Matt James
@matt-james.bsky.social
Art (and some words) @ The Ringer
sports/video games/political despair
Often talking about fun video games on the Button Mash podcast
sports/video games/political despair
Often talking about fun video games on the Button Mash podcast
Dispatch really stuck the landing (in my playthrough, at least).
I was just about to grow tired of the actual gameplay but for a glorified tv show, it was pretty incredible.
💦Waterboy 4 eva💦
(Also, I have been playing everything on my Ayn Thor in the past few weeks and will continue to do so)
I was just about to grow tired of the actual gameplay but for a glorified tv show, it was pretty incredible.
💦Waterboy 4 eva💦
(Also, I have been playing everything on my Ayn Thor in the past few weeks and will continue to do so)
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Dispatch really stuck the landing (in my playthrough, at least).
I was just about to grow tired of the actual gameplay but for a glorified tv show, it was pretty incredible.
💦Waterboy 4 eva💦
(Also, I have been playing everything on my Ayn Thor in the past few weeks and will continue to do so)
I was just about to grow tired of the actual gameplay but for a glorified tv show, it was pretty incredible.
💦Waterboy 4 eva💦
(Also, I have been playing everything on my Ayn Thor in the past few weeks and will continue to do so)
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I wrote about Elon's corny new stunt contract and why the media spent the last five days doing free PR work for him
Why Elon Musk Got the Most Ridiculous Pay Package in the History of Humanity
Did Tesla just make Musk the world’s first trillionaire? Almost certainly not. But that’s not what his colossal new deal is really about.
www.theringer.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I wrote about Elon's corny new stunt contract and why the media spent the last five days doing free PR work for him
I can only assume that these new Team Canada jerseys are a direct reference to the 1980s Canadian glam metal band Helix
November 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I can only assume that these new Team Canada jerseys are a direct reference to the 1980s Canadian glam metal band Helix
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Made a new Ringer show called Plot Hole or Not Hole, in which I ask TV/moviemakers about perceived plot holes in their work. First guest: Vince Gilligan on a possible plot hole in Breaking Bad. If people watch, I'll get to make more of these, so, you know, please do!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQa6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQa6...
The TRUTH Behind the Most Famous Plot Hole in 'Breaking Bad' (With Vince Gilligan)
YouTube video by Ringer TV
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Made a new Ringer show called Plot Hole or Not Hole, in which I ask TV/moviemakers about perceived plot holes in their work. First guest: Vince Gilligan on a possible plot hole in Breaking Bad. If people watch, I'll get to make more of these, so, you know, please do!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQa6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQa6...
That’s my favorite view of a bridge in nyc
November 3, 2025 at 2:32 AM
That’s my favorite view of a bridge in nyc
Here’s my latest in a long line of extremely cumbersome Halloween costumes
November 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Here’s my latest in a long line of extremely cumbersome Halloween costumes
I’m going to miss seeing Clayton Kershaw on the mound and saying “damn, he looks old as fuck” despite him being younger than me.
November 2, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I’m going to miss seeing Clayton Kershaw on the mound and saying “damn, he looks old as fuck” despite him being younger than me.
Sometimes I don’t know why I’m a fan of any teams at all. It’s so enjoyable watching a great game not really caring who wins.
November 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Sometimes I don’t know why I’m a fan of any teams at all. It’s so enjoyable watching a great game not really caring who wins.
New Button Mash!
•Halo (unsurprisingly) comes to Playstation!
•Ninja Gaiden 4 Review - Simultaneously antiquated and innovative
•The Outer Worlds 2 impressions after 30+ hours - What do people really want from an Obsidian game?
+ more
open.spotify.com/episode/4zBM...
•Halo (unsurprisingly) comes to Playstation!
•Ninja Gaiden 4 Review - Simultaneously antiquated and innovative
•The Outer Worlds 2 impressions after 30+ hours - What do people really want from an Obsidian game?
+ more
open.spotify.com/episode/4zBM...
'Halo' Hits PlayStation, 'Ninja Gaiden 4,' and 'The Outer Worlds 2' | Button Mash
open.spotify.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:33 PM
New Button Mash!
•Halo (unsurprisingly) comes to Playstation!
•Ninja Gaiden 4 Review - Simultaneously antiquated and innovative
•The Outer Worlds 2 impressions after 30+ hours - What do people really want from an Obsidian game?
+ more
open.spotify.com/episode/4zBM...
•Halo (unsurprisingly) comes to Playstation!
•Ninja Gaiden 4 Review - Simultaneously antiquated and innovative
•The Outer Worlds 2 impressions after 30+ hours - What do people really want from an Obsidian game?
+ more
open.spotify.com/episode/4zBM...
Watching Ohtani and Wembanyama this week has me thinking…
Not to take anything away from Wemby, but there will always be something more magical to me about an untouchable elite player who appears to have a body that’s somewhat normal within the sport.
Not to take anything away from Wemby, but there will always be something more magical to me about an untouchable elite player who appears to have a body that’s somewhat normal within the sport.
October 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Watching Ohtani and Wembanyama this week has me thinking…
Not to take anything away from Wemby, but there will always be something more magical to me about an untouchable elite player who appears to have a body that’s somewhat normal within the sport.
Not to take anything away from Wemby, but there will always be something more magical to me about an untouchable elite player who appears to have a body that’s somewhat normal within the sport.
Finally, a Dallas equivalent to this Houston meme
October 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Finally, a Dallas equivalent to this Houston meme
I don’t know what’s crazier, Austin Reaves dropping 51 or the refs actually giving him the whistle enough to have the second most free throw attempts by a player in a game so far this season.
October 27, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I don’t know what’s crazier, Austin Reaves dropping 51 or the refs actually giving him the whistle enough to have the second most free throw attempts by a player in a game so far this season.
Wemby is so incredible that he has me watching a Brooklyn Nets game.
Generational talent.
Generational talent.
October 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Wemby is so incredible that he has me watching a Brooklyn Nets game.
Generational talent.
Generational talent.
The Pacers fan on the social team that picked this photo of Shai did absolutely everything they could in that moment.
October 24, 2025 at 6:43 AM
The Pacers fan on the social team that picked this photo of Shai did absolutely everything they could in that moment.
Part of me wanted that game to go to 12 overtimes and just be Okogie 1 on 1 with Caruso after everyone else fouls out but that was still pretty great.
October 22, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Part of me wanted that game to go to 12 overtimes and just be Okogie 1 on 1 with Caruso after everyone else fouls out but that was still pretty great.
I am absolutely buried in new game releases, I did not need BALL X PIT to be so good and so wildly addictive.
BALL X PIT coming out so close to Megabonk is absurd.
Surely I will feel some fatigue with roguelikes soon, right?
BALL X PIT coming out so close to Megabonk is absurd.
Surely I will feel some fatigue with roguelikes soon, right?
October 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I am absolutely buried in new game releases, I did not need BALL X PIT to be so good and so wildly addictive.
BALL X PIT coming out so close to Megabonk is absurd.
Surely I will feel some fatigue with roguelikes soon, right?
BALL X PIT coming out so close to Megabonk is absurd.
Surely I will feel some fatigue with roguelikes soon, right?
Don’t look now but the Eagles are down at halftime and season 2 of Task has yet to be greenlit.
October 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Don’t look now but the Eagles are down at halftime and season 2 of Task has yet to be greenlit.
I'm not sure how yet but I'm positive that sciatica is a Hennessy marketing scheme.
Lakers star LeBron James is sidelined for at least 3 to 4 weeks due to sciatica on his right side. He is out for the start of the 2025-26 NBA season.
October 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I'm not sure how yet but I'm positive that sciatica is a Hennessy marketing scheme.
Gonna be a fun weekend.
October 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Gonna be a fun weekend.
Despite how bad a taste Microsoft has left in my mouth with their Game Pass price hike, broken promises, and murky messaging...
I'm absolutely hyped to play all these October releases on Game Pass. I might still cancel my Game Pass subscription at some point, but it won't be this month.
I'm absolutely hyped to play all these October releases on Game Pass. I might still cancel my Game Pass subscription at some point, but it won't be this month.
October 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Despite how bad a taste Microsoft has left in my mouth with their Game Pass price hike, broken promises, and murky messaging...
I'm absolutely hyped to play all these October releases on Game Pass. I might still cancel my Game Pass subscription at some point, but it won't be this month.
I'm absolutely hyped to play all these October releases on Game Pass. I might still cancel my Game Pass subscription at some point, but it won't be this month.
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Every dynasty starts with a missed train. For the Ringer's quarter-century project, I explored some of the biggest sliding-doors moments of the 21st century. (h/t Gwyneth Paltrow)
NBA Sliding Doors: The What-Ifs That Changed Everything
Forget Oden vs. Durant or ‘The Decision’—these five forgotten twists altered the course of the league forever
www.theringer.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Every dynasty starts with a missed train. For the Ringer's quarter-century project, I explored some of the biggest sliding-doors moments of the 21st century. (h/t Gwyneth Paltrow)
New Button Mash!
@benlindbergh.bsky.social, @danielhchin.bsky.social,
and I talk Ghost of Yotei!
It's another outstanding game in a stacked year of game releases.
Plus Justin Charity is back to talk with us about the EA sale and Xbox woes!
open.spotify.com/episode/0WDB...
@benlindbergh.bsky.social, @danielhchin.bsky.social,
and I talk Ghost of Yotei!
It's another outstanding game in a stacked year of game releases.
Plus Justin Charity is back to talk with us about the EA sale and Xbox woes!
open.spotify.com/episode/0WDB...
October 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
New Button Mash!
@benlindbergh.bsky.social, @danielhchin.bsky.social,
and I talk Ghost of Yotei!
It's another outstanding game in a stacked year of game releases.
Plus Justin Charity is back to talk with us about the EA sale and Xbox woes!
open.spotify.com/episode/0WDB...
@benlindbergh.bsky.social, @danielhchin.bsky.social,
and I talk Ghost of Yotei!
It's another outstanding game in a stacked year of game releases.
Plus Justin Charity is back to talk with us about the EA sale and Xbox woes!
open.spotify.com/episode/0WDB...
Someone must have clearly vetoed "HOLY SCHLIT" because that should have been a layup.
October 3, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Someone must have clearly vetoed "HOLY SCHLIT" because that should have been a layup.