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This is what I've been working on all summer. It's my first book, called Escape Velocity: Explorations of Digital Culture and its Discontents 2019-2024. It's partially a retrospective of my time doing No Escape but it also features multiple revisions of old work and five entirely new essays.
That's Unbeatable down. a very different game from Skate Story, and yet not. Doesn't always hit in the ways it wants to, but then again neither does Beat. Once you get past the veneer, open the game up a little... something special is sitting there.
December 24, 2025 at 4:31 AM
That's Unbeatable down. a very different game from Skate Story, and yet not. Doesn't always hit in the ways it wants to, but then again neither does Beat. Once you get past the veneer, open the game up a little... something special is sitting there.
I redownloaded DiRT 4 to do some rally driving shit and apparently between 2022 and now they turned off RaceNet, meaning I can’t do career mode or anything else that involves online. Cool! I totally don’t hate this!
December 24, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I redownloaded DiRT 4 to do some rally driving shit and apparently between 2022 and now they turned off RaceNet, meaning I can’t do career mode or anything else that involves online. Cool! I totally don’t hate this!
The Avengers Doomsday Chris Evans reveal trailer has the stinkiest "This Is What They Took From You" ICE tweet vibes
December 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The Avengers Doomsday Chris Evans reveal trailer has the stinkiest "This Is What They Took From You" ICE tweet vibes
God it’s actually crazy that I beat the Escapist
December 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
God it’s actually crazy that I beat the Escapist
Oh gross, the fampany got worse
ustwo (the parent company of ustwo games, makers of Monument Valley) is apparently into AI now
ustwo.com/ai/
ustwo.com/ai/
AI x ustwo | We're building people-first AI
Explore how we can combine deep AI expertise with rapid experimentation to accelerate your next breakthrough.
ustwo.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Oh gross, the fampany got worse
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Each year Black Rose/Rosa Negra engages in a bottom-up conjunctural analysis.
We do this both to understand the correlation of social forces and their emerging contradictions, and to refine our strategy for intervention in the moment.
Read it in full below:
www.blackrosefed.org/conjunctural...
We do this both to understand the correlation of social forces and their emerging contradictions, and to refine our strategy for intervention in the moment.
Read it in full below:
www.blackrosefed.org/conjunctural...
Against the Authoritarian Advance: Fighting on the Ropes but Fighting Back
On a yearly basis Black Rose/Rosa Negra engages in a prolonged process of research, analysis, and debate to examine the ways that social, political, economic, and cultural forces are interacting to sh...
www.blackrosefed.org
December 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Each year Black Rose/Rosa Negra engages in a bottom-up conjunctural analysis.
We do this both to understand the correlation of social forces and their emerging contradictions, and to refine our strategy for intervention in the moment.
Read it in full below:
www.blackrosefed.org/conjunctural...
We do this both to understand the correlation of social forces and their emerging contradictions, and to refine our strategy for intervention in the moment.
Read it in full below:
www.blackrosefed.org/conjunctural...
This fucking state has no respect for trans people living or dead
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university
Graduate instructor who gave failing grade to Samantha Fulnecky no longer teaching at OU
A graduate teaching assistant who gave a University of Oklahoma student a failing grade on a psychology essay will no longer be teaching at the university.
www.koco.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:54 AM
This fucking state has no respect for trans people living or dead
Thing I did not know until four minutes ago: Heated Rivalry was made by Jacob Tierney, the co-creator of Letterkenny
December 23, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Thing I did not know until four minutes ago: Heated Rivalry was made by Jacob Tierney, the co-creator of Letterkenny
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 5/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 5/5
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 4/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 4/5
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 3/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 3/5
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 2/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 2/5
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
so here's a fun problem for you: what happens when a content creator who by necessity trucks in speculation over small bits of narrative in a game suddenly has access to the game's narrative director and at least one voice actor seemingly at-will? How does that change the discussion of "lore?"
December 23, 2025 at 3:14 AM
so here's a fun problem for you: what happens when a content creator who by necessity trucks in speculation over small bits of narrative in a game suddenly has access to the game's narrative director and at least one voice actor seemingly at-will? How does that change the discussion of "lore?"
genuinely, straightforwardly terrible
Report: Vince Zampella, Battlefield Boss, Killed In Car Crash In California
Battlefield Boss Vince Zampella Killed In Car Crash
Zampella helped turn Battlefield 6 into one of the year's biggest games and was behind big hits like Titanfall
kotaku.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
genuinely, straightforwardly terrible
I think one of the more pathetically sad things about that Greg Grandin piece about Noam Chomsky is the way it tries to portray Chomsky as a doddering, low-information old man who "didn't even know what Saturday Night Live was" while also trying to uphold the general fiction of his personality cult.
December 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I think one of the more pathetically sad things about that Greg Grandin piece about Noam Chomsky is the way it tries to portray Chomsky as a doddering, low-information old man who "didn't even know what Saturday Night Live was" while also trying to uphold the general fiction of his personality cult.
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i think that if you are a member of the games media disgusted by this (and you should be) you have to really, genuinely ask yourself what the difference is between this and saying "Microsoft is on the BDS list but [game] is good in XYZ ways"
December 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
i think that if you are a member of the games media disgusted by this (and you should be) you have to really, genuinely ask yourself what the difference is between this and saying "Microsoft is on the BDS list but [game] is good in XYZ ways"
I've been catching up on music from this year and I gotta say, the main shit that keeps me paying attention are tempo and melody. If you're constantly two-chording shit or going below like 90bpm I'm gonna turn your shit off consistently.
December 22, 2025 at 6:50 AM
I've been catching up on music from this year and I gotta say, the main shit that keeps me paying attention are tempo and melody. If you're constantly two-chording shit or going below like 90bpm I'm gonna turn your shit off consistently.
In a slightly fairer world all of my friends would have gainful employment in media and Bari Weiss would be doing The Free Press part-time between shifts at a marketing company to a patreon subscriber base of 25 people
December 22, 2025 at 4:41 AM
In a slightly fairer world all of my friends would have gainful employment in media and Bari Weiss would be doing The Free Press part-time between shifts at a marketing company to a patreon subscriber base of 25 people
The Escapist: Blue Prince used AI too, so nyahhhh
Everyone, including the Blue Prince devs: uh... source?
The Escapist: I asked ChatGPT probably
Everyone, including the Blue Prince devs: uh... source?
The Escapist: I asked ChatGPT probably
December 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The Escapist: Blue Prince used AI too, so nyahhhh
Everyone, including the Blue Prince devs: uh... source?
The Escapist: I asked ChatGPT probably
Everyone, including the Blue Prince devs: uh... source?
The Escapist: I asked ChatGPT probably
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One day something will happen — a wedding, a graduation, a job promotion, Jake Paul getting knocked out, Andrew Tate getting knocked out the next day — and you’ll want the right outfit to celebrate. Buy that special outfit now, so you’re ready when that next unexpected moment arrives.
December 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
One day something will happen — a wedding, a graduation, a job promotion, Jake Paul getting knocked out, Andrew Tate getting knocked out the next day — and you’ll want the right outfit to celebrate. Buy that special outfit now, so you’re ready when that next unexpected moment arrives.
ever since the nerd allergy to sports has kind of weakened there's been some weird shit going on, like:
The Denver Broncos' 2025 12-2 season is being attributed to Umamusume, of all things.
The Denver Broncos' 2025 12-2 season is being attributed to Umamusume, of all things.
December 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
ever since the nerd allergy to sports has kind of weakened there's been some weird shit going on, like:
The Denver Broncos' 2025 12-2 season is being attributed to Umamusume, of all things.
The Denver Broncos' 2025 12-2 season is being attributed to Umamusume, of all things.
That's a wrap on Skate Story. one of my very favorite games of all time. Makes my heart feel full.
December 21, 2025 at 5:52 AM
That's a wrap on Skate Story. one of my very favorite games of all time. Makes my heart feel full.
incredible review of Avatar: the Third One by Walter Chaw. "Cameron is, in a sense, no different from J.K. Rowling. He found a weird fucking drum, and although he has the resources to do anything else, he’s going to beat it until he’s dead."
FFC review: AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH (2025), by Walter Chaw (@mangiotto.bsky.social). filmfreakcentral.net/2025/12/avat...
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) - FILM FREAK CENTRAL
ZERO STARS/****starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Kate Winsletscreenplay by James Cameron & Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silverdirected by James Cameron by Walter Chaw I think, for white ...
filmfreakcentral.net
December 21, 2025 at 3:21 AM
incredible review of Avatar: the Third One by Walter Chaw. "Cameron is, in a sense, no different from J.K. Rowling. He found a weird fucking drum, and although he has the resources to do anything else, he’s going to beat it until he’s dead."
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With Critical Reflex being such a major player in the indie space, these accusations of covered up sexual harassment and unfair labour practices are all deeply disappointing and distressing. I hope this all gets tackled quickly and decisively.
noisypixel.net/critical-ref...
noisypixel.net/critical-ref...
Former Critical Reflex Employee Alleges Harassment And Unfair Labor Practices
Ex-employee Evelina Zemljic accuses Critical Reflex of sexual harassment, unpaid labor, and poor working conditions in a revealing YouTube exposé.
noisypixel.net
December 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
With Critical Reflex being such a major player in the indie space, these accusations of covered up sexual harassment and unfair labour practices are all deeply disappointing and distressing. I hope this all gets tackled quickly and decisively.
noisypixel.net/critical-ref...
noisypixel.net/critical-ref...