James Lewis
@jamesjlewis.bsky.social
Actonian. Dad & Staffordshire Bull Terrier servant. Lover of and occasional writer about board games. Nightswimmer.
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James Lewis
@jamesjlewis.bsky.social
· Nov 19
A few of my favourite things, for any potential new followers out there:
- Old Dune/sci-fi paperbacks
- Community cinema
- Board games with great theming
- Fatherhood
- Getting obsessed with a book (currently on hold due to aforementioned fatherhood)
- REM
- Burns Night food
- Old Dune/sci-fi paperbacks
- Community cinema
- Board games with great theming
- Fatherhood
- Getting obsessed with a book (currently on hold due to aforementioned fatherhood)
- REM
- Burns Night food
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Dan is an extraordinary writer but this may be his best work yet. It is a very tough read. Be warned.
I don't know how to introduce this one. After three titles about opium peddling, I figured the rest of SDHistCon would be breezy by comparison. I was wrong. The next day, I experienced one of the toughest board games I've ever played. Perhaps *the* toughest. spacebiff.com/2025/11/24/u...
Unnameable
After the first day of SDHistCon, where I played three games about opium peddling, I figured the second would be easier on my stomach. I could not have been more wrong. It has no name. Its designer…
spacebiff.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Dan is an extraordinary writer but this may be his best work yet. It is a very tough read. Be warned.
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"low-effort shitposting" is maybe the most accurate depiction of the entire structure of the federal government right now
October 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
"low-effort shitposting" is maybe the most accurate depiction of the entire structure of the federal government right now
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“Broadcast me a joyful noise unto the times, Lord
Count your blessings”
“Bad Day” was released as a single on this day in 2003. It is one of two previously unreleased songs included on In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003.
Count your blessings”
“Bad Day” was released as a single on this day in 2003. It is one of two previously unreleased songs included on In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003.
October 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
“Broadcast me a joyful noise unto the times, Lord
Count your blessings”
“Bad Day” was released as a single on this day in 2003. It is one of two previously unreleased songs included on In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003.
Count your blessings”
“Bad Day” was released as a single on this day in 2003. It is one of two previously unreleased songs included on In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003.
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Heaven have mercy on us all—Presbyterians and Pagans alike—for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending
October 7, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Heaven have mercy on us all—Presbyterians and Pagans alike—for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending
These covers are just the right side of goofy and I love them
September 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
These covers are just the right side of goofy and I love them
@mattthr.bsky.social Matt! Bit of advice. Going on a trip with friends - we are all board game players of varying degrees and also big LOTR fans (i.e. theming we can all get on board with). What game would you go to? I am thinking perhaps the recent trick taking game, but there are six of us….
September 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
@mattthr.bsky.social Matt! Bit of advice. Going on a trip with friends - we are all board game players of varying degrees and also big LOTR fans (i.e. theming we can all get on board with). What game would you go to? I am thinking perhaps the recent trick taking game, but there are six of us….
@kaye.zone Hi Kaye - very glad to be back at the Eagle tier! It’s felt weird being away.
Quick question: is there a combined premium feed? I didn’t see it in the explanatory Patreon post. And also, not sure if you’re aware but the public combo feed on Pocketcasts is just showing DOFC episodes.
Quick question: is there a combined premium feed? I didn’t see it in the explanatory Patreon post. And also, not sure if you’re aware but the public combo feed on Pocketcasts is just showing DOFC episodes.
September 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
@kaye.zone Hi Kaye - very glad to be back at the Eagle tier! It’s felt weird being away.
Quick question: is there a combined premium feed? I didn’t see it in the explanatory Patreon post. And also, not sure if you’re aware but the public combo feed on Pocketcasts is just showing DOFC episodes.
Quick question: is there a combined premium feed? I didn’t see it in the explanatory Patreon post. And also, not sure if you’re aware but the public combo feed on Pocketcasts is just showing DOFC episodes.
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I hope this ishmael finds you whale
September 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I hope this ishmael finds you whale
I hadn't picked up a copy of @senetmagazine.bsky.social in a little while, but I absolutely couldn't resist a feature on Lovecraftian games by the brilliant @mattthr.bsky.social. Can't wait to read it!
September 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I hadn't picked up a copy of @senetmagazine.bsky.social in a little while, but I absolutely couldn't resist a feature on Lovecraftian games by the brilliant @mattthr.bsky.social. Can't wait to read it!
*immediately goes on eBay to look for old Earthsea paperbacks*
A really lovely episode of this lovely podcast.
A really lovely episode of this lovely podcast.
New episode up now. The Tombs of Atuan (1970) by Ursula K. Le Guin, the second part of Earthsea, with guest Frank Cottrell-Boyce in conversation with Una McCormack and Andy Miller. @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social @iammilliam.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0sc5...
The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin
open.spotify.com
September 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
*immediately goes on eBay to look for old Earthsea paperbacks*
A really lovely episode of this lovely podcast.
A really lovely episode of this lovely podcast.
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New Backlisted episode! The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin, with @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social and me. Lots of fabulous audio of UKLG too. @backlisted.bsky.social
New episode up now. The Tombs of Atuan (1970) by Ursula K. Le Guin, the second part of Earthsea, with guest Frank Cottrell-Boyce in conversation with Una McCormack and Andy Miller. @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social @iammilliam.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0sc5...
The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin
open.spotify.com
September 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
New Backlisted episode! The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin, with @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social and me. Lots of fabulous audio of UKLG too. @backlisted.bsky.social
Over the last two days I’ve seen the Stranger Things play and Superman - both unabashed, fist-pumping crowd pleasers - and the former actually stunning in terms of stage craft. Recommend both!
August 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Over the last two days I’ve seen the Stranger Things play and Superman - both unabashed, fist-pumping crowd pleasers - and the former actually stunning in terms of stage craft. Recommend both!
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Clickbait headlines are so funny, the movie being referred to here is Jaws.
July 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Clickbait headlines are so funny, the movie being referred to here is Jaws.
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As the FIFA #ClubWorldCup final kicks off in NY/NJ, a reminder to check out my newsletter—original reporting about the year leading up to the 2026 World Cup and the intersection with the current political and cultural moment: talibvisram.substack.com
America's Cup | Talib Visram | Substack
How the world's favorite sporting event will meet America's own vision for it. Original reporting on the lead-up to the 2026 World Cup in this political, social, and cultural moment. Click to read Ame...
talibvisram.substack.com
July 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
As the FIFA #ClubWorldCup final kicks off in NY/NJ, a reminder to check out my newsletter—original reporting about the year leading up to the 2026 World Cup and the intersection with the current political and cultural moment: talibvisram.substack.com
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I’m no expert but I would’ve got a person to do it.
July 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I’m no expert but I would’ve got a person to do it.
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oh my god 😭
Keith David’s reaction to receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
So deserved! Thank you for your work and impact! 👏
So deserved! Thank you for your work and impact! 👏
July 3, 2025 at 6:50 AM
oh my god 😭
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This is the world's sport. But in 2026, it’s America’s Cup.
A year out from North America's World Cup, I've started a newsletter about the lead-up, and the intersection with the current political and cultural moment in the U.S.
First post is live: talibvisram.substack.com/p/this-is-th...
A year out from North America's World Cup, I've started a newsletter about the lead-up, and the intersection with the current political and cultural moment in the U.S.
First post is live: talibvisram.substack.com/p/this-is-th...
This is the world’s sport. But in 2026, it’s America’s Cup
No, this is *not* a sailing newsletter. Here’s more about what to expect.
talibvisram.substack.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
This is the world's sport. But in 2026, it’s America’s Cup.
A year out from North America's World Cup, I've started a newsletter about the lead-up, and the intersection with the current political and cultural moment in the U.S.
First post is live: talibvisram.substack.com/p/this-is-th...
A year out from North America's World Cup, I've started a newsletter about the lead-up, and the intersection with the current political and cultural moment in the U.S.
First post is live: talibvisram.substack.com/p/this-is-th...
‘He was as open to the cosmos as he was to the human heart’
A predictably wonderful piece of writing from @iammilliam.bsky.social.
A predictably wonderful piece of writing from @iammilliam.bsky.social.
Andy has just published a bonus instalment of Inventory inspired by Brian Wilson, who died this week. It’s available to ALL subscribers to the Backlisted Patreon, at whatever level. Sign up now for free to read it. The SMiLE you send out returns to you. 🙏 www.patreon.com/backlisted
June 15, 2025 at 8:50 AM
‘He was as open to the cosmos as he was to the human heart’
A predictably wonderful piece of writing from @iammilliam.bsky.social.
A predictably wonderful piece of writing from @iammilliam.bsky.social.
An excellent new Substack to subscribe to - about the World Cup coming to Trump’s America, and all of the geopolitical intrigue it will entail.
This is the world's sport. But in 2026, it’s America’s Cup.
A year out from North America's World Cup, I've started a newsletter about the lead-up, and the intersection with the current political and cultural moment in the U.S.
First post is live: talibvisram.substack.com/p/this-is-th...
A year out from North America's World Cup, I've started a newsletter about the lead-up, and the intersection with the current political and cultural moment in the U.S.
First post is live: talibvisram.substack.com/p/this-is-th...
This is the world’s sport. But in 2026, it’s America’s Cup
No, this is *not* a sailing newsletter. Here’s more about what to expect.
talibvisram.substack.com
June 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
An excellent new Substack to subscribe to - about the World Cup coming to Trump’s America, and all of the geopolitical intrigue it will entail.
I had the privilege of seeing Brian Wilson live twice in the last ten years or so.
Yes his health was already dulled by then, but the beauty of those songs still rang clear and true.
youtu.be/2y3J46DhoL0?...
Yes his health was already dulled by then, but the beauty of those songs still rang clear and true.
youtu.be/2y3J46DhoL0?...
Brian Wilson - Love And Mercy (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by RHINO
youtu.be
June 12, 2025 at 10:37 AM
I had the privilege of seeing Brian Wilson live twice in the last ten years or so.
Yes his health was already dulled by then, but the beauty of those songs still rang clear and true.
youtu.be/2y3J46DhoL0?...
Yes his health was already dulled by then, but the beauty of those songs still rang clear and true.
youtu.be/2y3J46DhoL0?...
Every time I come back I get re-obsessed
June 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Every time I come back I get re-obsessed
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Hero (2002) is sumptuous.
May 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Hero (2002) is sumptuous.
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Support the fully independent Giant Bomb at www.giantbomb.com/join
Giant Bomb is now 100% independent
I guess this is basically Giant Bomb's Independence Day
www.giantbomb.com
May 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Support the fully independent Giant Bomb at www.giantbomb.com/join
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This is very long but it is an absolutely stupendous piece of film criticism johannestevans.co.uk/2023/10/19/r...
Raped and Ruined: Themes of Sexual Assault and Reproductive Coercion in Alien (1979)
Exploring the underlying anxieties around sexual assault, loss of bodily autonomy, and forced impregnation in Alien (1979). A facehugger in Alien (1979). Via IMDb. From Merriam-Webster: Rape: …
johannestevans.co.uk
May 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
This is very long but it is an absolutely stupendous piece of film criticism johannestevans.co.uk/2023/10/19/r...