Syp bails on LOTRO’s dreary latest expansion and rolls a fresh River Hobbit Captain on Glamdring for a slower, more cheerful reset.
Magi rounds up the triple-i showcase with indie highlights like Don’t Starve Elsewhere, Graveyard Keeper 2, Neverway, and Risk of Rain 2 DLC.
Krista checks in on Pokémon TCG chaos, sharing new Project Pikachu finds from promos, trades, and overlooked childhood cards.
Oya’s Nintendo DS nostalgia leads to the AYN Thor, a portable Android emulator that won her over once she learned it can run PC games.
Sweetie uses a desk-and-monitor upgrade to unpack how aesthetic gaming setups became aspirational, social-capital-heavy status symbols.
Wilhelm sizes up EVE Online’s Atioth disaster as a history-book battle, with colossal ISK losses and maybe a new pilot-count record.
Joar unpacks how layoffs and relocations can force adaptation, while still leaving room to choose what comes next in Arizona.
Tobold reflects on Morocco, arguing tourism works best when you stay local, hire guides, and buy goods actually made by local artisans.
Tipa recommends Tiffany Hunt’s darkly funny fantasy romance about a Dark Lord, a kidnapped noblewoman, and a very complicated magical marriage.
Tim Bray takes a spring dusk photo walk through Vancouver and makes the case that a decent modern camera is more than enough.
Dave Winer says Claude worked far better once he restructured the project in opmlProjectEditor format and switched from Sonnet 4.6 to Opus 4.6.
Axxuy says daily blogging feels like a chore, while evening journaling and messy morning brain-dumps are the writing habits that actually stick.