Michael Bernth
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Michael Bernth
@monovoce.bsky.social
Digital designer and owner of mono voce (yes, you can hire me).
TTRPG GM, music and comics nerd, and lover of useless nonesense. - and you can buy cool t-shirts at my web-shop, mono units, and I have a few books for RuneQuest on DriveThuRPG. He/him
I think Cronenberg has already covered that outcome
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Reposted by Michael Bernth
Unbelievably, we're 50% of the way to the stretch goal after *that*!

But we're in the final ramp up. There are only 43 hours left to back Designers & Dragons: Origins.
Designers & Dragons: Origins
From the birth of roleplaying to the discovery of the Forgotten Realms, from the rise of Basic D&D to the fall of Mystara, historian Shannon Appelcline brings you the story of OD&D, Basic D&D, and AD&...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Who knew that The Human Centipede would turn out to be a perfect allegory for Wall Street.
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Two (or more) contradicting stories of one myth is peak Glorantha
November 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Reposted by Michael Bernth
This was way back in 1978, so RuneQuest players could have something to play as a hobbit equivalent. Ducks were first depicted in art by Jennell Jaquays as cover art for issue #8 of the Chaosium house zine Wyrm's Footnotes (1979).
November 17, 2025 at 6:57 AM
The new cut is still violent, weird and grotesque, and absolutely not for everyone, so approach with caution, but Caligula is now a much more coherent film and better for it.
November 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The costumes and set design is both ridiculous and perfect. It is really far from historical accuracy but it suits the theme of decadence and moral collapse perfectly.
November 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
So is it a good film? I honestly don’t know. The new cut is definitely an improvement and reveals an interesting movie that despite its huge flaws. But its almost 3 hours running time is at times horribly self-indulgent. It could easily be cut 30 to 50 minutes for a much better paced movie.
November 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
No, they only took out the hardcore porn. There’s still plenty of sex and nudity. The porn scenes were film after the official filming had ended and were added without the wishes or knowledge the director and cast. It was purely an exploitative decision.
November 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The acting is very stilted and the delivery of the lines are just as much directed to the audience as the actors in the scenes. This gives the impression of a stage performance that takes some getting used to but also sets an interesting atmosphere that somehow works. At least for me.
November 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Through all the porn has been taken out, it’s still a very horny movie – it is Tinto Brass after all.
November 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Wow, the opening sequence is made by Dave McKean!
November 16, 2025 at 12:46 PM