Letter from the Editor Unwinnable Monthly – August 2024 By David Shimomura • August 15th, 2024 Sometimes the fastest way to enjoyment is taking the long way around.
Noah's Beat Box Memories of a Commonwealth By Noah Springer • August 14th, 2024 I’ve lived in a number of cities over my life, but my memories of Boston seem to feel stronger, maybe because of my time in Fallout 4.
Casting Deep Meteo Orchid in Defiant Embrace of Age By Levi Rubeck • August 14th, 2024 The members of Orchid got together, found the weight of the years less cumbersome than they imagined, and in the most pure punk spirit of all said, “Fuck it.”
Area of Effect The Play Space By Jay Castello • August 13th, 2024 Wandrer.earth logs all the roads you’ve walked on (via a Strava integration). There is no way that these numbers will move considerably, ever, but seeing where I’ve been is compelling enough.
The Court of Ardor By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • August 12th, 2024 Wait a minute, this isn’t Middle-earth!
Rookie of the Year My Neighborhood is Literally Evil By Matt Marrone • August 9th, 2024 A lot of shows are filmed in my neighborhood, but in the past few years, nothing has made its presence felt as much as Evil.
Interlinked Bio Domes By Phoenix Simms • August 8th, 2024 Dragon Age: Veilguard is being released during a period of global climate change, which makes some players view the game and its devotion to world building with an ecological slant.
Here Be Monsters HR is Having a Field Day: Still Wakes the Deep as the Lovecraftian Banal By Emma Kostopolus • August 7th, 2024 Still Wakes the Deep is essentially just being stuck in Hell with all your worst coworkers.
Mind Palaces Booking It (Vol. 2) By Maddi Chilton • August 6th, 2024 The thrilling conclusion to Maddi’s quest to read the entirety of the International Booker Prize longlist.