Three boring drinks, a war for 13th Century India, and a luxurious summer cooldown track at the end.

Drink of the Week (4:02)
Sam Adams Summer Ale briefly rouses the poet in me. Stella Artois and Hurradurra Reposado put him back to sleep.

Game of the Week (8:03)
In southern India, the emergent Bahmani and Vijayanagara empires assert themselves against the iron grip of the Delhi Sultanate. And I took that personally.

Track of the Week (18:26)
The Herbaliser and Roots Manuva team up to smooth out your July. It’s “Starlight.”

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Drink of the Week (2:47)
A Golden City Brewery tapminder gives you his fave flavors and colors to taste this summer from the GCB line.

Game of the Week (7:35)
With the help of my adoptive big bro Noisy Andrew of partymeeple, I finally get my teeth into Avalon Hill’s classic infantry combat game, Squad Leader.

Track of the Week (16:21)
Summer is in the air and G-Funk is on the speakers: Let’s check out “Punk Shit” by Hi-C.

No Drink of the Week this time out. But you can buy me the next round and be thanked with a copy of “Chaotic Shots and Cocktails That Will Hurt Your Friends” — plus your own Defiant Frog sticker made by my pals at Inkling Print Co.

Game of the Week (2:30)
Hear what I wrote so far as I encounter the ghosts of Dwelling, a solo journaling RPG book from Good Luck Press.

Track of the Week (20:56)
About half of New York shows up to kick your ass on “Let’s Be Specific” from Tragedy Khadafi’s Kuwait Tapes.