An absolute triumph of an album.
The Loremen Podcast
A Mighty-Boosh-esque comedy podcast on local legends and obscure curiosities from days of yore.
Black Book
A story- and atmosphere-heavy spellcasting RPG, heavily based on Ural mountain folklore.
“Midnight Mass” on Netflix
Some of the monster elements are a bit conventional so far, but on the whole another horror triumph limited series from Mike Flanagan.
Dr. Mario
No not JUST because my girlfriend immediately started kicking my a** when we both learned to play…
Shining Force
Want to learn real game design? Play more retro games. “Shining Force” for Sega Genesis is my favorite 16bit RPG, after Lunar: Silver Star Story.
Winter’s Knight by Nox Arcana
The old, dark Christmas. Rich and folkloric. Mood album for holiday season 2020. $10 on iTunes, BandCamp or Amazon.
Civ VI: Gathering Storm
Ugh. I wasn’t going to buy this smart mega-expansion. But then I did. At this point productivity is purely a memory.
Civilization VI
I miss productivity, I hate the unskippable logos, I’m not a big fan of Steam, and it runs my laptop red hot, but wow is this game something.
Lunar: Silver Star Story
iPhone port of the classic SegaCD RPG. Still a wonderfully fun game.
MonsterTalk
The science podcast about monsters–delving deep into folklore, history, sociology, skepticism and more.
Robert Aickman
1914-1981. Struggling to understand Robert Aickman’s third-way psychological horror. Three used books on their way.
Retired Addiction
Daft Punk’s TRON: Legacy soundtrack
Cinematic synths. Remember when the future was cool? My new working music.
Retired Addiction
Redubbed, shortened, edited episodes of “Sailor Moon,” exaggerating the characters and lampshading the absurdity of the show. Somewhat funnier than watching a cat fall off something on YouTube, in aggregate. On closer inspection, it’s one good voice actress doing the leads and production chores, with some friends tagging along. Remix-happy fun.
Retired Addiction
Current Addiction: The Kleptones’ “Uptime/Downtime” double disc
Loaded with diamonds: “Untired,” “Hammer,” Correspondence,” “Welcome Back,” “Hella Touch,” “Care,” “Brightness and Contrast,” “This Song Smells.” Swap the playlists to Downtime/Uptime.
Retired Addiction
Underworld’s “Oblivion With Bells” album
“Beautiful Burnout,” “Boy, Boy, Boy,” “Faxed Invitation,” “JAL to Tokyo (Live From Tokyo)”… I believe I’m officially Underworld’s bitch.
Retired Addiction
“The Remix Game” by Bitter:Sweet
Each track on “The Mating Game” remixed by a different DJ, including Thievery Corporation, Yes King, Solid Doctor and Nicola Conte.