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“Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.”

Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

This year I’ve been captivated by the biographies from Robert K. Massie, particularly his work on Catherine the Great. He makes it feel as if Catherine is your grandmother telling you these stories herself. For all of the cruelties of powerful autocrats, I have never felt more sympathy for individuals portrayed on a page.

A guide to using Scumm VM

I’m an artist originally from the suburbs of Chicago and I’ve been drawing since I was in kindergarten. While the teacher was reading a book about monsters, I was drawing them in my notebook.

5. What time is it?

Oh, for Felling’s sake, 11:43. Are you happy now? Sundials people. Seriously. They even make a travel size. You’ve got no excuse.

The Brother’s Grimm claim they collected the stories for their first edition from peasants and farmers, some of them illiterate. This isn’t true.

I’ve traveled The Great Stone Road from start to finish, all 3,000 miles on horse or foot. I’ve slept in the streets of Tarbean from Dockside to Port. In three days I’ve collected the story of Kvothe the Bloodless and come out alive. I am The Chronicler. You may have heard of me.

The god’s on Eluvetie’s Evocation II: Pantheon. Ogmios, Artio, Aventi and more.

If it’s something everyone knows, I can’t afford to ask

A short biography of Xandria frontwoman, singer and songwriter Lisa Middelhauve.

The 4 with Middelhauve. Filled with middle eastern themes, history, mythology and more. All 4 are incredible underrated gems.