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Random Damage - The Grue Café #4 Need Coffee Dot Com

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Re-convened is The Grue Café, starring Kim, Rox of Spazhouse, the non-Flamiingo Doc Ezra and Dom. The panel discusses gaming and/or the lack thereof at DragonCon, game mechanics and physics, dice addiction, role-playing of the tabletop variety, and how you get people to actually role play.

The Original Supermarket Sweep - Your Monday Morning Mental Sorbet Need Coffee...

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Supermarket Sweep, the game that combines the price guessing of something (like Price is Right) with a mad dash through a store grabbing stuff (like the recent UK riots).

The Mercury Men Are Here Need Coffee Dot Com

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In The Mercury Men, there are the eight-foot aliens of solid light who fire electrical bolts and are planning to crash the Moon into the Earth.

A Perspective on DragonCon 2011: Goats in the Evening Need Coffee Dot Com

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I recently successfully completed my first full Dragon*Con. And by full, I am talking taking in all the Thursday to Monday action.

Lost in Space Animated Pilot Worse Than Feature Film Need Coffee Dot Com

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Apparently a pilot was created in the early 70s for an animated version of Lost in Space. What's weird is that they felt the need to change...well, everything.

Craig Thompson's Blankets, Now in Hardcover Need Coffee Dot Com

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It's been almost eight years since I first reviewed Blankets, the amazing, beautiful and so-thick-it-could-at-least-seriously-decelerate-a-bullet graphic novel by Craig Thompson. I won't be re-reviewing it, because upon reading through that review, I found that both A) I could barely get the review written I was so gobsmacked by the thing and 2) I still agreed with everything I had said within.

Caffeine vs. Skin Cancer Need Coffee Dot Com

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A new study links caffeine with protecting your ass (not to mention the rest of you) from skin cancer. This in itself is not news, as we reported on a BBC article literally--holy crap, to the date--four years ago that said the same.

Top 10 Tip-Offs You're the Protagonist in an Anime Harem Series Need Coff...

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We've all seen them: the series where some hapless, but lovable Hugh Grant-wannabe somehow manages to charm all the ladies around him (who are, of course, totally out of his class) without even trying or indeed even realizing that he's done it. Poor fool. But how does he do it? How, in fact, can you tell when it's happening *to you*?

In Memory of Jerry Leiber Need Coffee Dot Com

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A tribute to Jerry Leiber, including a Spotify playlist, some choice YouTube bits and an appearance on What's My Line?

Attack the Block - Wayhomer Review #80 Need Coffee Dot Com

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Episode #80 for Attack the Block, in which our protagonist marvels at what ingenuity and low budget can do for creature design, struggles to explain what the hell the film is, and marvels at the find that is John Boyega.

Conan the Barbarian (2011) - Wayhomer Review #79 Need Coffee Dot Com

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Episode #79 for Conan the Barbarian (2011), in which our protagonist apologizes to Jason Momoa, berates Fandango and AMC and winds up taking a wrong left turn at Kobayashi Kalibak.

Caffeine & Cacao Ice Cream by High Road - Review Need Coffee Dot Com

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High Road's Caffeine and Cacao Ice Cream: they've taken Jittery Joe's coffee from Athens, Georgia and made a mix of it, along with toasted cacao nibs and a belgian chocolate ganache. This is all inside a nice milk cream ice cream.

Highlands, North Carolina and Some Particular Last Chances to See Need Coffee ...

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Recently, Cosette and I took an overnight trip up to Highlands, North Carolina simply to get away from it all for a brief mini-vacation. What we found was a very nice, very small town in the midst of the mountains (as the name would imply). And two very rare cultural items.

Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone - Movie Review Need Coffee Dot Com

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If you are a Fishbone fan, you, like me, will probably want to give the entire band a manly hug and then buy them lots of beer. Hell, I've got a round for the filmmakers as well.

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab: RPG Series Need Coffee Dot Com

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We all make jokes about the con goers who seem to radiate a sentient cloud of foul body odor. We all know about bringing a gas mask into the Gaming Room. Lucky for you, Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab is here to help you.

Mat Kearney, The Specials, Washed Out & More... - Music Monday Need Coffee Dot...

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Featuring: Mat Kearney, The Specials, Washed Out, Patrick Stump, Traband and Drake.

Time Team and the Very Big Flamethrower - Your Monday Morning Mental Sorbet Ne...

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If the story of William Howard Livens and his giant flamethrower, teaches us anything it's this: be careful who you piss off.

Top Horror Anime Addendum: 7 More to Die For Need Coffee Dot Com

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I put together a list of what I considered to be the top horror anime back in 2007. Since that list was published, a great deal of horror-related anime has been released in the West: some new titles, and some older titles now available for the first time.

30 Minutes or Less - Wayhomer Review #78 Need Coffee Dot Com

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Episode #78 for 30 Minutes or Less, in which our protagonist explains why he didn't go see the Glee movie, talks about the balancing act of doing a proper dark comedy and comes up with a way the film could have ended early.

Frank Miller's Fried Podcast on a Stick - Your Weekend Justice #126 Need ...

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Discussed: Steve's Kool-Aid (oh yeah); Trivia and marathons; The leashes at Scott's place; Swallowing fire; Gymkata vs. Pictionary!; Eureka cancelled; Frightening praise; Alcohol report; Hitchhiker's Guide: The App; Anti-persperant--liars!; Aliens vs. Predator and more...

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