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The Bizarre Lore of Dune

The deep lore of Dune is as dangerous and weird as the deep desert of Arrakis!

15 min readMay 9, 2024

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The Bizarre Lore of Dune

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Batman’s Soulmate is an IRA Terrorist

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight — “The Sleeping”

6 min readApr 26, 2024

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Batman’s Soulmate is an IRA Terrorist

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Warhammer 40k: The Female Space Marine Controversy

The recent news of female Custodes has rekindled a hot-button topic in the Warhammer 40,000 fandom

9 min readApr 20, 2024

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Warhammer 40k: The Female Space Marine Controversy

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Can You Separate the Art from the Artist?

Heinlein, Rowling, Lovecraft, and other “controversial artists”

12 min readApr 8, 2024

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Can You Separate the Art from the Artist?

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Famous Characters Change Over Time

How Frankenstein, Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, and Batman evolved

6 min readMar 25, 2024

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Famous Characters Change Over Time

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Dune’s Weird, Overpowered Characters

Paul Atreides is a Mary Sue

8 min readMar 22, 2024

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Dune’s Weird, Overpowered Characters

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Dune: A Story About a Bull

I want to tell you about a bull’s head.

5 min readDec 27, 2023

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Dune: A Story About a Bull

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U.S. Agent and Marvel’s Complex Relationship with the US Military

The MCU started with an arms manufacturer realizing that “the military-industrial complex is bad actually”

3 min readDec 13, 2023

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U.S. Agent and Marvel’s Complex Relationship with the US Military

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The Deep, Dark, Weird Corners of the Gundam Universe

So I’m something of a Gundam aficionado, particularly when it comes to the “weird stuff” in the annals of the Gundam franchise. I’ve…

9 min readOct 6, 2023

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The Deep, Dark, Weird Corners of the Gundam Universe

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“Selling” Hits in Roleplaying Games

Something a lot of role players (particularly in text) and GMs could really benefit from is an understanding of “selling” from wrestling…

5 min readJun 25, 2023

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“Selling” Hits in Roleplaying Games

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Scott Gladstein

Scott Gladstein

Game Developer (Little Red Goblin Games LLC), MBA, Absurdist, Nerd, Indie Dude, Comic Reviewer, and SCA Rapier Fencer.

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