The Shrine of the Cobbler – Spot Check 27

In which I talk about Gary Con, 330 Center Street, and explain a folktale to Rhialto the Marvelous.

Ethan Gilsdorf’s piece on Center Street: http://boingboing.net/2014/07/18/a-visit-to-the-basement-where.html

About Nick Mizer

Although much of my work focuses on tabletop role-playing games, I think that geek culture in general has a lot to offer for anthropological study, from understandings of modernity and consumerism to the role of the imagination and wonder in the midst of those more “serious” trends. As I explore these things, I find myself straddling the borders between anthropology, folkloristics, and performance studies.

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