Ken Newquist My 30th birthday is coming up on the 17th, and that means that I’ll probably be hearing the inevitable question. “Aren’t you a little old for that?” I’ve got a closet full of Dungeons & Dragons books and other role-playing games. I’ve got a Playstation 2 sitting downstairs, a few thousand comic books stacked in … Read more
Psionic abilities in previous editions of Dungeons and Dragons were awkward add-ons that only the most zealous individuals were willing to use. D&D3rd Edition’s Psionics Handbook changes all that, folding psionics almost seamlessly into the core D&D rules. The Psionics Handbook was one of the first supplemental rule books released after the three “core” D&D … Read more
Life is hell on gaming. My Dungeons and Dragons campaign’s been running for about five years. I’ve got about 10 active players ranging in age from early 20s to early 30s. Most have girlfriends. About half are married. A few have kids. A few are thinking about kids. All have day jobs and horde free-time … Read more
A review of Apple’s new iBook laptop computer, as well as a few observations on its OS X operating system.
Nuketown’s long hiatus is over. Originally, the hiatus was supposed to end in September, and did in a way. After the attacks of September 11, I focused on writing about the attacks, and pretty much ignored the nuts and bolts of the site. Over the last month I’ve spent a lot of time working on Nuketown’s … Read more
OS 10.1 I got this crucial upgrade to Apple’s Macintosh Operating System 10 in mid-October. This is the upgrade that made OS X ready for prime-time, including all sorts of performance enhancing tweaks like faster window-re-sizing, better driver support, a DVD player, and way-faster “Classic” mode for running old applications. I installed it two weeks … Read more
The restless dead have risen from their graves. Whether because of interstellar radiation, comet debris, toxic pollution, alien microbes, animated corpses are attacking intent on slaying (at best) or devouring (at worst) the living. And some how, some way, the heroes of All Flesh Must Be Eaten have to find a way to live another … Read more
Big Trouble in Little China was a movie ahead of it’s time. Released in 1986, the movie was an eccentric — some would say bizarre — mix of kung fu, American bravado and the darkest Chinese magic. Jack Burton is an advice-spewing, self-assured truck driver who gets in far over his head when he drives … Read more
The dramatic photo that depicts a blissfully unaware tourist smiling for a snapshot moments before a hijacked 767 smashed into Tower 1 of the World Trade Center is a hoax. It’s amazing what a jackass with too much time and access to Photoshop can do. This photo is a fake that plays upon the public’s … Read more
The Nuff’s Inbox (Nuff stands for “Nuketown Founding Father”, otherwise known as me) is a new feature I’m adding to serve as a sort of catch-all for all the miscellaneous stuff that crosses my desk, but doesn’t make it into Nuketown. It’ll be published about once a week in Nuketown’s News Hub section. Magazine: Wired … Read more