Brandon W. Hawk

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Associate Professor of English @Rhode Island College (views my own). He/him. Follow me for #apocrypha, #MedievalStudies, #StarWars, & other nerdy content.
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Brandon W. HawkAug 27, 2023
Finally got around to watching Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves & it was totally worth the viewing. Hilarious. Fun. Clever. A real romp. Quote me on that review.
Show threadBrandon W. HawkAug 1, 2023
Here’s one of my answers:
… medieval studies… Game of Thrones/every pseudo-medieval fantasy book/show/movie/game/media. (Ok, I do enjoy some fantasy media, but not nearly as much as people assume, & not GoT.)
Brandon W. HawkAug 1, 2023
I love this prompt. I hats your answer?
Brandon W. HawkJul 29, 2023

Theology with #Hawkling be like…

Catie: Daddy, are all God’s pets?
Me: [Uproarious laughter]
Catie: I just feel like… we’re God’s dolls or something.

Brandon W. HawkJul 27, 2023
Sooo Mulder was right, then?
Show threadBrandon W. HawkJun 19, 2023
Note: I don't need the playing cards, just plain, empty boxes.
Brandon W. HawkJun 19, 2023

Can I get recommendations from folks who might know?

I'm looking to buy (cheap) ~50-100 playing-card sized tuck boxes (pre-assembled), like these (this price is decent) but in plain white:
https://www.amazon.com/Playing-Organize-Storage-Baseball-Trading/dp/B0BGXX6QFX/

Amazon.com

Brandon W. HawkJun 12, 2023
Allie AlvisJun 12, 2023
New from me: the Magic: The Gathering Lord of the Rings set saw racists mad about the depiction of Aragorn as Black. Why is this intersection of fandom, bookishness, & race so threatening to some, & how does it fit within Magic’s history of representation? https://www.bookhistoria.com/blog/who-gets-to-be-bookish-in-magic-the-gathering
Who Gets to Be Bookish in Magic: The Gathering? — Allie "Book Historia" Alvis

Anger over people of color in fantasy and science fiction settings is very predictable (see The Little Mermaid, Thor’s Heimdall, Star Wars’ Finn), but The Lord of the Rings series and its associated stories seems to be a particular lightning rod for this kind of racist outrage. Just as Amazon was

Allie "Book Historia" Alvis
Show threadBrandon W. HawkJun 10, 2023
Yeah, I know it's popular to complain/speculate about #WotC gouging players/fans for money, & I often resist that because I understand that #MTG is part of a business model. But it does seem like inflation of prices for certain products is getting a bit wild. #MagicTheGathering
Brandon W. HawkJun 10, 2023
Sooo the upcoming #DrWho #MTG commander decks are going to be $65+, huh? That seems like a pretty steep inflation of prices compared to other recent $30-50 commander decks....
#MagicTheGathering