In a little medieval hamlet in the south of France, there was trouble. Werewolf trouble. Nothing too fancy, just regular werewolf trouble. No, not even with a capital T, it’s just some werewolves killing people. Still, someone ought to do … Continue reading Werewolf XXXVIII: Werewolves for Beginners – Signups
Still perked to the gills from having brought their first wolf to justice, the officers retired to a bar for drinks. Amid the raucous laughter and the slurred confessions of undying love for their precinct and their police chief even … Continue reading Werewolf XXXVII: WOLF COPS 3 – The Possession of liz156 (DAY FIVE)
I first became familiar with Jon Brion while watching Paul Thomas Anderson’s melodrama Magnolia somewhere around 2003. While watching what is, in my opinion, one of the best movies ever made (I felt that way while watching it that first time), I … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Jon Brion
Lin Beifong stomped into the evidence room, annoyed, as always, at the waffling of her fellow cops. Seeing the room scattered with open handcuffs, she grumbled in annoyance. “Reckless idiots.” She started to metalbend the cuffs into a neat pile. … Continue reading Werewolf XXXVII: WOLF COPS 3 – The Possession of liz156 (DAY FOUR)
[Ron Howard Narrator Voice] — GOB had developed an unhealthy obsession with his new friends who he still assumed were all just members of a youth seminar roleplaying as police officers. He hadn’t felt it unusual that the officers increasingly … Continue reading Werewolf XXXVII: WOLF COPS 3 – The Possession of liz156 (DAY THREE)
As pop music junkies, I’m sure everyone reading this has that favorite band that came oh so close but never quite broke through; usually they have a decent first record or two, then make that leap into the awareness of … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: The Smithereens
Despite the name, this episode isn’t actually fairly split between Bart, Milhouse, and Martin – it’s a Bart episode, start to finish. We begin with an early example of the show parodying nerd culture when the family visits a comic … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Two, Episode Twenty-One, “Three Men And A Comic Book”
It was hours past midnight when Liz ambled down a path that cut deep into the belly of the forest just outside the town. She couldn’t quite account for how she got there or why. The wind whispered and confided … Continue reading Werewolf XXXVII: WOLF COPS 3 – The Possession of liz156 (DAY TWO)
The sun sets over Avocado Town once again. Perhaps for the last time. A solar eclipse looms and already the town’s wildlife looks on in terror as citizens go on about their daily lives pretending everything’s normal. A tree withers … Continue reading Werewolf XXXVII: WOLF COPS 3 – The Possession of liz156 (DAY ONE)
Usually I do these chronologically, as most artists have a career arc of building to (x) and then declining, and that leads to a fairly easy narrative to construct. Juno Reactor don’t have any sort of narrative, as they seem … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Juno Reactor
Avocado Town had seen more than its share of grisly murders. The extranormal events of The Wolfening had become stuff of legend but myriad strange happenings everywhere in the small town of late had begun to heighten fears that another … Continue reading WOLF COPS 3 – The Possession of liz156 (Signups)
Werewolf game hosted by Spiny Creature Zenodoros was rocked to his core by the events of the past few days. Though he paid lip service to the gods of Olympus, and thought he shared many attributes with the King of Heaven, he … Continue reading Werewolf XXXVI Day 6: The Parthenon
Werewolf game hosted by Spiny Creature Anteia was exhilarated by the past two days. Two dishonest would-be oligarchs unmasked, all because of her enormous and unmatched genius! Well… Anteia reminded herself to be modest. Kind of because of her enormous and unmatched … Continue reading Werewolf XXXVI Day 5: The Lyceum
Werewolf game hosted by Spiny Creature Hyrcanus was having second thoughts about his recent life decisions. When he first snuck onto the Pnyx to pick some pockets, despite not being old enough to vote, he was thrilled when he somehow … Continue reading Werewolf XXXVI Day 4: The Agora
Singer, songwriter, music producer, model, actress. Janelle Monáe wears a lot of hats. And a few suits. She is quirky without being annoying, creative while still being accessible, and eclectic while still having her own identity. She is beloved by … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Janelle Monáe
Werewolf game hosted by Spiny Creature Haemon was troubled by the fates of Alcandros and Dorothea – and yet, he could not stop imagining them. How long was the journey down the rivers Styx and Acheron? Did Charon, the terrifying … Continue reading Werewolf XXXVI Day 3: Outer Kerameikos
Werewolf game hosted by Spiny Creature The events of yesterday’s assembly weighed heavy on young Alcandros’s heart. Ostracism was a time-honored solution to all sorts of conflicts. It only happened once a year! How could it be that the people … Continue reading Werewolf XXXVI Day 2: The Odeon
Werewolf game hosted by Spiny Creature Χαίρετε! Χαίρετε! If everyone could settle down for a moment, please… I am, as you all obviously know, Atalanta, a prominent citizen and councilwoman. I have been so ever since Athens granted women full … Continue reading Werewolf XXXVI Day 1: The Pnyx
This is yet another “Marge And Homer In Crisis” episode – we’re far enough in that we can say “yet another [x] episode”! – but it finds new nuance, not just in the final emotion of the episode but in … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Two, Episode Twenty, “The War Of The Simpsons”
Werewolf game hosted by Spiny Creature Lycanthropy (n): from the Ancient Greek lucanthropia, itself a compound of lukos (wolf) and anthropos (man). The year is mumble-mumble-handwave BC. The citizens of Athens – or at least the hoplites and peasants – are relieved to once again … Continue reading Werewolf XXXVI Signups: Assassins in Athens
This is one of those classic episodes I have never actually seen, though I heard so much about it, and when I got to that famous moment I felt my soul leave my body. Holy shit, you guys. And this episode … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Two, Episode Nineteen, “Lisa’s Substitute”
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