nerd culture
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Magic: The Gathering Wants to Make Itself Easy to Pick Up Again
Over the last three decades, Magic: The Gathering has become increasingly complex as a card game—from new mechanics and formats, to the contemporary rotation of what cards are considered playable in those forms, a lot has been done to transform the game, even in the way it’s sold. And that’s even before you try and…
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Star Trek Is Quite Different in the World of For All Mankind
In a certain way, the incredible Apple TV+ show For All Mankind can be looked at as an unofficial precursor to Star Trek. Both shows imagine an alternate reality where events in the past made it so technology and space travel continued to develop throughout our lifetimes. But while Star Trek starts in the future,…
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The Gen Con Magic Heist Cards Have Been Recovered
On August 17, there was an update on the Gen Con Card Heist. The persons of interest in the case—TJ Dunbar and Pearson Giaume—had been contacted by the police, according to a Tweet posted on X (formerly Twitter). The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department additionally said that “the case is expected to presented to the prosecutor’s…
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San Diego Comic-Con 2023: 11 Winners and 5 Losers From This Year’s Event
The ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes meant it was an unusual year for the pop-culture gathering, but fans still turned out in droves.