Non-Euclidean Æthercast – Metapunk

Recently there have been occurrences in my immediate vicinity (both in a professional and a private context) that made me wonder… A lot… There is nothing wrong with magical thinking, but as soon as you have to ignore a good chunk of observable reality or just be massively ignorant in …

The last week has seen some stunning displays of ignorance by various politicians (to nobody’s surprise) and I have personally struggled with an astonishing lack of knowledge in certain areas in my favourite class. Today’s episode of the Non-Euclidean Æthercast is all about me ranting about last week and the …

Well, here we went again. The group of novice role-players set out to crawl their first dungeon. It was an exciting experience for everybody involved (except the mimic) and it started with a critical hit. Please enjoy my tale!

We are playing D&D Planescape at the English Club of my school. Yay! I am the Dungeon Master, and last Monday, we started the campaign. It went very differently from what I had expected with some very interesting consequences. Oh my Cthulhu… Just listen!

If you take a look at the biggest box office hits of the last years, even decades, the most successful TV series and what else is going on around the net and in book stores, comic shops etc. you cannot help but notice: Movies, games, and books featuring fantastic settings …

This episode of the Non-Euclidean Æthercast is a bit more political than usual. I thought this was appropriate because: The topic is near and dear to my heart It is something that needs talking about so Fridays For Future does not go away As a teacher of political science, it …

It took far too long but finally, here is another episode of the Non-Euclidean Æthercast: A review of Mortal Engines, the movie. I absolutely loved Mortal Engines and I hope it at least manages to break even at the box office, because it really deserves t

Steampunk Hands Around the World is going into its fifth year and this year’s theme is  „Road Trip“. So, I have taken the opportunity to introduce you to a small number of locations which a Steampunk may want to visit in Germany. The roa

I went to watch The Last Jedi a few days ago and enjoyed it immensely. Others did not. In fact, I have seen a petition being shared on the web that calls for the elimination of The Last Jedi from the official canon. Although I do not wonder why, as I make

„It’s OK to be different!“ is one of those lines you find a lot in geeky/nerdy/dark (or a mix of things) subcultures. Unfortunately there is / was a time in the life of each of, well, us, when we found out we were different but had not y