On villains

Nuremberg-ish.

Nazis are, if pop culture is to be believed, the bad guys it's OK to mow down in droves.

In Defence of a Movie About Writers

Gentlemen Broncos is a film that bombed. 

Imagination and creativity in role-playing games

To what extent is participating in a role-playing game an act of creation?

The myth of the virtuous gamer

One of the bigger game forums has rules about hate groups. If you're a nazi or neo-nazi, you advocate for nazi or neo-nazi causes, or you play devil's advocate, you're banned forever. It's obvious, sensible. I approve of that.

In Music #3: One Life Furnished in Early REM

I remember when REM split up.

41

41 is a prime number, a twin prime with 43.

The last symphony of the forty that Mozart wrote is number 41.

That seems right.

Inner Worlds, appendix: "Nothing about this hobby is OK"

I can say this is not OK because I developed it and so it's my fault.

So all of the Inner Worlds posts of the last couple weeks have inspired dialogue to some extent. On a Facebook thread discussing the most recent one, a game writer who is better known than me said this:

Be sure to let me know if you find a way to pursue this path of analysis without reaching the conclusion "nothing about this hobby is OK."