Feature Excerpt Grad School is the Scariest Part: On Re-Animator By Alexander B. Joy • January 26th, 2026 Re-Animator’s gory packaging and squeamish set pieces mask a trenchant – and accurate – sendup of all the reasons why graduate school is a toxic mess.
Safe Travels By Alexander B. Joy • July 25th, 2025 River King prefers allusive décor that tells stories via implication, and its save points are no exception.
Supermarket Together and the Paradox of Work Games By Alexander B. Joy • April 30th, 2025 You can pet an astonishingly realistic cat that rests outside the break room.
The World’s Cutest Power Politics Simulator By Alexander B. Joy • March 13th, 2025 Root’s cute and cuddly aesthetic belies a cutthroat power politics simulator with a sophisticated understanding of asymmetric conflict.
Ode to Benjamin By Alexander B. Joy • February 6th, 2025 In praise of Benjamin – an existential hero who views his adventure as an absurd joke and a colossal pain in the ass.
Exploits Feature The Absurd Pleasures of Atari 2600 Box Art By Alexander B. Joy • February 28th, 2022 Unrepresentative box art once formed a key pillar of classic gaming.
