Syp weighs shelving LOTRO after An Sheru fatigue, muddled names, and creeping burnout make WoW, ESO, and Fallout 76 look tempting.
UltrViolet checks in on WoW Midnight and sounds thoroughly unimpressed with its cutscenes, quest flow, and same-old expansion formula.
Bhagpuss fondly revisits EverQuest when evil races, faction grind, and dangerous guards made MMO choices feel weighty and a little scary.
Belghast and crew bounce through ITER-8, Pokopia, Last Epoch, Star Trek Online, and Path of Exile in another packed MMO chat.
Wilhelm tracks another Fantasy Critic League shakeup as Marathon lands middling and Monster Hunter Stories 3 gives Ula a timely boost.
Anarchae’s week was all sickness, job training, apartment hunting, and comfort reading The Circular Staircase while Survivor filled the gaps.
Warner rounds up smart Sunday reading on gambling logic, Iran-era unease, generative AI, grief, and whether computers are still fun.
Emily recounts a vivid dream obstacle course full of white halls, bolt-firing gargoyles, and mounting dread before a looming final monster.
Dave Winer says Frontline’s Iran War podcasts are the sharpest briefings he’s heard, outclassing cable news chatter.
Jamie Zawinski asks how macOS 26 mangled guest-user customization, after the old User Template trick apparently stopped working.
Bruce Schneier flags a supposed quantum factorization advance for RSA, but keeps his skepticism firmly switched on.
Brennan dives into House Hippos, PSAs, junk food, and VHS-era ads as childhood media literacy curdles into affectionate nostalgia.