Every once in awhile, a book comes along that makes you pine for far-off fantasy lands. Who hasn’t, at some point, wanted to pack a bag and find a door to Narnia or a well into Wonderland?
Chances are, you’re heard of the Tinder app, but if you haven’t, think of it as a dating GPS. Users upload pictures and a little bit of personal info, but the difference between Tinder and other dating sites is that when you’re checking out someone’s profile, you also get to see how close they are […]
After a holiday season’s worth of making nice with friends and family, perhaps you’re feeling the appeal of heading to the nearest cave/castle on a hill/crumbling estate/cabin in the woods/lighthouse/fortress of solitude. Well, you’re in good (bad) company—not that our favorite misanthropes even want your stupid company anyway. Here are a few tweets from some of […]
If asked to list common tropes of epic fantasy, the obvious choices come readily to mind: robed wizards, elven archers, dark armies of engineered orcs. Giant, Nightmare-Inducing Spiders (GNIS) might not seem like they belong on the top 10 list—because they’re horrifying. Walk into a dark basement and find a few dozen orcs standing around sharpening their swords, it’s an […]