Some TikTok users are learning about LARP for the first time, but what is its meaning on the app, and is it different from ...

Imagine joining 5,000 new friends in the German countryside for six days of live-action role-playing (LARP) fun. DrachenFest is the second largest LARP gathering in the world and celebrated its 20th ...

Cameron Hooper, from left, battles his children Kay Rain and Bryan Rain at txk Crossroads LARP's first event of the year Jan. 17, 2026, at Bringle Lake East in Texarkana, Texas. Hooper is the ...

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Aristocrats and servants at Fairweather Manor, a Polish live action role-playing (LARP) game starting Nov. 3. John-Paul Bichard On a dark night last November, Chris Bergstresser put on a tuxedo and ...

So you want to be Harry Potter, or Aragorn, or Frodo, or Kirk or Picard, or a barbarian. Or some mash-up – say, a steampunked brigand Robin Hood character who pilots a dirigible while stealing from ...

NATURE AND ALSO HUNGRY FOR SOME ADVENTURE. THEN I’VE GOT JUST THE PLACE FOR YOU. THIS MAY LOOK LIKE AN ALL OUT BATTLE FOR MIDDLE EARTH, BUT IT’S ACTUALLY A FIELD AT YE OLD COMMONS IN CHARLTON. THAT’S ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Have you ever had to admit to your boss that your gun got stolen because you were distracted writing poetry with your former childhood friends at the local discotheque? Sounds like a really bad day at ...

is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free expression. Adi has covered virtual and augmented reality, the history of computing, and more for The Verge since 2011.