at Floating Head. Mike is currently reading Campbell's essay book Myths, Dreams, and Religion and was clearly inspired… Read the rest of the article: Getting groceries during COVID-19 maps perfectly onto Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey
Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown that's surrounding us and suffocating every moment of our lives, the GOP-controlled court system in the state of Wisconsin refused to postpone… Read the rest of the article: Wisconsin voters risked their lives last week — and voted out the party that made them risk their lives
I know she doesn't specifically say that these are all emails from Brands™ or PR people — but I think we all know the truth. Either way, that's some beautiful god… Read the rest of the article: Someone made Found Poetry out of all the emails they've received about COVID-19
View this post on Instagram I did a Weird Al of Friday I’m in Love because I get sad every Tuesday // #alainalynnemusic #thecure A post shared by ALAINA LYNNE… Read the rest of the article: "Friday I'm In Love" but it's Tuesday because it's always fucking Tuesday right now
The White House reportedly rejected a recent funding request from the US Postal Service, which predicted that it would soon run out of cash flow, thanks in part to coronavirus.… Read the rest of the article: They're never going to get rid of the Postal Service because then who would deliver the scorpions?
The Ray Harryhausen Creature List Watch this video on YouTube. Ray Harryhausen was a pioneer of stop-motion animation who won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 1949 for… Read the rest of the article: Supercut of every stop-motion monster Ray Harryhausen ever animated
The Feuerkrieg Division is the Baltic version of the US-based Atomwaffen Nazi paramilitary. And like their American counterparts, they were planning some murder, specifically with bombs. Fortunately, authorities were able… Read the rest of the article: Police decline to arrest the leader of a Neo-Nazi terrorist network because he's 13 years old
I'm a huge fan of Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, but I only recently learned that their bass player, Tarrant Anderson, also runs a company called Vans for Bands… Read the rest of the article: Help a musician's tour bus company provide shelter and facilities for NHS workers dealing with COVID-19
I've never really understood the modern concept of "owning a town" — other than, ya know, terrible wannabe feudal lords. But thanks a Reddit AMA this week, I've got a… Read the rest of the article: An AMA with a guy who bought a California Ghost Town
It's only a matter of time before Disney owns every piece of intellectual property on the planet. And when that day comes, we'll likely be treated to adorable reboots of… Read the rest of the article: Classic horror movies as Disney cartoons
Social Distancing 90s Slow Jam Parody: Six Feet Apart | Mashable Originals Watch this video on YouTube. The struggle is real. Also this song bops.
In Desperate Times Must Character Limits Re-Harsh Our Mellow?, or, New Mountain Goats Tape Song Watch this video on YouTube. I've been writing overly-melodramatic rock n' roll bangers about comic… Read the rest of the article: The Mountain Goats have a new song about Marvel Comics with possibly the longest title ever
Marvel found a lot of success with their street-level Netflix series, focusing on those less-super superheroes like Daredevil and Jessica Jones. Across town, Batman has always been one of the… Read the rest of the article: "The Black Ghost" is a fun Latina twist on urban noir superheroes
