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The Green Glyphs Divinatory Universe, Or, Your Vibes May Vary

Posted on July 9, 2023July 9, 2023 by The Bageler

James R. Eads is a wilderness-prophet of art; his Kickstarters have been the largest and most persistent threat to my wallet for years, and I suspect that it won’t be safe for me to go back in the water anytime soon. This latest offense against my attempts at financial responsibility serves as a perfect entry…

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Express Train To The Chaos Shrine: Final Fantasy, Part One

Posted on April 22, 2023 by The Bageler

(Obligatory reminder to subscribe to my once-monthly newsletter here, which rounds up everything I wrote in the preceding month, grants access to a curated members-only Spotify playlist, and includes a piece of exclusive bonus collectible content I will NEVER repost anywhere else, ever!) It would be pointless to try to explain in words what Final Fantasy means to…

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A cloudy senset and the text Boos Read October 2022

Books Read October 2022 (Not The Longest List In The World, Just A Tribute)

Posted on March 12, 2023 by The Bageler

(Obligatory reminder to subscribe to my once-monthly newsletter here, which rounds up everything I wrote in the preceding month, grants access to a curated members-only Spotify playlist, and includes a piece of exclusive bonus collectible content I will NEVER repost anywhere else, ever!). Okay gang I uh…went a little overboard on this one. I don’t…

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Auld Langue Mystique: The Ballistic Omniglossia Of Curse Words

Posted on February 19, 2023February 19, 2023 by The Bageler

I try preeeeeetty hard to make my posts relatable and have as broad an appeal as possible, but this one? Ohohoho, she is just for me, citizens. Yesterday I finished a run-up of Curse Words, the criminal enterprise/war on decency/gift to humanity by Charles Soule (various Star Wars titles, Eight Billion Genies, Undiscovered Country, Daredevil:…

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The cover of Fables, Vol. 2: Animal Farm, featuring Rose Red holding a revolver, Brer Rabbit brandishing maybe shotguns or something, and Shere Khan menacing Snow White

Forget It Jake, It’s Fabletown, Part 2: Farmful If Swallowed

Posted on February 11, 2023February 15, 2023 by The Bageler

So, according to these instructions rubber-banded to a can of vitamin soup that just flew through my—thankfully open—window, I’m supposed to review Fables, Vol. 2: Animal Farm and see what there is to like about it? What the hell? Who signed me up for this? THE MAGNIFICENT BASTARD, HE’S ALWAYS ONE STEP AHEAD. (Obligatory reminder…

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Forget It Jake, It’s Fabletown, Part 1: The Ughly Duckling

Posted on January 22, 2023April 6, 2023 by The Bageler

Look, it–okay, sometimes, a thing seems like a good idea, SOMETIMES you get a tattoo that says “EZRA MILLER AIN’T JUST A FLASH IN THE PAN” across so, so many of your knuckles and then take a big sip of your beverage and check the news six months ago. You have at least heard, I…

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