The Gay Dating Conundrum By Jeremy Signor • July 17th, 2019 Dating sims are increasingly taking on a queer bent, but few examine the quiet devastation of absence felt by the rural gay.
The Culture of Foot Binding By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • July 16th, 2019 Robin takes on the task of discussing the Chinese cultural practice of foot binding.
Dancing to the Drama on TikTok By Amanda Hudgins • July 15th, 2019 No editorial has ever grasped the weirdness of some Gen-Z kids dancing in the corpse of a closing J.C. Penney while a teenage girl scream-sings the Bishop Briggs song “River.”
Nothing in this Episode is Funny – The Gruesome Tale of the Castrati By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • July 9th, 2019 In this episode, Jen tells you about history’s most tragic child stars.
Documentary Sunday Shirkers By Megan Condis • July 8th, 2019 The story behind Shirkers is one of a doomed project and a bizarre cruelty.
Collision Detection When Amazon Gamifies Hell, Who’s Gaming Who? By Ben Sailer • July 3rd, 2019 Videogames placed in Amazon warehouses are allegedly intended to boost employee morale. However, reality may be less altruistic than the company’s PR spin.
Out With a Bang – The History of Fireworks By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • July 2nd, 2019 What do fireworks have to do with the search for eternal life? More than you think!
Exploits Feature The Fear of Saying No By Thomas Loughney • July 1st, 2019 “The man pontificates. American Psycho’s Patrick Bateman has an opinion and he has decided that it must be heard.”
Backlog Fire, Loss and the Works of Hands By Gavin Craig • July 1st, 2019 Notre Dame will never be the same after April’s fire. Another chapter will be written in its story as it’s rebuilt.
Revving the Engine Jupiter & Mars By Stu Horvath • June 28th, 2019 James Mielke guides us through the post-human neon ocean of Jupiter & Mars.
Land of the Lost: The Story of Doggerland By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • June 25th, 2019 For those of you that fear rising waters and tidal waves, this episode is not for you.
Gaymer Pride By Jeremy Signor • June 19th, 2019 Identities are great and necessary tools for understanding yourself and establishing communities. But it’s not worth losing yourself to their darker tendencies.
The Corpse Queen of Portugal By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • June 18th, 2019 Some lovers will go to great lengths to be together.
Unwinnable Monthly – June 2019 By Stu Horvath • June 16th, 2019 Get a nice cold lemonade (bourbon optional) and kick back with the latest issue of Unwinnable Monthly!
Here's the Thing The Joys of Animal Companions in Videogames By Rob Rich • June 12th, 2019 Rob waxes nostalgic about the different videogame animal companions he’s met over the years.
Coffee and Other Afterlife Necessities – The Story of The Valley of the Kings By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • June 11th, 2019 In this episode Robin takes you on an adventure through Egypt’s infamous Valley of the Kings.
Backlog Almost the Only Cats I Have Ever Had By Gavin Craig • June 10th, 2019 Gavin talks about his cat. And his second cat. And his first first cat.
The Heavy Pour Into the Mystic By Sara Clemens • June 10th, 2019 If you’re one of the rare few terrified by horses, they’re pretty easy to avoid. Unless you play videogames.
Pets Feature Seven Videogame Chickens, Listed from Least to Most Likely to Kick My Ass By Melissa King • June 7th, 2019 Look at all these chickens.
The Burnt Offering The One Good Dog By Stu Horvath • June 6th, 2019 When pitches came in for the Pets Issue, Stu expected to get several pitches about the dog from Fable II. He got zero. So he wrote his own, goddammit!
Collision Detection Dogs of War By Ben Sailer • June 5th, 2019 Sure video game dogs make for great meme material, but good boys have been serving since World War I.
Let’s Talk to the Dead – The Fox Sisters and the Birth of American Spiritualism By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • June 4th, 2019 We have all played with a Ouija board, but few of us truly think we are contacting the dead.
Another Look Dogs and Cities By Yussef Cole • June 4th, 2019 One very good boy navigates newfound sovereignty in the upcoming indie game Home Free.
Exploits Feature A Fable of Selfhood in the World of Tomorrow By Violet Shulman • June 3rd, 2019 World of Tomorrow’s Emilies aren’t quite people . . . They’re one person split in two, and this blurs the line between Self and Other into nonexistence.
This Mortal Coyle Catboy the Cat, and Other Familiars By Deirdre Coyle • May 31st, 2019 Deirdre lists some of the best cat (or cat-looking, at least) familiars in pop culture.
Pets Feature Responsible Petting By David Shimomura • May 30th, 2019 What could be stressful about running a Twitter account about petting virtual dogs? A lot, apparently.
The Children’s Crusade – Certainly Not Child’s Play By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • May 28th, 2019 What happens when tens of thousands of children decide to take on a Holy Crusade? Nothing good.
Shakedown: Hawaii Shows Why Capitalism Sucks By Jeremy Signor • May 22nd, 2019 Placing you in the shoes of an unapologetic rich capitalist shows how much of a nihilistic circle jerk capitalism is.
The Red Ghost of the Southwest By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • May 21st, 2019 This tale of demons in the night in the American Southwest has one hell of a twist, folks!
Letter From the Editor Unwinnable Monthly – May 2019 – PETS! By Stu Horvath • May 16th, 2019 Made possible by our last subscription drive, the Pets Issue is here!
Fire in the Sky – The Story of the Halley’s Comet Panic of 1910 By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • May 14th, 2019 The comet is coming! The comet is coming!
Documentary Sunday The Cleaners By Megan Condis • May 13th, 2019 A new kind of custodial labor is working to keep your social media feeds free from trolls, hate groups and terrorist organizations.
Self-Insert A+ Parenting By Amanda Hudgins • May 12th, 2019 Fanfics dive into how one generation’s crappy fictional dad makes the next generation’s neurotic protagonist.
Another Look The Silent Rot of Sekiro By Yussef Cole • May 9th, 2019 Repeated failed attempts in Sekiro have wide-reaching consequences, but does the player’s persistence leave permanent scars?
The Burnt Offering The Incorrect Way By Stu Horvath • May 8th, 2019 Stu and David delight in playing serious games on their own terms.
Not So Happy Mothers Day: The Tale of Anna Jarvis By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • May 7th, 2019 The story of Mother’s Day is surprising monkey’s paw.
Resurrectionists Gone Wrong: The Tale of Burke and Hare, Part 2 By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • May 7th, 2019 Part 2 of the chilling saga of Burke and Hare is here!
Backlog Nats Fans Bid Kid Fuck Off By Gavin Craig • May 4th, 2019 It’s not personal. It’s just money.
A Story of Crunch By Malindy Hetfeld • April 29th, 2019 Telling a personal story of voluntary overwork, Malindy Hetfeld tries to describe the ways of thinking and circumstances that lead to harmful practices and their continuation.
Resurrectionists Gone Wrong: The Tale of Burke and Hare, Part 1 By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • April 23rd, 2019 Mr. Burke, meet Mr. Hare.
