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Big Pimping: More on Uses of History in Tabletop RPGs

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Andrew D Devenney
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I won’t make a habit of poking my own website every time I post something at Play The Past, but I figure for this, what the hell (the intro to this series was in December, so peeps might need a … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Writing | Tagged blogging, history, immersion, Play the Past, remix, role-playing, rpgs | Leave a reply

Capsule Review: THE CRIMEAN WAR by Orlando Figes

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Andrew D Devenney
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Orlando Figes. The Crimean War: A History. New York: Metropolitan Books, 2011. vii + 576 pp. Bibliography, Index. $35.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8050-7460-4. Prior to picking up this book, I had only two cursory impressions of the work of Orlando Figes. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Writing | Tagged crimean war, reviews, war | 2 Replies

Big Pimping: New at Play the Past…Me!

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Andrew D Devenney
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After getting my feet wet by writing my guest post on “Experimenting with Playful Historical Thinking in the Classroom” last September, I agreed a few weeks ago to join Play the Past, a group blog exploring the intersection of cultural … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Writing | Tagged blogging, dungeons and dragons, Play the Past | Leave a reply

Straight White People Fireballing Monsters for EXP and Loot

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Andrew D Devenney
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This is by far the single best description of the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms campaign setting I have ever come across, from a review of Ed Greenwood’s Silverfall at my new favorite website, Requires Only That You Hate: First, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Writing | Tagged reviews, role-playing, shit writing, snark | Leave a reply

Nobody Could Have Predicted

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Andrew D Devenney
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One of the many books I am reading right now (well, in this case, listening to the audio book while I drive) is Roger Crowley’s Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Writing, History | Tagged cheeky-juxtaposition, gwbush | 1 Reply

Would you like a banana?

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Andrew D Devenney
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For reasons I cannot really explain, this is the best passage in Charlie Stross’ Saturn’s Children, which I just finished the other night. The set-up is that the main character, an obsolete sexbot called Freya is touring an illegal biodome … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Writing | Tagged headspace, reading | Leave a reply

Book Fetish

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Andrew D Devenney
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I’ve been reading a lot in the last several months, mostly science fiction and fantasy novels of varying types. All of this has been part of a concerted effort, since I finished my Ph.D. in 2007, to spend time reading … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Writing | Tagged headspace, reading, self-indulgence | Leave a reply

Twitter Comics?

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Andrew D Devenney
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Okay, so a friend my mine from college (author and educator Brian P. Hudson) has started up a new creative endeavor that he describes as a “Twitter Comic” called The Trials of Tara Titan (which you can go check out … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Writing | Tagged brian-hudson, comics, twitter, writing | 2 Replies

Reading is Fun!

Posted on December 13, 2008 by Andrew D Devenney
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Cheese, baby! It’s all about the Cheese when you blog… So, what have I been reading lately? Oh I know you want me to tell you. Mostly reading for fun, which I’ve been able to do since I finished my … Continue reading →

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Get your crime on

Posted on May 7, 2007 by Andrew D Devenney
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I just have to toss this up here. I’m not particularly into crime stories (novels, tv, whatever), but Criminal by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips is one of the best comic books around. Check it out at your friendly neighborhood … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Writing | Tagged brubaker, criminal, icon, marvel, phillips | Leave a reply

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