Archives for June 2014
Francis’s Holy War
The Science of BBQ
The American Man: A Late Night at Magic Cobra Tattoo
More punk, less hell!
An extraordinary political experiment took place in Iceland: anarchists governed the capital city of Reykjavik for four years – and the amateurs achieved some astonishing successes.
We need more “amateurs” in government.
The Board Game of the Alpha Nerds
If you’ve ever heard of Diplomacy, chances are you know it as “the game that ruins friendships.” It’s also likely you’ve never finished an entire game. That’s because Diplomacy requires seven players and seven or eight hours to complete. Games played by postal mail, the way most played for the first 30 years of its existence, could take longer than a year to finish. Despite this, Diplomacy is one of the most popular strategic board games in history.
Depending on my mood, I either really want to play Diplomacy or I want to stay as far from it as possible…