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bristling and ugly | idiot doom spiral | luddite | tellthemidied.blog | formerly kotaku, shoryuken (rip) | also seen on aftermath, polygon, game developer, vice | elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/iantothemax
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Randomly tonight I decided to self-publish this piece about the music of Nanci Griffith that I wrote over the course of 2021-23. I never got an outlet to publish it since it’s kind of unique, but it’s special to me and I want it to exist outside gdocs. It's about premature babies, an album, and me.

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this week's newsletter's live. it's a heavy one but i really hope you read the whole thing. makeyouthink.club/time-stopped...

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giovanni might the only employed critic actually worth a damn, i'm always impressed by his work

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it's that time again: i need work. i'm available for blogging, copywriting, editing, interviews, criticism, just about anything in media. self-taught with over 15 years of experience and a handful of referrals from industry figureheads. let's hit the ground running. iangwalker.com

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i laughed so hard at the third episode of the rehearsal s2 that i threw out my back and thought i was gonna die

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tellthemidied.blog

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This is a wonderful opportunity to throw in to a site or creator without twenty years of institutional good will! Look around you and support one today while your wallet is open!

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i'll take some money please tellthemidied.blog

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told you giant bomb'd be fine. folks lining up to give them money too. can i have a job.

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i wonder why the q-pid looks like little sarcophagi in death stranding 2. someone get me an interview with kojima.

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FUCK

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excited to announce i'm running for comgress

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you really think someone would do that? just go on the internet and tell lies?

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what fell magic makes vegan cookies so good

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Behold the arrival of GAMES MEDIA LEGEND and volunteer EMS @danielleri.bsky.social to the pod to discuss The Pitt, one of this year's best television shows. This is a bonus podcast for members of The Hive! vgbees.com/the-vgbees-p...

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you could probably benefit from some form of therapy

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monoco's so cute, i put little flowers in his hair and want to hug him so bad

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i mean, a digital foundry personality just recently said ff7 rebirth is so ugly it's unplayable without the ps5 pro so yeah maybe we need to rethink the clout we give them or at the very least consider how their narrow-minded coverage fuels ridiculous expectations for video game development

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i for one think it's great we're getting our first jewish pope

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digital foundry is a net negative for the video game industry at this point. while the project's original intents were noble, it's steered fully into the same realm as anti-art idiots who use frame generation on classic movies.

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Kojima: I was reading Catcher In The Rye and it moved me. I emailed JD Salinger and he agreed to be scanned for DS2. Reporter: That’s.. How did you Kojima: all our souls are separated by a “Caul Field.” I think JD’s performances as Ryeman and Catcherman will impress everyone.

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In the distant year of 2022, Bridget transitioned going from queer icon to a different kind of queer icon. I've got a new post on community and canon developments since then, how transness is embodied and holding onto joy in historically dark times. The discourse never ends.

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i can’t stop thinking about an early moment from clair obscur: expedition 33 and how it loosely relates to conversations about passive violence in real life

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are they making it good

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hell yes they got bam in 3+4, good on tony hawk

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The first governor to say they are actively working to put this goblin in prison has my loyalty

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get that money, just be sure to wipe the blood of ex-polygon writers off your checks before you cash them

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kudos to everyone turning down valnet's bullshit. i think i'm on that scary freelance blacklist for talking shit about their "job openings" to hiring managers on linkedin lol

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the scabs are starting to show up on polygon

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my mom: so i hear that sexy nicole kidman movie has... like... beastiality in it me: really? like dog stuff? my mom: ...yeah me: well, you know what they say about white women my mom, a white woman: what? me: hm? my mom, still a white woman: what do they say about white women? me: uh nothing

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foxy shazam in the peacemaker s2 teaser. i hope the new opening choreo is set to one of their songs too.

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i think it's safe to assume at this point anything nice anyone says about me is a lie and i'm really pretty worthless. i truly appreciate all the support i get publicly but so many influential people hype me up in private only to constantly pass me over for work and it's like... okay cool thanks.

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