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RPGCast – Episode 332: “We Are The A Team”

Chris bought spoiled avocados last night. I made him get up early to make pot roast for dinner tonight and then I went to make...




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RPGCast – Episode 334: “Jem and the Holograms”

Today’s podcast is truly outrageous. Anna Marie, Alex, and Chris try to talk about some video game news. Unfortunately for our heroes, it seems that...




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RPGCast – Episode 336: “Game of the Year 2014”

It’s time for the latest Game of the Year podcast on the internet. That just means are picks are aged for better taste. Download it...




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RPGCast – Episode 337: “Shaka, When The Lalas Fell”

Alice and Chris are stranded on a lonely planet, sharing nothing in common but their plight. Meanwhile Anna opens a hole to the meat dimension...




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RPGCast – Episode 347: “The Real Bokumo”

Chris attempts to keep his basement bathroom from floating away. Alice continues to flirt with giant robots. And Anna Marie gets creeped out by a...




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RPGCast – Episode 350: “Anna Reads The News”

It’s E3 prep week and we missed a show so that means you get a super nice beefy show going into E3. We hope you...




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RPGCast – Episode 356: “The Numbers Go Up!”

Chris clicks. Anna Etrians. Alice phasers. Alex sits. Manny explains why he played 67 hours of Chaos Rings III. Also I think FFXV has Ryu...




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RPGCast – Episode 360: “Talk Like A Pirate With The Privateers”

Alice delivers missiles and then takes a shower. Anna Marie crosses her exes and upgrades her goggles. Chris kickstarts all the games and laments over...




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RPGCast – Episode 361: “I Can’t Handle The Big One”

Kermit has a bacon problem. Manny has an announcement. Alice has neon lighting and a wormhole. And Chris has an Apple addiction. Like seriously, send...




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RPGCast – Episode 362: “Just The Two Of Us”

We can podcast if we try. Just Anna and Chris, reading RPG News on the web. Just Paws and Sabin, and about 3000 trailers.




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RPGCast – Episode 376: “Game of the Year 2015”

Adriaan, Glenn and Sam join Chris to talk about the best and worst of 2015. Many battles are fought. Many victories won. But only one...




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RPGCast – Episode 377: “The Redcoats Aren’t Coming”

We’ve repelled the British! An England-free RPGCast sails straight to your ears with news of dragons, family drama, and lottery balls. Jonathan and Anna Marie...




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RPGCast – Episode 378: “Oh Wait, They Came”

Alex and Alice teach Chris a thing or two about tea, cricket, and lacrosse. The sport, not the city. Alice then defends herself from the...




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RPGCast – Episode 381: “Shoreleave in the Rift”

Alex and Anna had to rescue Chris from the Rift to do this week’s show. After their daring efforts, Alex tells about his deep love...




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RPGCast – Episode 384: “I don’t hate them…”

This week RPG Cast welcomes Kelley to the show! Together with Anna Marie and Chris, they uncover the truth about Vita DRPGs. They unravel the...




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RPGCast – Episode 414: “Game of the Year 2016”

It’s that time again. Where we get together and discuss the best games of the last year. Then things get weird. Mike is wrong, Sam...




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RPGCast – Episode 415: “Playing Criminal Girls For The Articles”

The world of video games holds many mysteries. Whether it be monks fighting on a hand, screenshots that make games look like other games, or...




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RPGCast – Episode 419: “The Star Trek V of Mass Effect”

Digimon has a new case. Nintendo has a new Limited Edition. Radiant Historia has a new remake. World of Warcraft has a new patch. You...




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RPGCast – Episode 421: “Mementos: The Freshmaker”

Would rather hang out with an advice-giving cats or a species of hivemind hominids? Would you rather play Dragon Quest XI on PS4 or 3DS?...




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RPGCast – Episode 422: “Ys: The Next Generation”

It’s four two two on 4/22. Can you feel the synergy? No? Listen, it’s a slow news week so we need you to work with...




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RPGCast – Episode 428: “Not Talkin’ ‘Bout The Underwear”

Magikarp manages to keep swimming up the current of news for another week. But Fire Emblem, River City, and Pyre show up as stops along...




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RPGCast – Episode 429: “Diablo II Out The Wazoo”

As we gear up for E3, we get hyped about the latest games. That’s right, we’ve got some hot impressions on Harvester and Diablo II....




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RPGCast – Episode 432: “The Dark Souls Of eSports”

EVE discovers new planets. FFXV gets super sentais. We all get eggs. But we don’t get Ni no Kuni. At least, not yet. We probably...




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RPGCast – Episode 433: “The Cackle Of A Broken Woman”

Chris goes to therapy for his primal EX woes. Anna Marie gets a new mobile addiction. Kelley asserts that Zestiria is NOT the seasoning of...




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RPGCast – Episode 434: “Loot Or Get Off The Pot”

The summer doldrums are here. Wash away that gaming sadness with the plethora of new releases…oh right there aren’t any. You could watch some videos...




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RPGCast – Episode 441: “Put A T-Shirt There”

This week I have a challenge for you. Yes, you, the person reading this description. Call our voicemail at 608-729-4098 and leave a message about...




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RPGCast – Episode 442: “THEY SUPLEX THE TRAIN”

At some point Chris dropped a keyboard on the floor during this show and lost a tilde key. Anna Marie lost her mind trying to...




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RPGCast – Episode 445: “FFVII For The GBA”

I’ll spare you the puns and just describe the show. We all want to play SMT and Dragon Quest games, but no one wants to...




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RPGCast – Episode 447: “The Inflation Games”

Armadas of sheep, ragequitting farmers, warring ogres, and super powered raccoons are unleashed upon the world this holiday season. Will the heroes of RPGamer be...




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RPGCast – Episode 450: “In VR, The Shark Jumps You”

We have a pawsitively clawsome lineup for you today. Play with your furriends in a mew unexpected expansion. Enjoy a new title from the creators...




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RPGCast – Episode 451: “Succumbed To The Cult Of Trails”

It’s a new year but it has the same old shenanigans. Not finishing games, PC hackers, getting distracted by shiny new toys, and Tarutaru addiction....




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RPGCast – Episode 462: “So, You Brought Up Memes On The Show”

Anna Marie proves she’s insane and tries to get Chris to start up a human breeding program to boot. We hear from people about the...




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RPGCast – Episode 468: “Is There A Clown In It?”

Chris loses a filling. Anna Marie steals the Switch again. Kelley loses a child. And Alex luvs the muv. No dogs were harmed in the filming of this podcast.




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RPGCast – Episode 470: “Into The Turret!”

Armadillos that look like hedgehogs. Chocobos that cheat. Monsters that invade. And squirrels that ride cat skeletons. It’s a really weird week. It also seems...




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RPGCast – Episode 473: “There’s A Car In Our Garden”

While Anna Marie, Chris, and Kelley play the new WoW expansion, Josh dabbles in film criticism. Then Nintendo has a Blizzard come in. Finally, some people decide to start dating inanimate objects.




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RPGCast – Episode 476: “Accidentally Sucked Into Another Dimension”

We return from a weekend off to discuss good games, bad games, old games, and new games that aren’t out yet! Anna Marie hosts as we tackle TGS, the continued flood of holiday releases, and numerous site features.




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RPGCast – Episode 480: “The Quick And The Saddled”

It's Extra Life 2018. As Chris repeatedly dies in Dark Souls III, we discuss Blizzcon and the first wave of upcoming November releases.




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RPGCast – Episode 485: “The Christmas Zone Treaty”

Happy Holidays! We wrap up the final podcast of the year affirming it's OK for Anna Marie to play casual games, even if Chris disagrees. While Josh and Kelley are making New Year's resolutions, Chris also disagrees about what should be a brief story. We'll see everyone in 2019!




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RPGCast – Episode 488: “Hey There’s A Spider Down Here!”

A surprise disappointment in our Now Playing, a surprise announcement in the News, and Chris shouting ELDER SCROLLS really loudly in the briefs (and beyond)...




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RPGCast – Episode 489: “Fulfilling Their Destiny”

Before the rush of releases at the end of January, we talk about your feedback, our briefs turn into longer discussions, and we get really confused about a new...farming...eSport?!




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RPGCast – “Game Of The Year 2018”

It's time for way too many people to get on a Skype call and debate the following. How much is Wheels is wrong? What decade will the Final Fantasy VII remake will come out? And most importantly, what did we do to deserve Metal Max Xeno and The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2?




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RPGCast – Episode 510: “The Anna Marie Seal Of Mediocrity”

We hope you’re not sick of Fire Emblem: Three Houses from last week, because we’ve got even more this episode. We discuss strategies for raising professor rank and recruiting, in case you need some tips. We also cover a variety of games and their official release dates. Finally, our briefs are more like long underwear this week.




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RPGCast – Episode 516: “Listening to Link Drown Is the Cutest Thing”

While Chris destroys Anna Marie's right joycon (press R to pay respects), the rest of the cast discusses their now playing, the news of the week, and there are still far too many games releasing every week. Please save us.




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RPGCast – Episode 517: “Sonic and the Holograms”

Not much news, but there are many games out this week. We won't play any of them though. Alice is on about Space Station 13, Kelley re-upped World of Warcraft, Anna Marie is playing Dragon Quest III, and Chris is still playing Final Fantasy IV.




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RPG Cast – Episode 529: “Game of the Year 2019 – Pandacide”

Woop woop! Explicit alert! This get a bit unclean as we try to figure out our Game of the Year picks for 2019. We find out just what you can get done with slave labor. We learn the true martial power of haircuts. And we finally realize Anna Marie shouldn't be allowed to keep animals.




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Scottish politics: Rebecca McQuillan: It’s one year to the election and all bets are off

 




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Coronavirus in Scotland: People could be isolated before knowing if they are positive

PEOPLE who are not positive for Covid-19 could be told to isolate from their families before test results are issued as a precaution, Scotland’s national clinical director has warned.




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Nostalgic News: ‘Let It Be’ by The Beatles was released 50 years ago

Bailey Williams reflects on the final Beatles album.





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Down the rabbit hole: why is 'Matrix dressing' so on trend?

From tiny sunglasses to leather coats, the film’s costume designer Kym Barrett writes about why the film’s look feels so relevant in our uncertain world

  • Read more from the spring/summer 2020 edition of The Fashion, our biannual style supplement

I never thought The Matrix would have the impact it has had on fashion. But from long leather coats to so-called “Matrix-style” sunglasses, the costumes I designed in the 90s continue to have influence to this day.

Part of the reason they are still in the ether is because they were so iconic. The silhouettes, for instance, had to be instantly recognisable so that viewers could tell who each character was, even in the dark. All of the costumes are fairly immune to period, which is what makes them relatable, even now.

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