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Frank, Utopian Marxist @frankgothic.bsky.social · 23h

Jesus fucking Christ!
I read Homo Deus and Nexus of his, both which are horrendous. And while I didn’t find much scholarship directly tackling them I did find one on Sapiens that criticised his early views of humanity, might be worth a look!

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Frank, Utopian Marxist @frankgothic.bsky.social · 2d

Leon is a hero of the podcast

The Left Page @leftpagemedia.bsky.social · 3d

Live footage of me playing 14 games for the pod only to realize that none of them are worth writing about.

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Frank, Utopian Marxist @frankgothic.bsky.social · 5d

And it’s most definitely not what you could expect!

The Left Page @leftpagemedia.bsky.social · 6d

Coming to The Left Page this October!

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Frank, Utopian Marxist @frankgothic.bsky.social · 22d

Once more into the land of cyberpunk! And a phenomenal one at that!

Gender, gender everywhere! And it’s wonderful!

The Left Page @leftpagemedia.bsky.social · 22d

NEW HERE BE MEDIA
Episode 59 - Ghost in the Shell (1995): This whole thing smacks of gender

One of the best Sci-fi all time, and they’re right! Join us in discussing identity, more cyberpunk, and a heap of gender!

Enjoy!
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Frank, Utopian Marxist @frankgothic.bsky.social · 29d

We conclude The Expanse!!

What a phenomenal suggestion from Leon, and what a bountiful series of ideas, and even research I did from it! And so we wrap up on this series, while still being critical on it

Check it out!!

The Left Page @leftpagemedia.bsky.social · 29d

NEW LEFT PAGE!!

Episode 95 - The Expanse 7-9: Ideals for the Dreamless

We finalise The Expanse! Thinking of its last 3 books and overall merits in materialism, and the lingering problems in its liberalism.

And yet, it’s a must read, and worth talking about

Enjoy!

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Frank, Utopian Marxist @frankgothic.bsky.social · Sep 10

Thank you to Leon for both proposing and executing not just a great idea, but a different new idea! On video, no less!

And it was a great time talking about music, historical representations, recreations, and plenty more!

Try it out and let us know what you think!!!

The Left Page @leftpagemedia.bsky.social · Sep 10

NEW KIND OF EPISODE!!
Conversation 3: Videogame OSTs and The Two Pillars of Heracles

A video episode!

An experimental show for our first video content, about music, "historical accuracy and more!

It's interesting! It's new! Check it out for free members!

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Frank, Utopian Marxist @frankgothic.bsky.social · Aug 29

It's the French game! It's good! And bad!

So we had to spend some time thinking over its mechanical success... and serious pitfalls in colonialist practices and psychologically-obsessed storytelling

Give it a listen!

The Left Page @leftpagemedia.bsky.social · Aug 29

NEW HERE BE MEDIA
Episode 58 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33: Ontological Crash Out with André (@andrekanasiro.bsky.social)!

The French game is one of the biggest this year, and we had to talk about how it can be so good...and have many many colonial problems.

Enjoy!

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Frank, Utopian Marxist @frankgothic.bsky.social · Aug 22

We’re at sea with our great friend Jon! Enjoying how important community and working together can be. Oh, and how glorious are whales!

If only we could break away from the oppression and hyper individualism of the captain… if only!

The Left Page @leftpagemedia.bsky.social · Aug 22

NEW LEFT PAGE!!
Episode 94 - Moby Dick: The White Whale is Everything w/ @thelitcritguy.bsky.social

We’re talking about one of the books of all time! It’s all here: capitalist and individualist violence, whales, religion, and of course, the joys of being gay

Enjoy!

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🥭MANGO - Comms Closed @mgosketches.bsky.social · Aug 21

Reminder that AI doesn't just screw artists, it screws the whole working class 🤝

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Matt B @mattbernico.bsky.social · Aug 19

Folks, Dean and I have been working on our book on degrowth and liberation theology for a long time. But it's done and sent in to the editor! You can read it next year.

I am giving a very public 🫡 to @deandettloff.bsky.social for getting it over the finish line this past week.

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Cassidy @connoisseurcass.bsky.social · Aug 5

the number of losers showing up in the replies to be like "wow..... i guess some people just hate fun" when the issue here is how regressive nostalgia can be -- how the tendency of folk to want to exist in the past blinds them to reality (both of the era and contemporaneously)

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Cassidy @connoisseurcass.bsky.social · Aug 5

bsky.app/profile/migh... everyone making fun of this post / poster is correct, actually: this shit is fucking Lame with a capital L

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Frank, Utopian Marxist @frankgothic.bsky.social · Jul 28

God yes, I am a sucker for most lego games, but a lego kotor I’d spend so much money for

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Frank, Utopian Marxist @frankgothic.bsky.social · Jul 28

That’s very fair, I had a blast as a kid and growing up with the franchise, but if I’d only dicover it now… yep, would probably pass it hard lol

Frank, Utopian Marxist @frankgothic.bsky.social · Jul 28

Curious to hear thoughts about Star Wars Lego (or any of the Traveller’s Tales Lego games)

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PSX Bunlith 🪄 BLM ACAB 🇵🇸 @b0tster.yeag.gay · Jul 24

it can be in a week, months, or a decade or two when this entire system finally falls. but it will fall. it always does. and saying it wont denies the mountains of evidence that is our human history. and we'll be there to pick up the pieces and build a better tomorrow together ♥️🖤

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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · Apr 29

Sorry to those who said C was best. Stuck to my instinct and went with B which was also a popular choice. Play in Utopian and Dystopian Fiction also now has a webpage. Due for publication in September! www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

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Frank, Utopian Marxist @frankgothic.bsky.social · Jul 21

This was a great film to watch and talk about! And although a horror film (pretty much), one I could watch and enjoy regardless!!

With lots to talk about as well! Give it a listen!!

The Left Page @leftpagemedia.bsky.social · Jul 14

NEW HERE BE MEDIA!
EPISODE 57 - Sinners(2025): Sinnin' till you Saint it

We are (v)amping it up yet again!

No idea if that makes sense, but the responsible host is away so this is what you get.

Enjoy!

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Frank, Utopian Marxist @frankgothic.bsky.social · Jul 9

I use it for most of my academic notes. Always accessible to me from my phone, always easy to refer back to and add more, and since I read my ebooks in an Ipad, I can add quotes to it rather easily. And I’m 26

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Frank, Utopian Marxist @frankgothic.bsky.social · Jul 7

What a momentous time it is, to have finally wrapped up one of our ever first series!!

The Witcher is truly an incredible fantasy series, an absolute must, and one I am very happy to have read, and can't recommend enough!

And now you can listen to us talking about it!

The Left Page @leftpagemedia.bsky.social · Jul 7

NEW LEFT PAGE!
Episode 93 - The Witcher Saga pt. 2: Pathologizing the Path!

Time to wrap up the Witcher Saga proper!!

In this 2nd part we go into History and Myth, more relationships, and how this is some incredible fantasy and well worth reading!!

Enjoy!
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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · Jun 27

Yesterday I used this "AI -Free Statement" in a conference talk for the first time. Still trying to figure out the exact language.

Feel free to borrow, modify, etc.

At no point in this study did I use AI. This includes the literature review, logical organization, writing, analysis, and proofreading. I do not cite any studies that use AI, to the extent that it is possible to know.

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Frank, Utopian Marxist @frankgothic.bsky.social · Jun 30

Time to talk about more Andor! As we go into the good, the bad, and the great!

Never forgetting to posit how, at any point… popular culture can just be good! Imagine that!

The Left Page @leftpagemedia.bsky.social · Jun 30

NEW HERE BE MEDIA
Episode 56 - Andor (S2): Building a Rebellion on (a New) Hope!

We’re back for Season 2, and for good reason!!

Follow us as we chat about antifascism, liberal hypocrisy, the fascist death cult, representing violence, and lots more!!

Enjoy!

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Frank, Utopian Marxist @frankgothic.bsky.social · Jun 22

We made a new thing! Again!

This time I talk about a game I really really wanted to like!

Shame it uhhhh… didn’t get to a good place…

But still made for a good chat!

The Left Page @leftpagemedia.bsky.social · Jun 20

We found another thing.

Enjoy another odd tape on our new kind of bonus content

Thank you

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