Wandering Adventure Party

I once had to tell a middle-aged white man that putting conditions on a “gift” made it not a gift but a transaction. He waxed spittle-spray furious; I still wonder if his children escaped his control.

I hope they did.

"It turns out, mapmakers do have a trick up their sleeve to stop this from happening. It’s a centuries-old method that enables them not only to spot when their work has been stolen, but also, if necessary, to be able to prove it in a court of law."
https://lithub.com/did-you-know-mapmakers-used-to-make-up-fake-towns-in-order-to-catch-plagiarists/

"The Prometheus story as interpreted in this alt-right, tech bro fantasy isn’t the only reading of the myth, of course."
https://lithub.com/what-the-fascist-tech-bros-get-wrong-about-prometheus/

(This is indeed the "fuck God" book, for which some Amazon reviewer gave a pearl-clutching I remember fondly to this day.)

The very first Tale of the Underdark! MOON'S KNIGHT is on sale for $1.99USD (and CAD) in ebook, until 9/29. https://books2read.com/moonsknight

"The product-ification of art and conflation of audience with “consumer” has encouraged people to choose simplistic, feel-good narratives over anything that causes the slightest amount of discomfort."
https://reactormag.com/creativity-vs-control-bridge-to-terabithia-the-boy-and-the-heron-and-a-i-art/

I wonder about that Guardian article about blaming science fiction because some billionaires shitheads take exactly the wrong lessons from it. Would the media outlet devote as much time to those who misuse the Bible in like fashion?

I mean, the list would be much, much, much, much, much, much longer...