Patrick Fiorilli
@patfio.bsky.social
writer, critic, & theorist; games & literature; bylines in the LA Review of Books, Gamers with Glasses, Bright Wall/Dark Room; lecturer in media arts & design at the University of Chicago; he/him; read my newsletter, "Critical Theorycraft," at www.patf.io
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January 28, 2026 at 4:03 PM
If you'd like to directly support the work we do at Pynchon Pals and get access to monthly bonus episodes like future Q+A's, movie discussions, and whatever else we come up with, you can join our very own Whole Sick Crew for $5 a month at the brand new patreon.com/PynchonPals! Thanks for listening!
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@plante.bsky.social of Post Games and The Besties podcast for getting the lost experience Blippo+ conjures up:
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@patfio.bsky.social for the @gamerswithglasses.bsky.social review that made us feel seen down to our bones:
www.gamerswithglasses.com/reviews/blip...
postgame.substack.com/p/can-you-fi...
@patfio.bsky.social for the @gamerswithglasses.bsky.social review that made us feel seen down to our bones:
www.gamerswithglasses.com/reviews/blip...
December 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
@plante.bsky.social of Post Games and The Besties podcast for getting the lost experience Blippo+ conjures up:
postgame.substack.com/p/can-you-fi...
@patfio.bsky.social for the @gamerswithglasses.bsky.social review that made us feel seen down to our bones:
www.gamerswithglasses.com/reviews/blip...
postgame.substack.com/p/can-you-fi...
@patfio.bsky.social for the @gamerswithglasses.bsky.social review that made us feel seen down to our bones:
www.gamerswithglasses.com/reviews/blip...
Shout-out to @remapradio.bsky.social for the great discussions on the pod recently on the subject of genre! And of course to @annakornbluh.bsky.social for wading through the slush in the book "Immediacy."
December 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Shout-out to @remapradio.bsky.social for the great discussions on the pod recently on the subject of genre! And of course to @annakornbluh.bsky.social for wading through the slush in the book "Immediacy."
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“As far back as American Graffiti, George Lucas has posed the conundrum of teachers who fail their students. With Star Wars, he complicates the issue, considering students who fail their teachers, who fail their students, who grow into teachers whose students fail them and whom they likewise fail.”
Master & Apprentice: The Failed Mentors of George Lucas’ Star Wars Saga
In Lucas' Star Wars saga, it’s not the teacher’s wisdom, but his failure, that drives the protagonist to his destiny.
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October 17, 2025 at 6:06 AM
“As far back as American Graffiti, George Lucas has posed the conundrum of teachers who fail their students. With Star Wars, he complicates the issue, considering students who fail their teachers, who fail their students, who grow into teachers whose students fail them and whom they likewise fail.”
And, given today's sad news, RIP to the great Drew Struzan, whose work is as inseparable from the visual language of Star Wars as anyone's.
October 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
And, given today's sad news, RIP to the great Drew Struzan, whose work is as inseparable from the visual language of Star Wars as anyone's.