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'E.T.' star Henry Thomas talks about his debut fantasy novel, love of Dungeons & Dragons FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 Actor and San Antonio native Henry Thomas made his writing debut with the 2019 fantasy novel, “The Window and the Mirror.” Thomas will take part in this month’s Pop Madness, the San Antonio Public Library’s virtual pop culture convention.Courtesy Rare Bird BooksShow MoreShow Less 2of6 “The Window and the Mirror” by Henry Thomas is the actor’s debut novel. The San Antonio native has been a fantasy fan most of his life.Courtesy Rare Bird BooksShow MoreShow Less 3of6 H...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has...

Dungeons & Dragonsis basically synonymous with the fantasy genre, but the iconic tabletop game’s next sourcebook lets adventuring parties experience a whole new genre: horror. Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft, a 256-page book that fully introduces the classic D&D setting of Ravenloft to Fifth Edition and features new subclasses, races, and monsters, comes out on May 18. Ravenloft, which has been part of D&D lore since the mid-’80s, is an otherworldly realm of various pocket dimensions, and each is rife with terrors and a grim Darklord presiding over their domain. Traditionally, Ravenl...

Jerk chicken: Caribbean roots, worldwide adoration FacebookTwitterEmail 4of6Buy PhotoExterior of D&M Jerk Center on Quail Street on Friday, May 31, 2019 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van BurenShow MoreShow Less 5of6Buy PhotoAn employee at Roy's Caribbean Restaurant food truck next to West Capitol Park steps outside as their season begins on Monday, April 20, 2020 in Albany, N.Y. In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, food trucks will be separated from one-another by at least ten feet and have to comply with all other social distancing requirements. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)L...

Boom in 'blank check' companies is wearing out insurers Katherine Chiglinsky and Jenny Surane, Bloomberg Feb. 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Tilman Fertitta, the Houston billionaire who built a hospitality and entertainment empire from a single seafood restaurant in Katy, will take his Landry’s Inc. and Golden Nugget casino operations public by merging them with a special purpose acquisition company. The transaction values the businesses at $6.6 billion, including debt.Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer The boom in “blank check” companies is overwhelming a key player in...