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I Played It, Like, Twice...
The box art for Masmorra with many cute warriors fighting adorable monsters in a dark blue dungeon

Roll With It: Kicking Monsters and Taking XP in the Dungeons of Masmorra

By Orrin Grey • May 22nd, 2026

There is still treasure in Masmorra – where would a dungeon crawl be without it, after all.

I Played It, Like, Twice...
Six leader cards from Here to Slay including a glowing fist bear, green archer fox, ninja cat, bard cat, pony pegasus, and purple jackalope sage

Let’s Party: Killing Cute Monsters Cutely in Here to Slay

By Orrin Grey • April 21st, 2026

Sometimes sabotaging your friends, too.

A screenshot from the trailer for Red Sonja with the title of the movie in bold red serif letters with a depth perspective effect

You Must Learn to Like Men: Why Red Sonja (1985) Is the Way It Is

By Orrin Grey • March 30th, 2026

Some things work, though.

A screenshot from the trailer for Excalibur where Arthur in full armor is grasping the legendary sword from the hands of the Lady in the Lake

The Stuff of Future Memory: Speedrunning Arthurian Myth with Excalibur (1981)

By Orrin Grey • March 20th, 2026

Vividly weird to look at.

I Played It, Like, Twice...
A photograph of two clay minis from Necromolds a purple bug guy and a green lizard that is about to get smooshed

Smash ‘Em: Necromolds and the Power of a Good Idea Done Well

By Orrin Grey • March 17th, 2026

Molds for making gribbly little monsters out of Play-Doh and then smushing them.

Nonhuman Meditations
Mabel Pines meets a rainbow-maned unicorn in an episode of the animated series Gravity Falls.

Sensing and Leaving the Unicorn Trap

By Alyssa Wejebe • March 13th, 2026

Even when I was little, I could tell that when it came to unicorns and dragons, unicorns were pushed onto girls, and dragons were meant for boys.

The title screen for Saga of the Phoenix from the trailer with text of the title in red on black with a lightning bolt in the middle

Life in the Human World is Far from Perfect: Watching Saga of the Phoenix (1989) Without Knowing What’s Going On

By Orrin Grey • January 8th, 2026

The Hell Virgin is actually a pretty good-natured sort.

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