rian c. johnson
@riancj.bsky.social
i study weird, boring videogames and fantasy fiction and teach teens media literacy. phd, writer, cat dad, and football nerd.
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Feels like a weird time to post about this but I wanted to highlight something: So dang proud of the fact that NFL Live is up nearly *50%* with women.
We have consistently grown our female audience since relaunching the show five years ago.
Football is for everyone.
We have consistently grown our female audience since relaunching the show five years ago.
Football is for everyone.
January 8, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Feels like a weird time to post about this but I wanted to highlight something: So dang proud of the fact that NFL Live is up nearly *50%* with women.
We have consistently grown our female audience since relaunching the show five years ago.
Football is for everyone.
We have consistently grown our female audience since relaunching the show five years ago.
Football is for everyone.
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I still think cell phones like this should have been a thing
December 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I still think cell phones like this should have been a thing
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it bums me out that Die Hard has become defined by “lol it’s a Christmas movie” shit in the last 20 years because it makes you forget that it’s like a scientifically perfect action movie
December 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
it bums me out that Die Hard has become defined by “lol it’s a Christmas movie” shit in the last 20 years because it makes you forget that it’s like a scientifically perfect action movie
christmas movie ranking by subcategory:
canonical: jim carrey grinch
conventional: tokyo godfathers
by technicality: eyes wide shut
tv: marge be not proud
honorable mention: that guy pierce christmas carol from a few years ago that goes unexpectedly and unnecessarily hard
canonical: jim carrey grinch
conventional: tokyo godfathers
by technicality: eyes wide shut
tv: marge be not proud
honorable mention: that guy pierce christmas carol from a few years ago that goes unexpectedly and unnecessarily hard
December 23, 2025 at 5:09 AM
christmas movie ranking by subcategory:
canonical: jim carrey grinch
conventional: tokyo godfathers
by technicality: eyes wide shut
tv: marge be not proud
honorable mention: that guy pierce christmas carol from a few years ago that goes unexpectedly and unnecessarily hard
canonical: jim carrey grinch
conventional: tokyo godfathers
by technicality: eyes wide shut
tv: marge be not proud
honorable mention: that guy pierce christmas carol from a few years ago that goes unexpectedly and unnecessarily hard
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In Mr Beast’s new video, a woman is alone for two weeks on a platform in the sky. and each day, a balloon is released at an inopportune moment for her. And if she fails to shoot the balloon with an arrow, they take a small portion of the platform that is her home
December 22, 2025 at 2:49 AM
In Mr Beast’s new video, a woman is alone for two weeks on a platform in the sky. and each day, a balloon is released at an inopportune moment for her. And if she fails to shoot the balloon with an arrow, they take a small portion of the platform that is her home
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what if this means sam darnold has finally shed the limits of his mortality and is now ready to become something else, the neo darnold. are we ready?
December 19, 2025 at 5:17 AM
what if this means sam darnold has finally shed the limits of his mortality and is now ready to become something else, the neo darnold. are we ready?
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New worst griddy of all-time just dropped.
December 15, 2025 at 2:17 AM
New worst griddy of all-time just dropped.
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since driving discourse is raging on the timeline, i guess it's time to reup this, the greatest op ed the NYT ever ran
LONG ISLAND OPINION; DRINKING AND DRIVING CAN MIX (Published 1984)
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
since driving discourse is raging on the timeline, i guess it's time to reup this, the greatest op ed the NYT ever ran
the evolution of quarterback racism has never been more crystallized than in this joe burrow is sad situation.
December 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
the evolution of quarterback racism has never been more crystallized than in this joe burrow is sad situation.
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I dunno man, if I had Bijan Robinson, I might think of a way to let him touch the ball on my two-point attempts.
December 12, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I dunno man, if I had Bijan Robinson, I might think of a way to let him touch the ball on my two-point attempts.
on another note, the Atlanta Falcons are football terrorists and I am so proud of them.
December 12, 2025 at 4:35 AM
on another note, the Atlanta Falcons are football terrorists and I am so proud of them.
Just to be very clear, Clair Obscur is a mediocre game (not an insult) and its acclaim, praise, and now award winning demonstrates the profound eurocentrism at play in literally all popular games media in the anglosphere (an insult).
December 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Just to be very clear, Clair Obscur is a mediocre game (not an insult) and its acclaim, praise, and now award winning demonstrates the profound eurocentrism at play in literally all popular games media in the anglosphere (an insult).
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gender in video games is very stupid stupid every game should just be about a ball and two paddles trying to make sense of the grief they feel living in a world that no longer wants them and a society that couldn't care they exist and there is jazz music or some stupid shit it should cost $200
December 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
gender in video games is very stupid stupid every game should just be about a ball and two paddles trying to make sense of the grief they feel living in a world that no longer wants them and a society that couldn't care they exist and there is jazz music or some stupid shit it should cost $200
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Listen. In 2026, Joe Flacco just should be the official NFL all-time QB. If your QB suffers a season-ending injury, you should be able to sign Flacco for up to four games and pay him the pro-rated franchise tag. Just make this easier for everyone involved.
December 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Listen. In 2026, Joe Flacco just should be the official NFL all-time QB. If your QB suffers a season-ending injury, you should be able to sign Flacco for up to four games and pay him the pro-rated franchise tag. Just make this easier for everyone involved.
Chris Collinsworth should be sent into some kind of exile.
December 8, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Chris Collinsworth should be sent into some kind of exile.
I never thought I'd sit here and think goddamn Daniel Jones is badass but here we are I guess
December 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I never thought I'd sit here and think goddamn Daniel Jones is badass but here we are I guess
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the solution to the male lonliness epedemic is 69 cent bean burritos
December 7, 2025 at 8:06 AM
the solution to the male lonliness epedemic is 69 cent bean burritos
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man i just watched 3 dr. pepper hunger games challenges
December 7, 2025 at 3:09 AM
man i just watched 3 dr. pepper hunger games challenges
i finally watched one battle after another and went to letterboxd to log my take, as one does.
i started scrolling the reviews to see if anyone else found it mediocre.
this is how i found out paul schrader letterboxs now and that i still only trust him for movies and opinions about movies.
i started scrolling the reviews to see if anyone else found it mediocre.
this is how i found out paul schrader letterboxs now and that i still only trust him for movies and opinions about movies.
December 7, 2025 at 3:09 AM
i finally watched one battle after another and went to letterboxd to log my take, as one does.
i started scrolling the reviews to see if anyone else found it mediocre.
this is how i found out paul schrader letterboxs now and that i still only trust him for movies and opinions about movies.
i started scrolling the reviews to see if anyone else found it mediocre.
this is how i found out paul schrader letterboxs now and that i still only trust him for movies and opinions about movies.
joe burrow is a psy-op.
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 AM
joe burrow is a psy-op.
all you need to know to know about a person to get a good read on them is their takes on cranberry sauce.
November 28, 2025 at 3:45 AM
all you need to know to know about a person to get a good read on them is their takes on cranberry sauce.
as someone with no stakes in the nfc north, I am enjoying this football game.
November 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
as someone with no stakes in the nfc north, I am enjoying this football game.
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give up a 33-yard receiving touchdown to Jameis where he breaks a tackle, you are hereby eliminated from playoff contention I don't make the rules
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
give up a 33-yard receiving touchdown to Jameis where he breaks a tackle, you are hereby eliminated from playoff contention I don't make the rules