Linkfest 2020-11-27: Black Friday Edition
The Dispossession of the Post-war Boom
A look at what changed in one neighborhood in Buffalo between the 1920s and the 1950s, as reflected in the houses buit.
The Last Redoubt offers up a defense of not investing too heavily in lore, the background information of RPGs, as it hampers gameplay.
Gunslinger Girl [Amazon link] is a story both about the fractious nature of Italian politics and the consequences borne by the players in the Great Game of politics by other means.
Brian Niemeier advocates watching the sequel to Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure [Amazon link], and argues that it surpasses the original, no mean feat. Both movies are $0.99 to rent today on Amazon, so why not give them a try?
The Long View: Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt
John J. Reilly review’s Anne Rice’s first-person tale of the life of Christ, from the brief period where she reverted to the Catholicism of her youth.
Ben Cheah’s logistics focused dungeon crawler [with a background of moral discovery] is on sale for $0.99 on Amazon. Check my review here.
Rob Kroese’s alternative history tale of Vikings and recovering lost technology [Amazon link] makes me feel like I know nothing. It’s always fun to speculate how you would rebuild civilization if you had to, but Rob crafted a fine story about it too. My review is here.
Arnold Kling wants to know why the rate of infection in the Pfizer trial was lower than the general population. I suspect inclusion/exclusion criteria for the trial affect who is allowed in, but Arnold has lots of follow-ups on his blog.
Gideon Ira: Knight of the Blood Cross: Deus Vult Wastelanders Book 1
I put Adam Lane Smith’s Gideon Ira series in the “stupid but awesome” category of books. I find it rather fun. My review is here. You can pick it up for $0.99 today [Amazon link].
D. J. Bodden’s teenaged vampire story hooked me even though urban fantasy isn’t my thing.
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