iOS App - Portal, Immersive Escapes [+] This is a background sounds app using real recordings from around the world. There are six included locations everything else requires a subscription ($10 per month, $50 per year, or $250 lifetime). But the starting locations are good enough for me and have been helpful listening on my Airpods Max trying to sleep while construction noises are prevalent.

Book - Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Play It (2013) [/] The author's history with RPGs and research into the history of D&D and then retelling it to us. It's very conversational and meandering and very personal POV. I should have gotten the hint from the title: it's told as a story not as history. I do not like that style but the writing seems fine so I think this book could be entertaining for others.

Anime - Drifting Dragons #1.1/#1.2 (2020) [/] This anime is about the crew of a whaler. But since this is a fantasy setting the ship is an airship and the whales are dragons. I watched a couple of episodes and it didn't grab me as interesting. Animation and voice acting are good.