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Contents
- 1 New Capellan Heir Found! [3 of 3]
- 2 Fireworks On Set of "21 Days"
- 3 Clan Language, Second Edition
- 4 Entertainment Year in Review
- 5 Lyndon Bickner Dead at 84
- 6 Riot in Theater District Leaves One Dead
- 7 New Clothing for a New You
- 8 Cowboys Beat Vipers in SphereBowl CIX
- 9 Rogue Com Guard: Into the Deep Dark
- 10 Cultic Totems, Cultic Brotherhoods
- 11 FringeSphere Ends Season with Clan-related Cliffhanger?
- 12 NobleWatch: Graf's Daughter Grabs Gems!
- 13 NobleWatch: Noble’s Rocky Marriage Explodes!
- 14 NobleWatch: Capellan Lord Missing?
- 15 NobleWatch: Duke Announces Relief Effort
- 16 NobleWatch: Count to Sell Ancestral Home
- 17 NobleWatch: Baroness Found Innocent!
- 18 NobleWatch: Count Proposes Budget Cuts
- 19 NobleWatch: Report from the Red Carpet (Part 1)
- 20 NobleWatch: Report from the Red Carpet (Part 2)
- 21 NobleWatch: Noble’s Divorce Hearing Turns into Brawl
- 22 NobleWatch: Capellan Noble Cracks Down
- 23 NobleWatch: Baroness Smallwood Nearly Killed!
- 24 NobleWatch: Duke Pushes New Train Line, Runs Into Protests.
- 25 NobleWatch: Romeo and Juliet Today
- 26 The Season at Rankar’s Deep—Week Thirteen (Pt 2)
- 27 NobleWatch: Baron Nearly Assassinated; Baroness Blamed
- 28 NobleWatch: Not Your Average Mandrinn
- 29 NobleWatch: Baron Indicted on Collaboration and War Crimes
- 30 NobleWatch: Baron Publishes First Volume of his Jihad History
- 31 NobleWatch: Smallwood Situation Gets Worse
- 32 NobleWatch: Baron Resigns from Estates General Over Scandal
- 33 NobleWatch: Romeo and Juliet Elope!
- 34 NobleWatch: Baron's Mistress With Child?
- 35 NobleWatch: Baroness' Spouse Arrested for DWI for the 12th Time
- 36 NobleWatch: Baroness's Stalker Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison
- 37 OSR-5D Osiris
- 38 Stygian Strike Tank
- 39 Ajax
- 40 Troika
This summary article provides an overview of the in-universe Arts and Leisure news articles that have been published through the BattleCorps website.
The Arts and Leisure channel contained a mix of in-universe (included in this list) and out-of-universe news (which has been excluded from this list).
The out-of-universe category included transcripts of chats between BattleCorps staff/authors and members, both in their own capacity and in noncanonical "character chats" role playing as BattleTech characters. The in-universe category articles included "Art and Leisure" news attributed to in-universe news services such as Stellar Pulse Today, Savannah Guardian and Entertainment Daily.
The list is sorted in chronological order. News articles are listed here with the exact same name as listed on BattleCorps (possibly including misspellings), irrespective of possibly deviating names within the article proper.
New Capellan Heir Found! [3 of 3][edit]
Publication Date: 2005-02-02
In-Universe Date: Unknown
A new heir to the Celestial Throne has been found! Find out more about who - and how....
Fireworks On Set of "21 Days"[edit]
Publication Date: 2008-01-09
In-Universe Date: 3071-04-14
14th April 3071: Anti-Blakist tensions Arise on Set of Epic Tukayyid Movie
Clan Language, Second Edition[edit]
Publication Date: 2008-01-29
In-Universe Date: 3070-04-09
Review from the Markesan Journal of Academic Review
Entertainment Year in Review[edit]
Publication Date: 2008-02-04
In-Universe Date: 3072-12-15
Looking back at the hottest trends of the year
Lyndon Bickner Dead at 84[edit]
Publication Date: 2008-02-11
In-Universe Date: 3071-06-06
Beloved star of stage and screen Lyndon Bickner died at his home on York yesterday at the age of 84, leaving behind a legacy of entertainment.
Riot in Theater District Leaves One Dead[edit]
Publication Date: 2008-02-12
In-Universe Date: 3072-08-12
Controversial playwright sparks outrage that ends with his own death.
New Clothing for a New You[edit]
Publication Date: 2008-02-16
In-Universe Date: 3071-04
Beta 2.0 focuses on the Common Man.
Cowboys Beat Vipers in SphereBowl CIX[edit]
Publication Date: 2008-02-19
In-Universe Date: 3071-02-07
A close game leaves fans on edge through the last second.
Rogue Com Guard: Into the Deep Dark[edit]
Publication Date: 2008-06-26
In-Universe Date: 3072-05-05
Shh! Don't tell! Merilee Whitehead reviews a guilty pleasure.
Cultic Totems, Cultic Brotherhoods[edit]
Publication Date: 2009-09-28
In-Universe Date: 3071-08-12
Review from the Markesan Journal of Academic Review (30.04: 12 August 3071)
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Publication Date: 2009-10-06
In-Universe Date: 3076-04-04
Popular Holovid Show Ends Third Season with Excitement!
NobleWatch: Graf's Daughter Grabs Gems![edit]
Publication Date: 2011-04-06
In-Universe Date: 3080-03-03
The continually-troubled daughter of Graf von Sisten is accused of stealing a gem-encrusted bracelet worth more than 5,000Kr.
NobleWatch: Noble’s Rocky Marriage Explodes![edit]
Publication Date: 2011-04-13
In-Universe Date: 3080-03-07
The rocky marriage between Baron Smallwood and his wife explodes into the public after the baroness tries to kill the baron over an affair he had with an aide.
NobleWatch: Capellan Lord Missing?[edit]
Publication Date: 2011-04-20
In-Universe Date: 3080-03-14
A Capellan lord who objected to a large dam project is missing, and may be dead.
NobleWatch: Duke Announces Relief Effort[edit]
Publication Date: 2011-04-27
In-Universe Date: 3080-03-12
Baron Glen Lear of Tetersen has announced the formation of a privately-funded program to send relief to the planets in the Lyran Alliance hit hard during the Jihad.
NobleWatch: Count to Sell Ancestral Home[edit]
Publication Date: 2011-05-04
In-Universe Date: 3080-03-25
In heavy debt because of the Jihad, Count Victor Battersea of Keystone is putting his ancestral home on the auction block.
NobleWatch: Baroness Found Innocent![edit]
Publication Date: 2011-05-11
In-Universe Date: 3080-04-03
In a short trial, Baroness Smallwood was found not guilty in the attempted murder of Baron Smallwood and his paramour. The baron is angry at both his estranged wife and the court.
NobleWatch: Count Proposes Budget Cuts[edit]
Publication Date: 2011-05-18
In-Universe Date: 3080-04-10
Addressing the Antietam Planetary Parliament at the opening of the spring session, Count Philip Mallory outlines what he sees for the planet after the Jihad.
NobleWatch: Report from the Red Carpet (Part 1)[edit]
Publication Date: 2011-05-25
In-Universe Date: 3080-04-17
NobleWatch takes a look at the fashion and the couples as they arrive at Tharkad City's Celebration Ball.
NobleWatch: Report from the Red Carpet (Part 2)[edit]
Publication Date: 2011-06-01
In-Universe Date: 3080-04-17
NobleWatch continues to look at fashion and the couples as they arrive at Tharkad City's Celebration Ball.
NobleWatch: Noble’s Divorce Hearing Turns into Brawl[edit]
Publication Date: 2011-06-08
In-Universe Date: 3080-04-24
The Smallwood divorce hearings degenerated into a brawl between supporters of the baron and baroness; six injured, four arrested.
NobleWatch: Capellan Noble Cracks Down[edit]
Publication Date: 2011-06-15
In-Universe Date: 3080-06-15
After several public turf battles between rival triads, Mandrinn Lo has ordered a curfew and has sent the militia after both gangs.
NobleWatch: Baroness Smallwood Nearly Killed![edit]
Publication Date: 2011-06-22
In-Universe Date: 3080-05-15
The baroness was nearly killed by a car bomb; six dead, twelve seriously injured. The baroness lays the blame for the bomb at the feet of her estranged husband.
NobleWatch: Duke Pushes New Train Line, Runs Into Protests.[edit]
Publication Date: 2011-07-27
In-Universe Date: 3080-05-23
A proposed rail line between two major cities on Loburg is running into trouble with locals over a number of issues.
NobleWatch: Romeo and Juliet Today[edit]
Publication Date: 2011-08-03
In-Universe Date: 3080-05-30
The son and daughter of two rival noble families have been spotted in a romantic tryst
The Season at Rankar’s Deep—Week Thirteen (Pt 2)[edit]
Publication Date: 2011-08-08
In-Universe Date: 3086
A look at the Class Two matches this week.
NobleWatch: Baron Nearly Assassinated; Baroness Blamed[edit]
Publication Date: 2011-08-10
In-Universe Date: 3080-05-03
Baron Smallwood nearly killed by sniper; he blames his estranged wife.
NobleWatch: Not Your Average Mandrinn[edit]
Publication Date: 2011-08-17
In-Universe Date: 3080-05-04
A look at one of the most unusual nobles in the Confederation
NobleWatch: Baron Indicted on Collaboration and War Crimes[edit]
Publication Date: 2011-08-24
In-Universe Date: 3080-05-21
Baron Gibson accused of "actively and knowingly helping the Word of Blake."
NobleWatch: Baron Publishes First Volume of his Jihad History[edit]
Publication Date: 2011-08-31
In-Universe Date: 3080-05-18
Controversial author pulls no punches in the first of a series of books on the Jihad.
NobleWatch: Smallwood Situation Gets Worse[edit]
Publication Date: 2011-09-07
In-Universe Date: 3080-06-05
The Baron and Baroness facing off, and are calling for veteran solders to help them.
NobleWatch: Baron Resigns from Estates General Over Scandal[edit]
Publication Date: 2011-09-14
In-Universe Date: 3080-06-29
Accused of corruption, Baron Joseph MacClellen resigned from the Lyran Alliance’s Estates General, but vows to return.
NobleWatch: Romeo and Juliet Elope![edit]
Publication Date: 2011-09-21
In-Universe Date: 3080-05-30
Both Alerio DuValain and Gabrielle Weisman have vanished from Lancaster; both their families are accusing the other of being behind it.
NobleWatch: Baron's Mistress With Child?[edit]
Publication Date: 2011-09-28
In-Universe Date: 3080-06-15
In the Smallwood matter, it appears that Baron Smallwood’s mistress is pregnant, complicating an already tense situation.
NobleWatch: Baroness' Spouse Arrested for DWI for the 12th Time[edit]
Publication Date: 2011-10-05
In-Universe Date: 3080-07-05
Baroness Yee’s husband arrested yet again for DWI; she blames a drug for the problem.
NobleWatch: Baroness's Stalker Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison[edit]
Publication Date: 2011-10-12
In-Universe Date: 3080-07-22
Planetary judge has sentenced Nigel Simpson, convicted stalker of Baroness Sandra Foster-Glades, to twenty-five years in prison without parole.
OSR-5D Osiris[edit]
Publication Date: 2013-01-12
In-Universe Date: Unknown
This series of articles is dedicated to detailing these upgrades of tried and true designs that served throughout the Jihad and continue to form the basis of the smaller militaries of today.
Stygian Strike Tank[edit]
Publication Date: 2013-05-23
In-Universe Date: Unknown
This series of articles is dedicated to detailing these upgrades of tried and true designs that served throughout the Jihad and continue to form the basis of the smaller militaries of today.
Ajax[edit]
Publication Date: 2013-06-15
In-Universe Date: Unknown
This series of articles is dedicated to detailing these upgrades of tried and true designs that served throughout the Jihad and continue to form the basis of the smaller militaries of today.
Troika[edit]
Publication Date: 2013-07-21
In-Universe Date: Unknown
This series of articles is dedicated to detailing these upgrades of tried and true designs that served throughout the Jihad and continue to form the basis of the smaller militaries of today.