In Popular Culture
- The collectible card game Magic: The Gathering has a card called Nevinyrral's Disk, which is a reference to the Warlock's Wheel. This card roughly has the effect of removing the effects of players' spells from play, while leaving their lands intact. 'Nevinyrral' is 'Larry Niven' spelled backwards.
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“Popular culture is seductive; high culture is imperious.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
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