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Here you all go.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcjphbCXG-Y So I need to go to bed. This is a true fact. But in the course of my weekly research for City of Light and Shadow,

Time for a thread. I want to talk about a particular strategy people often use for recognition when their identity is doubted by society at a large. Catastrophizing.So...for a long

This advice includes a lot of absolutes. For example: "People play games to feel good about themselves...A sudden reversal of fortune is only exciting or dramatic when it happens to

Chadwick Boseman made about 8 films while dying of cancer, and also not disclosing. You may think this is brave. And I suppose it is. But it is also a

So you all know, in my other life I'm a music historian. And I work on race, gender, sexuality, etc in popular music. A lot of what I do is

Remember when I mentioned that assignment I give in my History of Rock’n’Roll class where students would have to pick a song they hated and describe why that song is

I am going to make a thread that is pretty open and vulnerable and something I've only talked to about with a few people. And I'm talking about this because

On this last day of Pride I will note: I am invisible and unheard. I have been told my identity is outdated. I have opinions and experiences that are rooted

Hi White People! I want to tell you something. It's the second week since the explosion of this round of protests. The second week since George Floyd's snuff film started

#ttrpg Red Flag thread.GMs, if your players are always hiding their plans from you and surprising you at the last minute, that's probably because they don't trust you not to

A #ttrpg thought. I think managing bleed is valuable. I don’t think it is great if you over-identify with your character. Over-identification can lead to all sorts of problems. It