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Eight years ago, I embarked on a journey to make sense of the fast-paced, ever-evolving world of full-stack web development. The result was FullStack Bulletin, a weekly newsletter designed to keep developers informed and inspired. …

I think some of my early thoughts on the CEO killer have panned out. The story of Luigi’s Mansion has become even more ridiculous as time has gone on. The news concerning drones is laughable …

First up – Happy New Year to everyone! I haven’t painted anything from my Dungeons and Lasers Woodhaven Kickstarter pledge in some time now. These pieces in fact were painted in November or December, and …

Nearly five years ago, I completed a project that, to my mind, remains the most significant of my cartographic career: An Atlas of Great Lakes Islands, manually printed in cyanotype, with a hand-stitched binding. I …

Matt and Sam talk to Luke Mayville of Reclaim Idaho about progressive organizing in rural and red America.

On 7 January 2025 Meta made sweeping changes to its policy on Community Standards – Hateful Conduct the (“Standards”). This article examines how these changes put marginalised groups at serious risk and how they, in …

As is traditional, the final Blog post of the year looks back on what we have achieved these past 12 months. Exactly a year ago, I wrote about the challenges of adjusting to the post-Covid …

I picked up the entire series of the Universal Monsters Toony Terrors and I'm making my way through them, following up the Wolf Man with Frankenstein. Or Frankenstein's monster. Or just the Monster or the …

Perfume PosseDior J’Adore, D’Eau, L’Or — Theme and Variations This tale begins in our local library’s main branch – a building I love that’s right downtown off the Plaza. It smells like books and newsprint …

BOUGHT: DC Finest: Justice Society of America: For America and Democracy (DC Comics) After several decades during which we've come to think of the Justice Society of America characters as members of a team starring …

In my opinion, mountains in a Gothic Fantasy setting are for putting isolated and hidden secrets in. Here's the overview of the Karthax Mountains before we zoom in on some specific locations.The Karthax MountainsForeboding Mountains …

Jagua Nana is a remarkable, but forgotten, novel. Set in Nigeria in the immediate aftermath of independence, it centres of Jagua Nana, a forty-five year old sex worker who retains her skills, beauty and fantastic …

For a few years now I've been using leger stems for my eel fishing. I know full well that when the line is tightened they don't stand upright, but once the line is out of …

In 1931, Cab Calloway recorded his most famous song, "Minnie the Moocher". It is the first single song by an African American to sell a million records. The Old Man of the Mountain", "St. James …

We're back looking at the Eastern New England edition this week, and among this week's offerings is the 1973 made-for-TV movie Genesis II, airing at 11:30 p.m. on WPRI in Providence. Whenever you see this …