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The Best Licensed PS2 Games

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The Best Licensed PS2 Games See also the Best PS2 Games of All Time and Best Underappreciated PS2 Games What is a licensed video game? Something that’s licensed means it uses an intellectual property (IP) owned by someone else. For example Middle-Earth Enterprises owns the exclusive rights to The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. … Read more

The Golden Age of TV?

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The Golden Age of TV? Darker is Not Deeper: The Hidden Toll of TV’s “Mature” Storytelling I recently came across a Wikipedia article that says we’ve just experienced an extraordinary moment in modern broadcasting. In its entry on the “Golden Age of Television (2000s–2023),” the era is described as: “…having such a number of high-quality … Read more

George Washington’s Presidency and Legacy

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George Washington’s Presidency and Legacy Read Part One This is part two of my series on George Washington. To understand the American founding, we have to stop looking at George Washington as two completely different people. We tend to split him into a double portrait: on one side the marble saint of democratic liberty and … Read more

Is Donald Trump a Fascist?

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Is Donald Trump a Fascist? Yes and No Yes it’s a provocative question, and it can sound inflammatory. But instead of asking if the United States is a fascist state—which it is not—a better question is whether Donald Trump, based on his words, actions, and use of power, has behaved in ways that match key … Read more

The Best D&D 2e Adventures from Dungeon Magazine, Part 2

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The Best D&D 2e Adventures from Dungeon Magazine, Part 2 Issues 18-38           Issues 60-81 As I continued reviewing the best D&D 2e adventures, I realized you can’t talk about Dungeon in the 1990s without mentioning its sister publication, Dragon. We might look back on late-stage 2e as a time of corporate instability … Read more