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Matthew Modine recommended Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow in Books (curated)
Doug Jones recommended Somewhere in Time (1980) in Movies (curated)
The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) rated Guillotine in Tabletop Games
Oct 5, 2018
Simple, Easy, Elegant, Dark Humor (1 more)
Theme works perfectly even if it's a bit distasteful
A great travel card game.
This game is a must when we travel. It plays elegantly two players, and even better with more players making it slightly more chaotic. The whole game is using the cards in your hand to manipulate the line in order to collect the most powerful heads from the guillotine during the french revolution. This game is super easy to teach: Here's your cards, read what they do.... each turn you can play one of them to change the line. After playing your card (or not) you get to collect the next "head" in line.
For something this simple there really shouldn't be as much depth to this game, but it does have some good strategy, and really is a good time. Plus it's quick, we play a game in about 15 minutes.... perfect for having a drink on a balcony overlooking the ocean, and working on the line.
For something this simple there really shouldn't be as much depth to this game, but it does have some good strategy, and really is a good time. Plus it's quick, we play a game in about 15 minutes.... perfect for having a drink on a balcony overlooking the ocean, and working on the line.
Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list
Sep 28, 2017
From Australia to America, and Bulgaria to Burma, The Telegraph draws on 2016’s travel books.
This is London: Life and Death in the World City
Book
Read an exclusive blog by Ben Judah here 'Judah grabs hold of London and shakes out its...
Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Portfolio 26
Book
For more than 50 years, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition has championed honest and...
Burma: An Enchanted Spirit
Book
Traveling by canoe, plane, boat, train, on foot and hitching a ride on the occasional dump truck,...
Travel photography
Spring; Summer; Autumn; Winter
Book
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... in prose and poetry both old and new, the acclaimed Seasons series...
travel poetry nature
The Cyclist Who Went Out in the Cold: Adventures Along the Iron Curtain Trail
Book
"Bill Bryson on two wheels". (Independent). Scaling a new peak of rash over-ambition, Tim Moore...
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Shaun Collins (3 KP) rated The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: The Apocalypse Suite in Books
Jan 12, 2018
I have read, (and reread) this TPB many times. Each time I find it amazing. It's full of odd humor, tragically flawed heroes, a fun subversion of the superhero genre, time travel, a smattering of steampunk, and chock full of some amazing characters. It's well written, with artwork to match. I don't know that I can describe what its about, you just have to experience it. Top marks across the board...again!
Auburn (57 KP) rated Eyes on Me in Books
Apr 10, 2019
Let me start off by saying I am a huge fan of the author. Her time travel romance was wonderful. I went into this book knowing the romance would be top notch swoony and I was not wrong. The dual POV makes the story so much more alive.
I found myself laughing and even shedding a tear or two while reading.
This is the perfect story for anyone who loves gushy romance that has depth
I found myself laughing and even shedding a tear or two while reading.
This is the perfect story for anyone who loves gushy romance that has depth
starwarsluvr (236 KP) rated Entering HELL Part ONE in Books
Jan 30, 2018
This one was good and different. the new twists on satan and vampires and hell and god.. the adventures that happened... the style of writing leaves you wanting more and needing to know what happens next.. there was also time travel in this story and that was enjoyable as well. a couple spots got a little bit confusing for me but overall it was really good story and im glad i got to review it
The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) rated Pentago in Tabletop Games
Mar 14, 2018
It's a better version of Tic Tac Toe, and it's clever
The depth is more than it should be. The ability to rotate the board into a position is interesting, but it still comes down to tic tac toe. If you like this game I think there are better abstract games out there, but I would happily play with a beer in hand and good opponent across from me.
Space travel is of no interest to me. I started watching this not knowing exactly what it was about and the first scenes drew me in. I liked the futuristic technology and the stories between the characters, particularly Tom Haggerty and his daughter. The amount of episodes should have been cut in half though, a lot of it was very long and drawn out where nothing much seems to happen, this spoilt it for me.
LoganCrews (2861 KP) rated Project Almanac (2015) in Movies
Sep 20, 2020
Dumb-as-nails but unpretentious CW teen soap opera reimagining of a time travel film - in which the machine itself is built using parts from an Xbox 360 and there are prominent slo-mo shots of Red Bull cans flying through the air. And what's the most noteworthy thing they do with the power of time travel right at their fingertips? Go to an Imagine Dragons concert, of course! Seems like it hates its own existence, no question about it - this was only made to sell tickets and that's it. But there's something really stupidly fun about it - maybe it's the neurotic nature of each element (from the acting to the camerawork to the cutting to the writing etc), or the fact that people record a good chunk of this pointlessly (but thankfully) found footage Chronicle ripoff with their smartphones yet they still make the clunky old camera sounds? And when they *do* record with the 10+ year old camcorder (which still takes tape btw) it's somehow pristine HD quality? I also really have to appreciate that so much of this is dedicated to the actual anxiety of making the machine itself, too - rather than jumping right into the travel stuff. Kind of falls off when this becomes another lame YA romance deal but even then it's still so confidently dumb and committed to its daft premise that I had to admire it somewhat. Also whenever they turn the machine on and everything starts floating and spinning that shit is cool as fuck and you know it.