This. Is. Perfect. Even though these are the first 8 minutes of the series, I felt like it was seasons into the show—I identified with the characters that much and that quickly. It feels like a mashup of Goonies, X-Files, and even a little Twin Peaks. The score is fantastic. It's loud and obvious and… Continue reading The First Eight Minutes of Stranger Things
The below game takes place weekly on a Google Hangouts call with players in Texas, Brooklyn, Long Island, and Southern California. We're playing Dungeons & Dragons, 5th edition. The Party Rolen: Half-Elf Druid Gokta: Half-Orc Priest Marook: Human Warlock A BRISK WALK IN THE MOONLIGHT Rolen stood in the town square, listening to the approaching guards… Continue reading At the Shores of Lantiga – Session 2
All too often, the book a film is based on becomes the default watermark for the story being told. And why shouldn’t it be? After all, it existed first, doesn’t that inherently make it the ideal form of the story? Some would say that the more you stray from the source material, the less successful your… Continue reading The Martian: Elevating the Source Material
Here's another recipe that comes from my mom. Most places will bread them or deep fry them, so I don't really get to have these unless I visit home. I've loved them my entire life and, this weekend, I took my mom's challenge and made them for the first time. We're a few thousand miles apart… Continue reading Chiles Rellenos
It had been 10 years since we last spoke. The call from Meri'ta was as unexpected as the news she had to share. Our friend, Andrew Urahl, had been murdered. According to Meri'ta, the police on Atmos didn't have much to share, and aside from the bulletin she had seen on the evening news, she… Continue reading Murder on Atmos
This is a spin on a standard street taco, except I've substituted the meat for mushrooms and a bell pepper. This is another one of those dishes that you could easily add pork or beef to if you're not interested in keeping it vegetarian. Conversely, you could drop the cheese and make this a vegan… Continue reading Vegetarian Street Tacos
How I started to hate my favorite game of the year. Before I get into this, let me start by saying that this game is incredible. Regardless of what I say, you should absolutely play this game. There are simply no other studios making expansive, living, breathing worlds like Bethesda. Fallout 3 is one of… Continue reading Skyrim
Players: 1 to 8 Time: 60 to 120 Minutes Cost: 40.00 Rating: 4/5 Stars The day is July 4th, 2015 and six figures huddle around a map of London, ignoring the crackle of fireworks outside. There was a murderer on the loose and no time to waste. After all, what better way to celebrate Independence Day than to best England's most famous detective at… Continue reading Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective
I missed this one when it was in theaters despite really digging the teaser (linked below). I love coming of age stories, and a coming of age flick for 30-something's sounded fresh and inventive - even if you didn't find Naomi Watts awkwardly dancing to hip-hop funny. https://www.youtube.com/embed/NRUcm9Qw9io The film stars Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts as a Josh… Continue reading While We’re Young
This one comes courtesy of my Chromecast which, when not magically presenting the latest season of The Walking Dead, rotates through images from NASA and various food blogs. If not for the high definition image of this beautiful dish, I would have never gone looking for a recipe involving black eyed peas - easily my… Continue reading Black Eyed Peas with Chard & Leeks
Kill a yeti for a man and he levels once. Teach a man to kill yetis and he levels forever. - Ancient Osirean Proverb
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Richard Barrick 