Category Archives: Conspiracy Theories

A Knight in Jackson Square

Posted on April 22, 2026 by Nathan

Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers – This is a point-and-click supernatural mystery adventure game from Sierra, created by Jane Jensen, who had worked on King’s Quest VI. I played the twentieth anniversary edition, which has souped-up graphics and sound. … Continue reading →

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There’s No Gambit I Can’t See Through

Posted on April 14, 2026 by Nathan

SPOILER WARNING! Faces of Death – We saw this at the theater last Wednesday, and the main thing I have to say about it is that it’s very meta-referential. I guess that kind of thing has been popular for a … Continue reading →

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Rumble in the Jungle

Posted on April 9, 2026 by Nathan

SpiritWrak – Since I’ve played pretty much all of the official Zork games, I decided to try this fan game that I’d seen mentioned, created by Daniel S. Yu. It definitely feels like something a fan would make, in the … Continue reading →

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Galaxy Brain

Posted on April 2, 2026 by Nathan

Vivarium – I think Beth might have chosen to watch this near St. Patrick’s Day (yes, I’ve had this review in the works for a while) because it’s set in Ireland, even if neither of its leads, Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg, … Continue reading →

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Malignant Melania

Posted on February 3, 2026 by Nathan

I’m sure you know by now that the movie about Melania Trump has been released. We even saw a commercial for it when watching something on Amazon last night. And there have been reports of offers to pay people to … Continue reading →

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The Slop Around the Corner

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Nathan

I’ve become increasingly irritated with all the attempts to force so-called artificial intelligence down people’s throats, and I know I’m far from the only one. But at the same time, it seems to have become pretty normalized in society, to … Continue reading →

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Baffled by Baphomet

Posted on December 4, 2025 by Nathan

Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars – Another point-and-click adventure game, this one was developed by Revolution Games and originally released in 1996, although I played the recent Reforged version. It deals with an international conspiracy based on a mysterious … Continue reading →

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I Can’t Wait ‘Til the Future Gets Here

Posted on December 1, 2025 by Nathan

While the previous Hulu seasons were released one week at a time, this one was dropped all at once. It was also around when there was a push for people to cancel Hulu because of Disney caving to Trump in … Continue reading →

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Plague of Rationalization

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Nathan

I was recently listening to an episode of Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! from last year, and there was a bit about how ancient authors sometimes tried to rationalize Greek mythology, often coming up with explanations that were more within … Continue reading →

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Big Secrets

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Nathan

This article, which I saw linked on Slacktivist, connects the recent attempts by Donald Trump and his supporters to censor the Smithsonian with the Nephilim, a topic that has long fascinated me. When I did a Google Image search for … Continue reading →

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