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Let the lights guide you to a peaceful 2026. The first Exploits of the year includes micro criticism on topics like Andor and Yerin Baek plus our monthly horoscope.

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The cover of the January 2026 issue of Exploits, featuring Nicholas Roerich's "Moses the Leader," art from 1926 depicting a figure standing in the mountains and directing the aurora in the night sky. Text at the bottom indicates that this issue covers the secret origin of Santa Claus, Yerin Baek, character creation, The Brood, videogame pacifism, and Andor.
January 3, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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There's nothing more festive than Frankenstein. In this month's Unwinnable Monthly, read @orringrey.com's feature on the creature as well as our regular columnists' latest thoughts. Happy holidays!

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The cover of the December 2025 issue of Unwinnable Monthly, featuring “Old Kris” by N.C. Wyeth, a 1925 oil painting of Santa in a house carrying a big sack of gifts.
December 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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We just cooked up a year-end special: Subscribe to Unwinnable before the end of 2025, and you get access to all of our Monthly and Exploits issues from the whole year. This also applies to monthly subscribers who switch to an annual subscription! unwinnable.com/subscribe/
All the snazzy covers of Unwinnable Monthly from 2025. Text reads: Unwinnable: Good Writing Since 2010.
December 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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The ghost of Exploits present is here, and boy, do we have presents. This issue includes writing on topics like the future of music and House of the Long Shadows.

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The cover of the December 2025 issue of Exploits, featuring “Scrooge and the Ghost of Marley,” by Arthur Rackham, art from 1915 depicting the ghost of Marley visiting Ebenezer Scrooge.
December 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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We're not laughing out loud about this one. This month's issue of Unwinnable Monthly features @jamestocchio.bsky.social on L.O.L and Ryuichi Sakamoto, plus our regular crew on their areas of expertise.

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The cover of the November 2025 issue of Unwinnable Monthly, which features art of an evolutionary chain of creatures from the game L.O.L.: Lack of Love. Text at the bottom of the cover indicates that this issue covers L.O.L.
November 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Don't get caught in the rain. This month's Exploits includes writing on a missing player two, The Casket Lottery, My Good Side, Misery, Andor and Somerville.

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The cover of the November 2025 issue of Exploits, featuring “Les Gendarmes” by Eugène Girardet, an 1884 artwork depicting two French policemen escorting two people in chains in the rain. Text at the bottom incdicates that this issue covers the concept of player two, The Casket Lottery, My Good Side, Misery, Andor and Somerville.
November 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Find tricks and treats galore in this month's issue of Unwinnable Monthly, including @jhensliterature.bsky.social on myhouse.wad, @orringrey.com on Sepulchre, and our regular crew on all things spooky.

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The cover of the October 2025 issue of Unwinnable Monthly, featuring art of zombies playing the Life board game in a graveyard as three kids play a board game about death in a house in the background.
October 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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If you're cold, they're cold. Let your witch in this October with the newest Exploits, featuring writing on El Vampiro, alt metal, Timeguessr and more.

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The cover for the October 2025 issue of Exploits, featuring vintage art of a witch looking into a house where children are apple bobbing. Text at the bottom indicates that this issue covers The Mystery of Mammoth Mansion, Interview with the Vampire, El Vampiro, love, alt metal, and Timeguessr.
October 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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We reached the 100 new subscribers we needed to unlock a Final Fantasy and politics issue for you folks! We'll start production soon with the goal of publishing it in early 2026.

Thank you SO much for all of your help with this drive! We couldn't have done it without you.
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September 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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September 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Running to the computer to post this lovingly made meme because holy crap you folks are at NINETY-EIGHT out of the 100 new subscribers to unlock a Final Fantasy/politics issue! Send it home: unwinnable.com/subscribe/
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September 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Step into a new identity. This month's issue of Unwinnable Monthly features @daytenrose.bsky.social on butterflies in games, @ashlikeadragon.bsky.social on Disco Elysium and the trans experience, and our regulars on the topics on their minds.

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September 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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We are at 89 out of the 100 new Unwinnable Magazine subscribers we need to unlock a Final Fantasy and politics issue, so the gloves are off.

This is an image of the social media vulture's cat. You will be denied future images unless more people subscribe to Unwinnable. You know what to do.
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September 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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We're almost 90% of the way to the 100 new subscribers we need to put a Final Fantasy and politics issue on the docket. Join the fight here: unwinnable.com/subscribe/
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September 17, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Whoever you choose, it's a winner. We're still working our way to 100 new subscribers to unlock a Final Fantasy and politics issue for you folks. Lend us a hand by subscribing, sharing this post, or telling a friend: unwinnable.com/subscribe/
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September 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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September 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Here's a little pick-me-up for plague season. This month's issue of Exploits covers some of your favorite media, including Persona 4, The Pitt, and GTA.

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The cover of the September 2025 issue of Exploits, featuring Max Klinger's "Pestilence" (1903). This black-and-white art depicts a nun wielding a rosary against a crow in a sick ward.
September 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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You folks just keep on going -- we're now at 85 new subscriptions, meaning we just need 15 more to unlock a Final Fantasy and politics issue! Keep on subscribing over the long weekend: unwinnable.com/subscribe/
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August 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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We are nearly four-fifths of the way to the 100 new subscribers we need to put a Final Fantasy and politics issue on the docket. Subscribe for your favorite Final Fantasy characters Astarion and Shadowheart: unwinnable.com/subscribe/
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August 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Ideas bigger than you can imagine. The latest issue of Unwinnable Monthly features @orringrey.com on Godzilla, @srtrzinski.bsky.social on birds in games, and @muditaheart.bsky.social on Prince of Persia.

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August 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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well shit, the social media vulture looked away for a bit and you got us from 69 to SEVENTY EIGHT out of the 100 new Unwinnable Monthly subscribers we need to unlock a Final Fantasy and politics issue! help us get the remaining 22: unwinnable.com/subscribe/
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August 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Just kidding. Every night, day, afternoon and what-have-you is a great time to subscribe to Unwinnable, especially when we'll start planning a Final Fantasy/politics issue at 100 new subscribers. We're over two-thirds of the way there -- let's keep going: unwinnable.com/subscribe/
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August 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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ICYMI: "[T]his article is in revolt against the puritanical notions of pornography as a monolithic evil, a space of degeneration and moral rot."

An anonymous contributor affirms the value of NSFW content in a world that's increasingly becoming more hostile to it: unwinnable.com/2025/08/11/t...
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August 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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"[T]his article is in revolt against the puritanical notions of pornography as a monolithic evil, a space of degeneration and moral rot."

An anonymous contributor affirms the value of NSFW content in a world that's increasingly becoming more hostile to it: unwinnable.com/2025/08/11/t...
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August 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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ICYMI: "Whereas Rematch captures so much of why playing soccer is fun, Despelote manages to translate the joy of it permeating everywhere off the field."

@exalclaw.bsky.social explores how Rematch and Despelote remind him of what he loves about soccer: unwinnable.com/2025/08/08/t...
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August 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM