Stop, Altair! You are forgetting the Assassin's Creed: "First, do no harm."

Could you use a Kindle to go on the Internet?

From the twisted mind of Stephen King

The episode is back on Spotify. It was automatically removed because of, and I am not kidding here, we were potentially infringing on the rights of "third-party literary material."

That's right: we read too much book.

Listen to Shelved By Genre, the show with so much book it's illegal.

if you would like to watch the most 2024 movie imaginable, you could perhaps watch this film, which is about a war game no one explains very well and whose designers briefly manage to say has been misapprehended by the players before the form of the documentary rolls them over

What is a simulation, and what does it show? What is a documentary, and what does it tell? Questions from prior episodes converge in the latest GAME STUDIES STUDY BUDDIES, as we take a chance on the 2024 documentary WAR GAME about a simulated coup in the United States rangedtouch.com/2026/04/01/9...

We're still trying to figure out why the most recent SBG episode was removed from Spotify, but please remember that you can subscribe to the show on basically any platform!

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If I'm not mistaken it looks like Alan Lee took a stab at Sam's hat in this illustration

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If you are at Adepticon I will be at Wild Bill’s Soda promptly at NOON

The dam breaks on SBG this week--or perhaps an Elf or Wizard cast a spell--and the LORE comes flooding in with FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING! Come learn about ancient Elf romance, what was up with Elrond's grandfather, and the ontological nightmare of being a Ring-Wraith. rangedtouch.com/2026/03/27/t...

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A little delayed, but I also felt compelled to attempt to draw Smaug as described. Bat-like and long, seem to be the main features.

@rangedtouch.bsky.social here, a Wizard Lee. Using colors based entirely on the logo. Wielding both an orb and a bookstaff.

I know it's poor form to laugh at your own jokes but I've been chucking quietly to myself about my dogshit Fred Flintstone impression since cutting this clip

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I had a dream last night that I’d found a mid 2000s licensed PS2 game based on the Halloween/LOTR crossover you all dreamed up. It was a linear FPS campaign à la Medal of Honor Rising Sun, for some reason.

Charlie day conspiracy board meme

[sotto voce] the arkanstone

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Today's SHELVED BY GENRE Bonus Episode, for our lovely Patreon supporters, concerns the sometimes strange but very much endearing classic Rankin/Bass adaptation of THE HOBBIT. Yabba-dabba-doo! www.patreon.com/posts/shelve...

If you missed it, you can listen to my hourlong interview on Ranged Touch for free!*

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Wasn’t prepared for the description of that LotR concert at the end of the episode

Another tremendous episode of Shelved By Genre, so much so I had to add the beat to @ckunzelman.bsky.social’s “Bombadil’s Delight.” m.soundcloud.com/rheteric/bom...

been looking forward to this interview since @meredithgran.com mentioned it. it's great that it is free, but consider supporting Ranged Touch via Patreon as well. I can't think of much else currently that is consistently as interesting, entertaining, and enriching as the shows they create.

samwise gamgee built like a brick and with a big hat

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I had such a good time in conversation with @ckunzelman.bsky.social . You can listen here for free!

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An evening bonus: an hour-long interview with @meredithgran.com about the wonderful PERFECT TIDES: STATION TO STATION. Check it out for free over on the Ranged Touch Patreon! www.patreon.com/posts/meredi...