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Storming the Ivory Tower
A blog of esoteric media criticism, laying siege to the Ivory Tower of academia from the gutters of pop culture
www.stormingtheivorytower.com
Happy Trans Day of Visibility! I'm Samantha, and I've been blogging about media for a decade now. I focus on demystifying criticism through pop culture, so if concepts like death of the author leave you scratching your head, or you're looking to broaden your artistic horizons, check me out #tdov
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imagine if all this anti-piracy energy was spent yelling about public funding for the arts instead
that would actually benefit the majority of working artists, though, and not the loudest winners of the marketized arts scene.
that would actually benefit the majority of working artists, though, and not the loudest winners of the marketized arts scene.
November 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
imagine if all this anti-piracy energy was spent yelling about public funding for the arts instead
that would actually benefit the majority of working artists, though, and not the loudest winners of the marketized arts scene.
that would actually benefit the majority of working artists, though, and not the loudest winners of the marketized arts scene.
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only perverts can agree
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
only perverts can agree
reeling once again from seeing a "pony play is normalizing zoophiliac sadomasochism" take from a *fucking furry who's into bondage*
forget self awareness, people are out here struggling with basic self preservation
forget self awareness, people are out here struggling with basic self preservation
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
reeling once again from seeing a "pony play is normalizing zoophiliac sadomasochism" take from a *fucking furry who's into bondage*
forget self awareness, people are out here struggling with basic self preservation
forget self awareness, people are out here struggling with basic self preservation
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this is a completely fucked move by steam for a game being developed by an award winning team of queer devs. Fucking christ
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
this is a completely fucked move by steam for a game being developed by an award winning team of queer devs. Fucking christ
I like the horror movie ranking list and the hater's guide to anime cause they provide this framework for me to talk about more obscure bullshit in a more accessible context, but I don't have a good framework yet for my other great loves--obscure sci fi and fantasy, and weird animation/puppetry...
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
I like the horror movie ranking list and the hater's guide to anime cause they provide this framework for me to talk about more obscure bullshit in a more accessible context, but I don't have a good framework yet for my other great loves--obscure sci fi and fantasy, and weird animation/puppetry...
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100% - said this before. gamergaters were and are the unpaid "enforcers" of management of the game industry. no reason to ever meaningfully try to do anything about these right winger harassment waves when they're the ones out there acting out what most of the management class actually believes
Any one of these massive AAA videogame companies could file suit against the 6-piece Chicken McNobody ringleaders harassing their employees, and that they don't is a choice. I said before of goobergate that the industry enjoys having a bunch of unpaid Pinkertons around too much to ever give it up.
Two months after firing over Charlie Kirk comments, Ghost of Yotei dev blames harassment campaign, not 'bad joke'
aftermath.site/sucker-punch-c...
aftermath.site/sucker-punch-c...
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
100% - said this before. gamergaters were and are the unpaid "enforcers" of management of the game industry. no reason to ever meaningfully try to do anything about these right winger harassment waves when they're the ones out there acting out what most of the management class actually believes
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hey! for reasons, i'm looking to find any nsfw/erotic/adult games that you think would make GOOD SPEEDRUNS. stuff that like, could be routed and played in an interesting way. if you have any suggestions, please reply with them!
November 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
hey! for reasons, i'm looking to find any nsfw/erotic/adult games that you think would make GOOD SPEEDRUNS. stuff that like, could be routed and played in an interesting way. if you have any suggestions, please reply with them!
I just watched Deaf Crocodile's release of Bubble Bath last night and sorry but why doesn't more stuff from the great Indie Animation Boom look more like this? I mean I sort of know the answer to that but. you see my point yeah? www.youtube.com/watch?v=10cO... #animation
BUBBLE BATH trailer
YouTube video by Deaf Crocodile
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I just watched Deaf Crocodile's release of Bubble Bath last night and sorry but why doesn't more stuff from the great Indie Animation Boom look more like this? I mean I sort of know the answer to that but. you see my point yeah? www.youtube.com/watch?v=10cO... #animation
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it sucks becuase there's a lot of very cool very fun pieces of it, some fun art or character designs or glimpses of a LOT of work going into things
and then it pulls some shit like this while also having a theme song where a guy yells HERE COME THE QUEERZ and i feel like i've been hate crimed
and then it pulls some shit like this while also having a theme song where a guy yells HERE COME THE QUEERZ and i feel like i've been hate crimed
November 23, 2025 at 8:42 AM
it sucks becuase there's a lot of very cool very fun pieces of it, some fun art or character designs or glimpses of a LOT of work going into things
and then it pulls some shit like this while also having a theme song where a guy yells HERE COME THE QUEERZ and i feel like i've been hate crimed
and then it pulls some shit like this while also having a theme song where a guy yells HERE COME THE QUEERZ and i feel like i've been hate crimed
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For anyone else who wants one of the single worst echolalia's to infect my friend group in your head, here have the promotional video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=joEa...
The line read on "here come the queerz" is stuck in my brain it genuinely sounds like a slur
www.youtube.com/watch?v=joEa...
The line read on "here come the queerz" is stuck in my brain it genuinely sounds like a slur
Queerz! Music Video
YouTube video by Son of Oak
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
For anyone else who wants one of the single worst echolalia's to infect my friend group in your head, here have the promotional video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=joEa...
The line read on "here come the queerz" is stuck in my brain it genuinely sounds like a slur
www.youtube.com/watch?v=joEa...
The line read on "here come the queerz" is stuck in my brain it genuinely sounds like a slur
I just... ok. here's my thing with the ending of Big O.
what's more reasonable to assume.
that a series of 4 shots over 12 seconds at the end of the series are a *metaphor* for the rest of the show
or the *rest of the show is the metaphor* for those 12 seconds of footage (the "real world")
what's more reasonable to assume.
that a series of 4 shots over 12 seconds at the end of the series are a *metaphor* for the rest of the show
or the *rest of the show is the metaphor* for those 12 seconds of footage (the "real world")
November 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I just... ok. here's my thing with the ending of Big O.
what's more reasonable to assume.
that a series of 4 shots over 12 seconds at the end of the series are a *metaphor* for the rest of the show
or the *rest of the show is the metaphor* for those 12 seconds of footage (the "real world")
what's more reasonable to assume.
that a series of 4 shots over 12 seconds at the end of the series are a *metaphor* for the rest of the show
or the *rest of the show is the metaphor* for those 12 seconds of footage (the "real world")
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i'm talking to you, lonely cis boy ally who likes hanging out with queers but could definitely never be one. you are a fish on dry land. join us in the water, sister. we're basically always naked in here.
November 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM
i'm talking to you, lonely cis boy ally who likes hanging out with queers but could definitely never be one. you are a fish on dry land. join us in the water, sister. we're basically always naked in here.
did either nuzzi or lizza fuck chris cilizza cause I think that would be really good, if they did
November 22, 2025 at 7:25 AM
did either nuzzi or lizza fuck chris cilizza cause I think that would be really good, if they did
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Home Is A People, 2021
my three-piece thesis exploring private, tender queer moments in transmasc life 🐂💙🦌💗
my three-piece thesis exploring private, tender queer moments in transmasc life 🐂💙🦌💗
November 5, 2023 at 5:45 PM
Home Is A People, 2021
my three-piece thesis exploring private, tender queer moments in transmasc life 🐂💙🦌💗
my three-piece thesis exploring private, tender queer moments in transmasc life 🐂💙🦌💗
instead we provide the following sanitized structural proxy:
Prong of flesh bereft of home
Found solace 'twixt a cleft of foam-
Prong of flesh bereft of home
Found solace 'twixt a cleft of foam-
This study show that using poems to jailbreak LLMs is... super effective? What the heck.
November 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
instead we provide the following sanitized structural proxy:
Prong of flesh bereft of home
Found solace 'twixt a cleft of foam-
Prong of flesh bereft of home
Found solace 'twixt a cleft of foam-
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the only thing i have to say about tdor to other transes is this: extend the grace to your siblings that would want extended to you. all we have is each other and needless feuding will be the death of us.
November 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
the only thing i have to say about tdor to other transes is this: extend the grace to your siblings that would want extended to you. all we have is each other and needless feuding will be the death of us.
why's there such a big overall activity spike on bluesky this week, is it all people posting about the epstein stuff or is there some other big event driving posting?
November 20, 2025 at 1:10 AM
why's there such a big overall activity spike on bluesky this week, is it all people posting about the epstein stuff or is there some other big event driving posting?
![old trailers are great they're all like
OLD MAN IN FORMAL CLOTHING
Running the academy is a... delicate operation
[cut to a woman in a nightgown screaming]
[shot of someone being thrown inexplicably through a plate glass window]
DEEP MALE VOICEOVER
The Vibes Are Fucked.
[long take of a dude with a mustache opening a door really slowly]
DEEP MALE VOICEOVER
You'll Literally Kill Yourself In Your Seat To Escape... The Fucked Vibes
(thanks to @hellgnoll for the css <3)
#one of these eight people... is a we'rewolf#we need to go back to this honestly
https://web.archive.org/web/20250106182840/https://cohost.org/SamKeeper/post/1966879-old-trailers-are-gre](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jsqfpkkzuyysola7pmzfz6ks/bafkreifjayfomcntz35za53o2e7r2fee2mlv3xazhyvlmked7tlfkxjziy@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:52 AM
rich and powerful people don't abuse children and women because of pornography they abuse children and women because systems of money and power allow and even encourage them to do so, but yeah I guess killing impoverished people by going after porn is easier than just killing the rich and powerful
November 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
rich and powerful people don't abuse children and women because of pornography they abuse children and women because systems of money and power allow and even encourage them to do so, but yeah I guess killing impoverished people by going after porn is easier than just killing the rich and powerful
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going to be trying out the brand new immersive sim BRUSH BURIAL GUTTER WORLD on stream because it looks awesome! (and the devs sent me a key and i love trying awesome looking new games the day they come out!!)
come watch! bimbo.city
and check out the game at store.steampowered.com/app/3594120/...
come watch! bimbo.city
and check out the game at store.steampowered.com/app/3594120/...
November 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
going to be trying out the brand new immersive sim BRUSH BURIAL GUTTER WORLD on stream because it looks awesome! (and the devs sent me a key and i love trying awesome looking new games the day they come out!!)
come watch! bimbo.city
and check out the game at store.steampowered.com/app/3594120/...
come watch! bimbo.city
and check out the game at store.steampowered.com/app/3594120/...
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BONUS 2: Doctor Who
Kate is joined by @hmsnofun.bsky.social and @samkeeper.bsky.social to talk about the ups and downs of the latest era of Doctor Who.
Listen to the preview: gruppeshrike.net/surveyprogra...
Or check the full episode (1:16:26) for $5/mo supporters! gruppeshrike.net/greenroom/2
Kate is joined by @hmsnofun.bsky.social and @samkeeper.bsky.social to talk about the ups and downs of the latest era of Doctor Who.
Listen to the preview: gruppeshrike.net/surveyprogra...
Or check the full episode (1:16:26) for $5/mo supporters! gruppeshrike.net/greenroom/2
[BONUS PREVIEW] Green Room 2: Doctor Who — Gruppeshrike
[PREVIEW] Kate is joined by Sarah Zedig and Sam Keeper to talk about the past, present and future of Doctor Who . They review the show’s current Russel T. Davies-led era, discuss what’s gone wrong, a...
gruppeshrike.net
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
BONUS 2: Doctor Who
Kate is joined by @hmsnofun.bsky.social and @samkeeper.bsky.social to talk about the ups and downs of the latest era of Doctor Who.
Listen to the preview: gruppeshrike.net/surveyprogra...
Or check the full episode (1:16:26) for $5/mo supporters! gruppeshrike.net/greenroom/2
Kate is joined by @hmsnofun.bsky.social and @samkeeper.bsky.social to talk about the ups and downs of the latest era of Doctor Who.
Listen to the preview: gruppeshrike.net/surveyprogra...
Or check the full episode (1:16:26) for $5/mo supporters! gruppeshrike.net/greenroom/2
writing a bunch of "at what point does the bus going at x rate pass a person walking at y rate" word problems, basing them off seattle non rapid bus routes, and pissing all my students off when they realize every single question is a trick question: the bus never catches up to the person walking
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
writing a bunch of "at what point does the bus going at x rate pass a person walking at y rate" word problems, basing them off seattle non rapid bus routes, and pissing all my students off when they realize every single question is a trick question: the bus never catches up to the person walking
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once again job opportunities are scarce and i am trying not to get evicted as the winter season really kicks into gear. i also beg the way i do because my roommates will be put into jeopardy for my failure to provide. again, anything helps.
i'm going to offer my ko-fi as an alternative method of payment for the forseeable future. if a direct line is preferable, this is the way. anything and everything is appreciated. ko-fi.com/ichorplus
Support iris
Support iris
ko-fi.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
once again job opportunities are scarce and i am trying not to get evicted as the winter season really kicks into gear. i also beg the way i do because my roommates will be put into jeopardy for my failure to provide. again, anything helps.
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For those who've missed it: I've been in Guadalajara for the past few months on residency! I'm giving a lecture this Friday to talk about what I've learned talking to local cartoonists.
It's a free event, just register at itsnero.com/jupiterfab ! (And yes, there will be Spanish translation!!)
It's a free event, just register at itsnero.com/jupiterfab ! (And yes, there will be Spanish translation!!)
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
For those who've missed it: I've been in Guadalajara for the past few months on residency! I'm giving a lecture this Friday to talk about what I've learned talking to local cartoonists.
It's a free event, just register at itsnero.com/jupiterfab ! (And yes, there will be Spanish translation!!)
It's a free event, just register at itsnero.com/jupiterfab ! (And yes, there will be Spanish translation!!)