While there are many parts of the game of Magic: The Gathering that I miss and lament in their passing, like Mana burn and the Interrupt cards, what I miss most is playing for ante.
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Ninja: The Shadow Warrior by Joel Levy is a PBS Special in Book Form
Sometimes you don’t need 1,000 pages on a subject. Sometimes 200 will do. In the case of Ninja: The Shadow Warrior by Joel Levy which I recently picked up, this is definitely the case.
It is a complete, if not truncated, history of ninja and ninjutsu and reads more like a PBS one hour special on the subject. It covers the basics and either sates your appetite or wets it, leaving you hungry for more.
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The Interrogation of Danny Yates: An Archaeologist turned Social Media Professional
Three things bind Danny Yates and myself together; Magic: The Gathering, Social Media, and a career path that is anything but ordinary. What follows is the declassified Interrogation of Danny Yates.
Declassify >Fargo Rocks City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota by Chuck Klosterman
I have finally read Chuck Klosterman’s debut book, Fargo Rocks City and it was everything I thought it would be.
I understand that as a fan of Klosterman’s work, it is a bit odd that I picked up his sophomore effort Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto and then went on to read and own every other book he has published, save for his debut.
Well, I have remedied that mistake and his debut is on par with the wit and pop culture furnishings that I’ve become accustomed to.
Declassify >Real Podcasters Do it All Night Long: Inside the Bold 24 Hour Experiment of 7 Days A Geek’s Podtoberfest
What were we thinking? Why did anyone take it seriously? What is a cru-da-tay?
These are questions that will probably never be answered. But one question that was answered: could we pull off a 24 hour live broadcast of the 7 Days A Geek podcast?
And the answer was a resounding yes!
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