I’ll be reading from Pandora’s DNA and discussing my work with students afterward on May 5 at 7pm in the Regina Peruggi Room. Come join us!
Mad About the Boy Sign-Up
Nordic larp comes to America. Sign-up for an all-women run of the dystopian future larp Mad About the Boy in October 2012 in Connecticut.
Leaving Mundania Hits the BBC!
The BBC films a segment on Leaving Mundania, and a great review from Geekadelphia.
Come to ‘Do You Love Me?’
Lonely this Valentine’s Day? Or maybe you have a date but don’t know where to bring him? Live near New York City? Come to <3 Do You Love Me <3, a free series of short talks about love and gaming
Advice For First-Time Larp Scholars
If you’re writing about larp, Finnish game researchers are your new best friend. Oh, and you do know other people have written about roleplay, right? A first-timers’ guide.
Live Nude Book Coverage
Here’s my first books coverage: a piece on Kathleen Rooney‘s occupation memoir about getting nude for artists for cold hard cash. Daily Beast, February 20, 2009.
Losing Money Is Good for My Narcissistic Wall Street Patients
To paraphrase The Notorious B.I.G., “Mo money, mo problems.” ANews Shrink column I ghostwrote.
Season’s Eatings
Six star chefs offer their takes on holiday meals, from Latin to Italian, with dishes that are sure to please tradition and your guests.
Madoff’s Houdini Syndrome
Despite his yacht and penthouse, Madoff wasn’t in it for the money — like Houdini, he kept pushing the bar to gain prestige.
News Shrink: Inside Blago’s Brain
It’s a story as old as politics: man is corrupted by power and implodes his career in spectacularly arrogant fashion. But not all corrupt politicians think like prostitutes. The News Shrink cracks open Blagojevich’s psyche.