Marc revisits Red Faction: Guerrilla as a blunt, timely critique of labor exploitation, resource collapse, and post-2008 economic misery on Mars.
Sweetie uses the Mario Galaxy movie, Arcane, Fallout, Iron Lung, and Bloodbourne to argue games finally deserve mainstream cultural respect.
Ellie reviews Eastward through the lens of the 'sad dad' game, asking how much emotional storytelling John and Sam can carry with few words.
Wilhelm recounts an almost accidental EVE Online solo kill in an Ishtar, with the usual self-deprecating reminder that null-sec PvP still mostly ends badly.
Tobold wonders why survival-crafting games like Windrose and Enshrouded lose their pull, blaming rigid tech-tree progression and weak replay value.
Bhagpuss detours briefly from Neverness to Everness to confess how NightCafe login streaks and badge chasing can quietly take over your brain.
Roger tweaks Spotify’s bitrate, normalization, and EQ settings, with a handy reminder that the default sound can be flatter than expected.
Jamie Zawinski marks the delightfully nerdy milestone of Unix time_t hitting 1777777777, continuing his long-running calendar-chaos fascination.
Nik comes away from North Bay Python 2026 glowing about the talks, the barn venue, and the conference’s thoughtful, welcoming vibe.
Dave Winer bounces from Markdown and AI to WordPress news feeds, making a breezy case for better web-native writing and discovery.
Brennan reflects on obsessive archiving by looking at writers who wanted their work destroyed, turning literary loss into a personal writing meditation.
Juhis happily tells offline people about his blog, framing blogging as just one outlet for a broader love of writing.