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Claire L. Evans @theuniverse.bsky.social · 5h

And now for something completely different…I went on the @quantamagazine.bsky.social podcast to discuss my recent piece on what cells remember; we got into shifting definitions of memory, forgotten science, and what we might retain from our unicellular forebears:

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

What Can a Cell Remember?

Podcast Episode · The Quanta Podcast · 10/07/2025 · 24m

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Claire L. Evans @theuniverse.bsky.social · 1d

wild that a podcast about my dream video game console turned into such a unfiltered confessional about my dorky only childhood. Thank you @simonparkin.bsky.social for the therapeutic opportunity to talk about my tiny toons spec scripts and utter inability to beat a single Donkey Kong boss!

My Perfect Console podcast @myperfectconsole.bsky.social · 1d

With a career that spans music, tech, and cultural criticism, is there anything @TheUniverse.bsky.social can’t do?

Join @SimonParkin.bsky.social in conversation with the multi-talented Claire L. Evans as she reveals the five titles she chose for her perfect console.

Available now: apple.co/47awNv0

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Claire L. Evans @theuniverse.bsky.social · 4d

Uh oh, it should be!

Claire L. Evans @theuniverse.bsky.social · 4d

amazing!! The Playdate is a delight

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Claire L. Evans @theuniverse.bsky.social · 4d

Switch and Steam (PC only for now, but Mac is on the way)!

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Claire L. Evans @theuniverse.bsky.social · 5d

wow, 137 tracks for only ten bucks? folks that’s about 0.07 cents a track. We’re giving this soundtrack away!

Blippo+ @blippo.plus · 5d

yacht.bandcamp.com/album/blippo...

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Claire L. Evans @theuniverse.bsky.social · 8d

This is all such good writing advice, especially:

“If a line just arrives in your head like it came from somewhere else, write it down immediately, meditate on it, and make it the foundation of whatever you’re building.”

Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 8d

#1 on this list is now kind of a gut punch

kalebhorton.ghost.io/writing-abou...

Writing About Writing

People have been asking me for writing advice a lot lately. All I really have to say is just start typing until you’re done, and make sure none of what you’re typing is bullshit. The first part takes ...

kalebhorton.ghost.io

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Claire L. Evans @theuniverse.bsky.social · 11d

We’re doing a rewatch too! I find it so confusing. They’re constantly “making love” and “achieving climax” like modern women but the second one of them farts in front of a man it’s game over

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The Verge @theverge.com · 11d

The strangest game of the year is a channel-surfing simulator

Do change that channel.

buff.ly

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Claire L. Evans @theuniverse.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you!

PS - It’s on Steam too! 😉

blippo.plus/steam

Save 10% on Blippo+ on Steam

Blippo+ is a live-action, off-cable TV simulator. Channel-surf the stars and discover the staticky, radical world of Planet Blip through its soaps, sitcoms, news, weather, and talk shows. But don’t to...

blippo.plus

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Claire L. Evans @theuniverse.bsky.social · 13d

Thank u for yapping 🤓 it puts a boing in our sproing!

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Claire L. Evans @theuniverse.bsky.social · 13d

… and if you like Bugs Bunny, Douglas Adams, Star Trek, Red Dwarf, public access television, extravagant hairdos, utopian LARPing, batshit one-liners, amazing outfits, FMV games and the eternal soul of Buckaroo Banzai, you will probably like @blippo.plus too:

www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...

Blippo+ for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

Buy Blippo+ and shop other great Nintendo products online at the official My Nintendo Store.

www.nintendo.com

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Claire L. Evans @theuniverse.bsky.social · 13d

It’s still extremely surreal to that I *wrote a video game* that’s out on Nintendo.

Even more surreal is the fact that people seem to (really) like it!

www.inverse.com/gaming/blipp...

'Blippo+' Is One Of The Funniest Games I’ve Ever Played And It’s Perfect For Nintendo Switch

'Blippo+' is a one-of-a-kind game telling the hilarious story of alien contact through public access TV shows.

www.inverse.com

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Claire L. Evans @theuniverse.bsky.social · 15d

We're so lucky that you're part of the team, Jurge! <3

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Panic @panic.com · 15d

Blippo+ is out NOW and in FULL COLOR on PC and Switch!!!

📡 Steam
blippo.plus/steam

📡 Switch
blippo.plus/switch

📺 Tune in and get bent today!! blippo.plus 💫

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Blippo+ @blippo.plus · 16d

🗓️ 📡 1 Day until Blippo+

The revolution in television crash-lands tomorrow on Steam and Nintendo Switch. Be ready!

blippo.plus

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Claire L. Evans @theuniverse.bsky.social · 19d

Four days until Planet Blip crash-lands on an unsuspecting Earth 🪐

Blippo+ @blippo.plus · 19d

🗓️ 📡 4 Days Until Blippo+

The only place in all of subspace where you can tune into Small Talk with Gidget Gadget!

blippo.plus/steam

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Blippo+ @blippo.plus · 21d

OH MY GOB!

Blippo+ arrives on Steam in less than a week. Wishlist now:

blippo.plus/steam

Blippo+ on Steam

Blippo+ is a live-action, off-cable TV simulator. Channel-surf the stars and discover the staticky, radical world of Planet Blip through its soaps, sitcoms, news, weather, and talk shows. But don’t to...

blippo.plus

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Claire L. Evans @theuniverse.bsky.social · 22d

nobody has ever been or looked as cool as Robert Redford in Sneakers

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Claire L. Evans @theuniverse.bsky.social · Aug 30

attn: Portland buddies and future buddies!

Movie Madness @moviemadness.org · Aug 29

Here’s your last reminder to join us for some live channel surfing with @blippo.plus in the Miniplex this Saturday, August 30 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm!

Blippo+ Live Channel Surf - Movie Madness

Join Blippo+ co-creators YACHT for a special sneak preview and live channel-surf through the radical world of Blippo+, the madcap, off-cable, science-fiction TV simulator coming out September 23rd…

www.moviemadness.org

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ʏ 𝗔 ⊂ ᴴ ᴛ̞ @com.y-a-c-h-t.com · Aug 23

🚨Announcement: it's been a year since the release of our perpetually-novel album 𝑁𝑒𝑤 𝑅𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒! In August 2024, 𝑁𝑒𝑤 𝑅𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 was 7 years before its time, and although the clock keeps ticking, the good news is you’ll still be ahead of the curve if you get into it now.

yacht.bandcamp.com/album/new-re...

New Release, by YACHT

10 track album

yacht.bandcamp.com

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Claire L. Evans @theuniverse.bsky.social · Aug 17

Elmer Fudd, desperate to kill the rabbit, racked with grief the moment he thinks he might have succeeded, head over heels in love the moment the rabbit puts on a dress. Now that’s an interesting guy

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Claire L. Evans @theuniverse.bsky.social · Aug 16

among other things I am very proud of this little movie theater animation lobby that I drew for @blippo.plus' buffer week

Blippo+ @blippo.plus · Aug 16

Tune in starting Thursday 8/21 to catch Blippo+ for Playdate again from the beginning. If you’re new, don’t flip your blip! Blippo+ is now available as a standalone purchase on @play.date Catalog.

play.date/games/blippo/

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · Aug 13

TERRAFORM is a collection of speculative fiction edited by @theuniverse.bsky.social and yours truly, a greatest-hits of the years-spanning project we ran at Vice (RIP). It features stories from some of the very best SF authors, tech journalists, and writers. It's excellent, in my opinion

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Panic @panic.com · Aug 14

Ambitious to the point of danger: what did it take to create @blippo.plus? COMING SOON: a behind-the-scenes look at building Planet Blip!

Another TV is Possible. Blippo+ arrives on Nintendo Switch and Home Computers September 23rd!

blippo.plus

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