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The most American restaurant experience

When I was in college, my friends and I would often journey to hot wings restaurants that required you to sign a waiver when ordering certain menu…

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Why the movie villain’s henchmen always wear masks

It's a practical choice, not an artistic one

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What makes movie action “good?”

There seems to be pretty uniform agreement that John Wick movies have great action, and simultaneously, there seems to be a lot of general “Marvel…

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The King's Dilemma is a game about roleplaying

First impressions of an excellent board game

Mar 10 •

Growing up with Moby Dick

A look back on the person I used to be

Nov 10, 2022 •

"Trogdor!! the Board Game Rulebook" is an album that you can listen to on Spotify

An unconventional delivery mechanism for a board game rulebook, but a welcome one

Dec 2, 2021 •

Movies with feel-good "bad ends"

What we want is not always what we need

Jan 26, 2021 •

Makers Don't Negotiate Like Middlemen

Sometimes, you need an agent to be the "bad guy"

Dec 24, 2020 •

Kuiper's blog

Kuiper's blog

Justin Kuiper is a video game designer and scriptwriter who blogs about storytelling

Kuiper's blog

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