Shintar mourns World of Warcraft’s short-lived Decor Duels and uses the shutdown to gripe about Blizzard calling content evergreen while PvP queues languish.
Wilhelm and his daughter push Stardew Valley through winter, unlocking the quarry and mine carts, hitting mine level 120, and suffering through all that fishing.
Michael celebrates Llamasoft’s Moose Life as a trippy, ceiling-flipping arcade shooter that feels uniquely its own, even among Jeff Minter’s usual riffs.
Roger says Cold Storage looks like disposable sci-fi horror, but David Koepp’s fungus outbreak thriller turns out to be a modestly fun evening watch.
Bhagpuss rounds up a music-heavy week, arguing Charli xcx’s B-sides like “If You Take Away The Music” and “Playboy Bunny” outshine the singles.
Ramen Junkie’s week mixes confusing World Cup stoppage time, a pricey tire blowout, and small retail wins like vinyl hunting and passing on Leader Laser Prime.
Tipa turns mountain-spotting into a geography puzzle, climbing Heublein Tower to figure out which Connecticut peaks are actually visible from her desk.
Brennan argues the IndieWeb needs real Quebec French terminology, not just borrowed English, to lower barriers and make the scene feel less anglophone by default.
Jamie Zawinski blasts the dependence on Instagram and X after Meta briefly suspended The Stud’s account, warning against outsourcing critical communications to hostile platforms.
Dave Winer pitches the web’s open ethos, notes RSS.chat now has a REST API, and shares code, docs, and an example blog-builder app.
UltrViolet checks in on chemo side effects, dunks on Dungeon Crawler Carl’s non-ending and audiobook voice, and wrestles with AI-image tensions around Blaugust.
Ghastly gives a friendly Blaugust 2026 primer, pitching August blogging, community participation, and the event’s role in honoring Belghast’s legacy.