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1. October 20When Hitchcock Is Not There, He’s Still There
2. October 13Favorite Movie Cops
3. October 6Ten Memorable Horses
4. September 29Favorite Basketball Movies
5. September 22Up in the Air, on the page and on the screen
6. September 15Favorite Boxing Movies
7. September 8Tolkien and Lewis: Two Christian Writers, Two Opposite Approaches to Fantasy
8. September 1Favorite American Football Movies
9. August 25The Worricker Trilogy
10. August 18Favorite Baseball Movies
11. August 11Playing Old CRPGs Again: Divinity Original Sin
12. August 4Favorite Graphic Novel Journalists
13. July 28Three Times Carter
14. July 21Favorite Graphic Novel Detectives
15. July 14Judging the Artist, Judging the Art
16. July 7Favorite Graphic Novel Barbarians
17. June 30Three Visits to Nightmare Alley
18. June 23Favorite Graphic Novel Cowboys
19. June 16Why I Like to Play Easy Games
20. June 9Favorite Science Fiction Novels, 2000-2020
21. June 2Did you really write that book?
22. May 26Favorite Science Fiction Novels, 1990-1999
23. May 19Complaining about the Guardian’s Top 100 Best Novels
24. May 12Favorite Science Fiction Novels, 1980-1989
25. May 5Playing Old CRPGs Again: the Divinity series
26. April 28Favorite Science Fiction Novels, 1970-1979
27. April 21The First Creepy
28. April 14Favorite Science Fiction Novels, 1960-1969
29. April 728 Days/Weeks/Years: Rage, Ruin, and Rewriting the Infected
30. March 31Favorite Science Fiction Novels, 1950-1959
31. March 24Yet More Dungeons & Dragons Superheroes
32. March 17Favorite Science Fiction Novels, 1900-1949
33. March 10Two Dark Carnivals, Two Very Different Kinds of Magic
34. March 3Favorite Science Fiction Novels, 19th century
35. February 24Dungeons & Dragons Supervillains
36. February 17Epic Mustaches
37. February 10The Harry Palmer Trilogy
38. February 3Epic Beards
39. January 27More Dungeons & Dragons Superheroes
40. January 20Favorite Horror Novels, 21th century
41. January 13Four Mutinies on the Bounty
42. January 6Favorite Horror Novels, 20th century
43. December 30Dungeons & Dragons Superheroes
44. December 23Favorite Horror Novels, 18th/19th century
45. December 16Manchurian Candidates
46. December 9Favorite Non Giant Movie Monsters
47. December 2Three Times Tron
48. November 25Favorite Giant Movie Monsters
49. November 18Bad Practices in iPad Games
50. November 11Favorite Movies About Apes
51. November 4The Other Three Airports
52. October 28Favorite Movies About Dragons
53. October 21The first Airport
54. October 14Favorite Stage Musicals
55. October 7Playing Old CRPGs Again: Wasteland 3
56. September 30Favorite 1900-1950 Visual Art
57. September 23The Innocents: essence of the fantastic
58. September 16Favorite 1850-1900 Visual Art
59. September 9Three Dredds
60. September 2Favorite 1800-1850 Visual Art
61. August 26Playing Old CRPGs Again: Wasteland 2
62. August 19Favorite 18th Century Visual Art
63. August 12Watching Anime: Space Battleship Yamato
64. August 5Favorite 17th Century Visual Art
65. July 29Watching Anime: Speed Racer
66. July 22Favorite 16th Century Visual Art
67. July 15Playing Old CRPGs Again: A Tale of Two Post-Apocalypses
68. July 8Favorite 15th Century Visual Art
69. July 1Rating National Flags
70. June 24Favorite Comic Strips
71. June 17The Yokai Trilogy
72. June 10Favorite 2010s Graphic Narrative
73. June 3Reinventing the myth of Jason and the Argonauts
74. May 27Favorite 2000s Graphic Narrative
75. May 20Watching Anime: The Many Faces of Astro Boy
76. May 13Favorite 1990s Graphic Narrative
77. May 6Five Pearl Harbors
78. April 29Favorite 1980s Graphic Narrative
79. April 22Playing Old CRPGs Again: Avernum Trilogy
80. April 15Favorite 1970s Graphic Narrative
81. April 8Dickens, Poe, and the Impressively Large Raven
82. April 1Favorite 1960s Graphic Narrative
83. March 25Playing Old CRPGs Again: Adjusting the Plan
84. March 18Favorite pre-1960 Graphic Narrative
85. March 11M x 3
86. March 4Favorite 2010s Animated TV Series
87. February 25Playing Old CRPGs Again: Back into the Darklands
88. February 18Favorite 2000s Animated TV Series
89. February 11Gilgamesh, Picard, and the Guy Who Killed Captain Marvel
90. February 4Favorite 1990s Animated TV Series
91. January 28Learning to play chess: taking a break
92. January 21Favorite 1980s Animated TV Series
93. January 14Several trucks full of nitroglycerin
94. January 7Favorite 1970s Animated TV Series
95. December 31The Mystery Novels of L.F. Veríssimo
96. December 24Favorite 1960s Animated TV Series
97. December 17The Lost World: One Book, Six Movies
98. December 10Favorite 2010s Live Action TV Series
99. December 3Playing Old CRPGs Again: Exploring the Lands of Lore
100. November 26Favorite 2000s Live Action TV Series
101. November 19Lost in Space: from Robinson Crusoe to the Stars
102. November 12Favorite 1990s Live Action TV Series
103. November 5Playing Old CRPGs Again: Eye of the Beholder Trilogy
104. October 29Favorite 1980s Live Action TV Series
105. October 22Traveling with Sinbad and Ray Harryhausen
106. October 15Favorite 1970s Live Action TV Series
107. October 8Playing Old CRPGs Again: The Bard’s Tale Trilogy
108. October 1Favorite 1960s Live Action TV Series
109. September 24Six Terminators
110. September 17A Few Scattered Thoughts About Lists
111. September 10Learning to play chess: my first fifty games
112. September 3Favorite Movies 2011-2020
113. August 27Playing Old CRPGs Again: the plan
114. August 20Favorite Movies 2001-2010
115. August 13GMing D&D: Lost Mine of Phandelver and Dragon of Icespire Peak
116. August 6Favorite Movies 1991-2000
117. July 30Learning to play chess: my first five games
118. July 23Favorite Movies 1981-1990
119. July 16Watching the same gunfight in seven different ways
120. July 9Favorite Movies 1960-1980
121. July 2Learning to play chess: the plan
122. July 1Day One