May 2026 – A gentleman with opinions

The Whitman Method

I read it¹ and watched all the videos² so you don’t have to.

That’s right. Ken Whitman, the least trusted man in table top role-playing games (TTRPGs) wants you to watch his videos buy his book so he can teach you how to be a master Games Master(GM) via the magic of Manicipatonts, Porkon Cows, Connectiarg, Envclgments and Coural Done—and I am could not stop myself from gazing into this abyss, now I need to share the curse.

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Ken Whitman The Whitman Method: Becoming a Great Games Master in the Face of Chaos (2026) Ken Whitman as Ken Whitman Game [Ken’s Book]
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Ken Whitman (as Whit Whiman) & Google NotebookLM The Whitman Method: Episode 1 — The 12 Steps To Masterful Game Directing (15 April 2026) Whit Whitman (@whitwhitman) YouTube <www.youtube.com> [Ep1]
Ken Whitman (as Whit Whiman) & Google NotebookLM The Whitman Method: Episode 2: Mastering The Essential Session Zero (17 April 2026) Whit Whitman (@whitwhitman) YouTube <www.youtube.com> [Ep2]
Ken Whitman (as Whit Whiman) & Google NotebookLM The Whitman Method Surviving Tabletop Chaos (21 April 2026) Whit Whitman (@whitwhitman) YouTube <www.youtube.com> [Ep3]

Gina Carano – 2 years later

So, a little over 2 years ago I wrote about the hilarity of Gina Carano trying to sue Disney for the consequences of her own actions, namely to compare modern day conservatives to Jews in Nazi Germany.¹

About 6 months ago she reached a settlement with Disney, claiming she was smiling and grateful to Elon Musk for funding her lolsuit. Oh how I laughed. But, was this sincere or just more acting by the former MMA fighter? Well, let’s see.

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Gina Carano v. The Walt Disney Company, 2:24-cv-01009, (C.D. Cal. Feb 06, 2024) [Carano v. Disney]

I watched: Black Bag (2025)

This film is equally strange for being one of the most expensive and highly produced pieces of fan fiction that completely missed the point – and also for being an incredible attempt by domestic abuser Michael Fassbender to reinvent himself as a character actor placing himself around good actors and looking blankly into space.

The plot is essentially a modern fan fiction of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1974) but with a complete lack of appreciation for what made the original work – counting instead on there being a lot of talking to have labelled as a psychological and clever.

Between this at The Killer (2023) I am starting to think there’s a pattern here and Fassbender is now basically on a quest to erase past with forced accolades – and Netflix is either trying to make Fetch happen or exploiting him as cheap talent.

Spoilers ahead for Black Bag (2025) and The Killer.

LaNasa v. Tenkar – Defamation how?

So, the sage seemed the saga mostly over. nuTSR was banished via the conditions of a confidential agreement of settlement. The house which had been the source of it was destined to dispense cheese, and the Dungeon Hobby Shop page was reduced to posting weird nonsense. Wizards of the Coast(WotC) had gone back to business as usual.

However, it seems that Justin LaNasa(LaNasa) still wanted to try to make the world a little bit worse. He had already started a defamation suit against Tenkar,¹ but he continued it, lost, and then — seemingly just to set more money on fire — as he appealed the defamation suit against Tenkar.² The one where after two amendments to the complaint, the judge concluded there was no actionable claim.

When discussing the TSR LLC v. Wizards of the Coast LLC(nuTSR v. WotC)³ case, I specifically did not name LaNasa’s lawyer as while I disagreed with some of their decisions – I felt they were sincerely doing the best with what they could work with, and trying to resolve the matter ethically. They did not deserve to be dragged down in the mud with him.

The lawyer in the defamation case, was not. Bernard V. Kleinman(Bernie) from start to finish, was a disgrace to the profession, made a mockery of the process and demonstrated nothing but contempt for the concepts of law and justice. He facilitated a petty grievance and conspiracy theory — apparently pocketing over a hundred thousand dollars while blundering around in an area of law he had no understanding of or apparent respect for.

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LaNasa v. Stiene, 1:22-cv-05686, (E.D.N.Y) [LaNasa v. Tenkar]
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LaNasa v. Stiene, 24-1325, (2d Cir.) [LaNasa v. Tenkar II]
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TSR LLC v. Wizards of the Coast LLC, 2:21-cv-01705, (W.D. Wash.)