NuketownSF – Futurama Returns, Hybrid Immunity, Zines!, Mario Kart 8 courses, Kelvin Star Trek is Back

The cast of Futurama

Nuketown’s tweets for the week of February 13, 2022. MOVIES |Variety – ‘Star Trek’ Cast, Including Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto, Returning for Fourth Film PANDEMIC | Hybrid immunity offers increased protection that is longer-lasting against Covid-19 reinfection, studies show RPG | Swords & Stitchery – Into The Black Market & Playing Space Pirate – Session One … Read more

NuketownSF: Godsend Agenda, Rebel Moon, Glowing Venus, New Wave, Omicron and Immunity, Kenobi

Nuketown’s tweets for the week of February 6, 2022. PODCAST | Lair of Secrets – S2E7 – Godsend Agenda David Moore and I talk with Jerry Grayson about his Kickstarter for the new edition of his Godsend Agenda RPG MOVIES | Variety – ‘Rebel Moon’ First Look: Zack Snyder Debuts Concept Art From His ‘Star … Read more

NuketownSF: Gambit’s Regrets, Football Planet, Mars Ketchup, Astronaut Reviews Movies, Spiral Locks

Nuketown’s tweets for the weeks of … hell, it’s been months since I did one of these posts. Let’s just say it’s been a while. MOVIES | CNN – Channing Tatum says he’s ‘traumatized’ and can’t watch Marvel superhero movies PODCAST | Lair of Secrets – S2E4 Role-Playing Adventure Prep SPACE | CNN – Avoiding the ‘time warp’ of … Read more

Radio Active #97: Cooking Dada

A close-up of a green and grey Hello Fresh box.

On this episode of Nuketown Radio Active, the trail to Philmont finally ends, I revisit my summer reading list, catch up on the first season of the Lair of Secrets podcast, reflect on the fact that one of my kids is in college, and talk about how I got into cooking during the pandemic. Getting … Read more

Geek Tree 2021: To Boldy Go…

The Star Trek Enterprise 1701-D, illluminated by Christmas tree lights.

In 2020, I finally exceeded the carrying capacity of the Geek Tree. This has happened before, and will likely happen again (there are no beginnings or endings to the Geek Tree… ) but this time I couldn’t simply upgrade. The Geek Tree is a 9-foot tall narrow artificial tree. We don’t have space for an … Read more

NuketownSF: Extragalactic planet, Starliner, Wheel of Time, Pac-Man, Fantasy AGE, COVID Hoax Updates

Two sword wielding human adventurers try to fend off serpentfolk

Nuketown’s tweets for the weeks of October 11 through Oct. 25, 2021. SPACE | CNN – NASA discovers first possible planet outside our galaxy. MOVIES | CNN – Warner Bros. sets ‘Dune’ sequel for 2023 after strong box office opening. The spice must flow, again. SPACE | CNN – Crucial test for Boeing’s Starliner, built to carry humans, … Read more

NuketownSF: Iron Rain, Black Holes, Stellar Fossils, Scarlet Witch, Running Slower, Killing Cursive

A close-up view of the Scarlet Witch, dressed in her signature red wardrobe.

Nuketown’s tweets for the week of October 3, 2021. COMIC BOOKS | Screen Rant – “Why Scarlet Witch Isn’t a Mutant Anymore (and Won’t Be Again)” – I had no idea that Scarlet Witch had been retconned into a human with sorcerous powers (something I discovered while reading the current Trial of Magneto storyline). SPACE | CNN – Planet … Read more

NuketownSF: Mass Effect, Villain Lairs, Scary Movies, Witch Light, Lilo and Stitch

A number of female characters from mass affect appear against a red background

RPG | En-World – Enhancing “The Wild Beyond the Witchlight” MOVIES | CNN – Killer design: How the villain lair became part of the James Bond blueprint HEALTH | Ars Technica – Kids 5-11 appear safely protected by small doses of COVID vaccine, Pfizer says RPG | GeekNative – New D&D books confirmed: 50th-anniversary editions in 2024 and Mordenkainen … Read more

NuketownSF: Weird OSR, Lunar Landers, Dark Sky Park, Cthulhu’s Fate, Lair of Secrets, Stolen Space Shuttle Plans

A tentacled humanoid creature with wings on its back stalks across a green-tinged landscape.

ZINES | GEEK NATIVE – As good as the first: Knock! 2 is a gazette of weird OSR insight #zines #osr SPACE | CNN – The battle for the next lunar lander #space #moon SPACE | CNN – The US and Canada have a new dark sky park for stargazers to enjoy #astronomy #space #wilderness RPG | FATE OF CTHULHU – … Read more

Trail to Philmont – June 2021

The last month before Philmont. Whoa. Eighteen months of prep comes down to this … the final run-up to Philmont. Whoa. It’s hard to believe – even now – that it’s actually happening. Part of me kept expecting reality to snatch away the football at the last minute, but here we are, almost at the … Read more