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Beyond Structures
A photo taken by the writer with the band Omnipotent Youth Society on stage in front of dozens of fans and their phones with a textured backdrop behind all the musicians

Clockenflap 2023 Day 2: Atarashii Gakko!, Omnipotent Youth Society and more

By Khee Hoon Chan • January 30th, 2024

After grabbing an exorbitant hotdog from the festival grounds, which I paid around USD25 for, I continued on to some of the day two acts.

Run It Back
A still from Saltburn shows the partially robed main character from behind, gazing outward across the lawn of a large estate scattered with the remnants of a wild party.

Sex and Cinema

By Oluwatayo Adewole • January 30th, 2024

At the same time as a quasi-accepting era which brings us more art focused on marginalized people, a soft Hayes Code re-emerges, allowing for the clean lines of queerness but not the smudges.

The Temple of Apshai Trilogy

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • January 29th, 2024

Beware the minions of the Insect God!

Noise Complaint
A portrait of the band Paint it Black seated beneath a wooden pergola. They're all dress in, you guessed it, black.

Age, Angst, and Paint It Black

By Ben Sailer • January 26th, 2024

On their latest album Famine, long-running hardcore punk band Paint It Black prove that righteous anger has no age limit.

Funeral Rites
A young mouse wearing a leather knapsack holds an ornate crown and stares off at the horizon, ready for adventure.

Collaborating on Microcosmic Adventures in Mausritter

By Phoenix Simms • January 25th, 2024

Mausritter has come a long way from its homebrew session and zine days.

Feature Excerpt
A blonde woman in blue intarsia sweater and blue pom pom hat stands facing the viewer.

Why I Played a 20-Year-Old Nancy Drew Game Over the Holidays

By Amanda Tien • January 24th, 2024

Twice a year for more than a decade, I’d gather around a computer with my mom and sister so we could play the newest Nancy Drew game. This was our ritual, until the games stopped coming.

Feature Excerpt
Ahti attends to his work while listening to his 80s-style headphones.

Solace and Play Within Games

By Alyssa Hatmaker • January 23rd, 2024

Sometimes being reminded that you’re playing a videogame is a welcome feeling.

Beyond Structures
A photo by author Khee Hoon Chan of the main Clockenflap stage, draped on both sides with comic art and behind by the buildings of Hong Kong, and a screen that shows a musician playing hard

Clockenflap 2023 Day 1: Uchu Yurei, Wang Wen, Envy, Yoasobi

By Khee Hoon Chan • January 22nd, 2024

Clockenflap 2023 was three beautiful days long, and here are the highlights of the festival’s opening day.

Teaching Adventure Design

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • January 22nd, 2024

School’s in session!

Letter from the Editor

Unwinnable Monthly – January 2024

By David Shimomura • January 18th, 2024

Welcome to the new year!

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