Firstly, Getting the Band Back Together updated last night, if you're in the mood for a siren reunion story set in the Oversaturated World. Secondly, those of you who enjoyed Land of the Banished Sun will be pleased to know that I've been giving some thought to expanding it. Can't give a timeframe at the moment, but I can pull a page from Georg's playbook and show you a preview of something you won't

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If you haven't heard, YouTube's setting new minimum requirements for channel monetization, and one of the channels feeling the sting is that of our own Barcast, who channel all revenue produced by their interviews and other fun times into charities that benefit actual, real life horses. I think we can all agree that helping actually existent equinoids is a laudable goal, so please consider following the link and helping push

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If you're following Never the Final Word (Vol. 2), you'll have noticed I have a contribution in it this time around. I'd like to take the opportunity to further plug the source story for my little drabble. Being Juniper Montage is, without question, the best use and expansion of Juniper's character I have ever seen. Of course, when there are only four stories on the site with her tag, that's not saying much,

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This week, we take a look at one of the most infamous cases of critical research failure to ever grace the comics. Also Fluttershy and Applejack’s vacation gets ruined by tourists and cryptids. Let’s get started.

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Whether it’s a flashback to Spike’s first days or a pony-flavored Little Golden Book, this week’s theme seems to be youth. Let’s see how well this resonates with my inner child.

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More than a month ago, I got a very unexpected PM asking me for permission to translate Anything and Everything, wherein the Crusaders baked themselves a Smooze, into Polish. The result can be seen here.

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After closing last year on such a low note, let's begin this one with a happier one. A story full of innocent adventure, loving sisters, and a horrific abomination from beyond the sane reaches of reality.

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You may have seen this earlier today, but it bears repeating. Horizon's blog on attempted date rape at a Bronycon room party is a serious matter. While it's good to see that the people there were able to help the sedated women to safety, the fact that it happened is both distressing and unacceptable. We can and should be better than this, and I'm glad to see a lot of us are.

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New Year’s Eve. When better to do an annual? Though Free Comic Book Day would also be suitable with this one, but I don’t have nearly enough comics in reserve to delay it that long. So, let’s look at what the Power Ponies are like when they aren’t the Mane Six.

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Yup, finally saw Episode VIII. And for the most part, I liked it. There are just a few niggling bits that frustrate me.

Spoilers ahead for anyone who's managed to be slower than me.

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