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Sage's Reverie
Quoting, Copying, and Familiar Flavor in Marvel Super Heroes
June 11, 2026
15 min to read
Ryan examines years of quotations landing on Magic card flavor texts. The data, mechanics, and feeling of the words in italics.
Sage's Reverie
Omens of Chaos: Sandwiches Are Better Than Bread
May 14, 2026
11 min to read
Ryan examines the place of centralized, continuous Magic lore, compared to the fragmented structures of other books, games, and movies.
Post-Combat
Successes of Strixhaven
May 7, 2026
10 min to read
Rob reflects on the return to Strixhaven, and how it stands apart in the chronology of Magic.
Sage's Reverie
Three Elves, Two Artists, One Lorwyn
February 12, 2026
10 min to read
Ryan examines the visual language of Lorwyn, through the lens of how elves are painted.
Post-Combat
In Defense of Whimsy
February 5, 2026
7 min to read
Rob reflects on Magic’s evolving tone over the years, studying how splashes of whimsy help define an identity.
Hipsters Presents
Roots You Leave Behind- A Story of a Tree
January 29, 2026
6 min to read
Andrew reflects on the journey of Doran the treefolk, noticing connection between the Lorwyn legend and those of his own life.
Sage's Reverie
The Dead Zone: Exile and The Mechanical Unknown
January 15, 2026
13 min to read
Where does it go, if not here? Ryan examines the history and flavor of the exile zone in Magic.
Mirror Gallery
Meet the Vorthoses
January 2, 2026
6 min to read
Donny introduces the team of writers at Hipsters who work with Magic art, flavor, and culture.
Hipsters Presents
We All Wear Costumes (but Teysa does it best)
October 30, 2025
7 min to read
Four artists, four depictions of Teysa, four stories told through clothing and composition. A debut piece at Hipsters for Vagabond Gallery.
Magic and Meaning
Philosophy of Religion through Edge of Eternities
September 2, 2025
9 min to read
Professor Torbeck returns to Hipsters to plan a new curriculum on Religion and Ethics around the Edge of Eternities setting.
Sage's Reverie
Finding Place in the Infinite: Land Design in Edge of Eternities
August 14, 2025
11 min to read
How do you conceptualize a swamp the size of a nebula? Ryan looks at how Edge of Eternities reinterprets what we know of lands in Magic.