Blogroll
Links to friends and sites of interest, because we’re trying to build a community here
My blogroll will be light as I work on rebuilding my social media-ravaged attention span and getting back into RSS feeds. If you use Macs or iOS devices, I highly recommend Reeder by Silvio Rizzi.
Subjects of Interest
Movies and Television
- Mulling Movies by Rain Jokinen
My friend invented Letterboxd before it became a thing, keeping a very long-running diary of the movies she’s seen, and she’s seen a lot - MustyTV by Rain Jokinen
My friend’s more TV-oriented blog, with the highlight being the annual Countdown to Halloween focusing mainly on horror movies available on television - The Criterion Contraption by Matthew Dessem
No longer updated, but my friend took it upon himself to watch every movie in the Criterion Collection and write about it - Kitbashed: The Origins of Star Wars by Michael Heilemann
No longer updated, a beautifully-presented collection of posts about the concepts, design, and craft behind Star Wars
Board and Tabletop Games
- Explorers Design
Tools and resources for tabletop game designers - First Take Some Dice
A blog focused on creating tabletop games - GameTek by Geoff Engelstein
A substack focused on “The Math and Science of Gaming” - Jamey Stegmeier
Updates from the board game designer and founder of Stonemaier Games - PostCurious
A great blog from the developers of some fascinating tabletop games and “puzzletales,” with regular updates on what they’re playing at the moment - Skeleton Code Machine by Exeunt Press
A substack to “Spark your creativity as a tabletop game designer or enthusiast, and think differently about how games work.”
Video Games
- Blendo Games News
Updates from Brendon Chung, who’s been doing some of the most interesting work in independent game development for years - Cadin’s Dev Blog by Cadin Batrack
Game development journals, with an emphasis on development for the Playdate - Laura Michet’s Blog
Updates from the writer, editor, and narrative designer - Renga in Blue by Jason Dyer
Deep dives on interactive fiction and adventure games - The Stack by Carl Muckenhoupt
Carl plays through his stack of older and under-appreciated games - Zarf Updates by Andrew Plotkin
Observations on interactive fiction and game narratives
Daily Puzzle Games
- Raddle by Sandy Weisz
A game of transforming one word to another via a series of anagrams, word play, and other connections - Clues by Sam
Logic puzzles on a 4×5 grid where you’re trying to identify the innocents and criminals - Minute Cryptic
A single clue from a cryptic crossword, with hints and tips for making sense of them
Blogs and Journals, Alphabetically
- Cabel.com by Cabel Sasser
Periodic updates with what is invariably the most interesting thing you’ll see on the internet that day - Chris Glass
A long-running blog with updates from Chris’s life and work, accompanied by photos - Greg Pak
A “community action blog” from the writer and photojournalist, who you might know from his work in comics. Emphasizes political progress through local activism - I Have Doubt! by Humu Trott
Recipes and other interesting things from my tiki-loving friend in San Francisco - Multiline Comment by Ashur Cabrera
A personal journal that often focuses on aspects of web development - Neven Mrgan’s Website
Landing page for Neven’s projects in design, game development, writing, and cooking - Six Seven Six by Seppo Helava
“Assorted nonsense” from my friend, with an emphasis on leading software and game development projects, board games and video games, travel, and auto racing