January was highly productive for Rickenslacker; February much less so. I went back to work, revived the book, and, well, this thing suffered. To fill the space, somewhat shamefully, here’s an essay I published in last week’s The Saturday Paper about the life of Enzo Ferrari. Normal transmission will resume shortly. I promise. Share One of the earliest sounds Enzo Ferrari remembered hearing was the forging of metal in his father’s small ironworks beside their home in Modena, Italy.

There are good superhero movies and bad ones. There are original ones, and there are derivative ones. But the elements of the genre came together, in the best way possible, in Spider-Man 2, Sam Raimi’s 2004 sequel, and my pick for the best movie ever made in the genre.  Believe it or not, there was a time when the superhero genre was not only underdeveloped but also not seen as a great box office bet.

Get 60 day free trial When I married into a large English clan more than 30 years ago, I acquired by adoption a rich storehouse of family lore. One of my favorite tales was that of Minna Turner, a devout spinster who had devoted her life to caring for her mother, and whom the family—which was originally based in a small village in Northamptonshire--had taken under its wing when Minna’s mother died.

Greetings. With the school year done, I can catch up on some games projects. Here’s a look at some of what I’ve been playing, running, and designing of late. We have been hosting sessions at our new home playing Fall of Magic with a few close friends. Fall of Magic is a beautiful storytelling game from Heart of the Deernicorn. As you play you unroll a hand-sewn, elegantly illustrated scroll that represents the lands your characters are journeying through.

Once you have decided to correct your wife with spanking, your next step is to put this into practice in the home. Some of this may amount to establishing clear leadership and rules in the home, if you have not done that already. For others, it my simply amount to starting to enforce the rules you have already established and finally cracking down on disrespect. I believe the best time to begin discipline is when the married couple move in together, but many couples bring discipline and spanking in after they have been married for years.