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Here's the Thing
A publicity still from Ted Lasso featuring the title character, a mustachioed caucasian man with kind eyes, a sharp v-neck jumper and neatly parted hair.

Ted Lasso’s Third Season

By Rob Rich • July 14th, 2023

While season three may not be focusing on Ted and his magic, it does still carry the original spirit of what came before it.

Forms in Light
A black and white photo of panopticon, with a central guard tower in the middle of a ring of prison cells.

Influence and Persuasion

By Justin Reeve • July 14th, 2023

In much the same way as architecture, power is reflected in the control exerted by level designers over the movement of players in videogames.

Always Autumn
Wakanda Forever's Prince Namor wearing a regal feathered serpent headdress in his underwater domain.

A Golden Halo That Could Be the Sun Part II: The Ones Who Stay and Fight

By Autumn Wright • July 13th, 2023

What does it mean to be born of the dead?

Casting Deep Meteo
A pixellated knight from the art files of Infernax, sporting the requisite armor, cross-emblazoned tunic, and very cool red fabric headband that calls to mind the 80s more than medieval times.

Me, My Wife and Eye-rene

By Levi Rubeck • July 12th, 2023

The best way to cut nostalgia? With a little bit of something new.

Area of Effect
The adventurer Link standing in a hooded scarf next to a large stone well in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

All’s Well in the Kingdom

By Jay Castello • July 11th, 2023

The wells in Hyrule are incredible. I want someone to talk to me about all the wells in Hyrule, as well.

Rookie of the Year
a close-up on a gorgeous green lawn rife with thick blades of grass.

Breaking Up With a Videogame

By Matt Marrone • July 7th, 2023

I won’t name the game or the platform. It knows what it is and I’m not here to rub any salt.

Noise Complaint
The band Lucero in all their middle-aged glory, looking cool in a classic black-and-white band photo.

Learning the Hard Way With Lucero

By Ben Sailer • July 6th, 2023

Lucero’s music has always had two speeds: “I’m going to party hard” and “I shouldn’t have partied that hard.”

Mind Palaces
Stacks of books on their sides, just begging to be read.

Marathon May

By Maddi Chilton • July 5th, 2023

This is not the best way to interact with art, but it’s also hard to see what the alternative is.

Past Presence

The Wake of the Wake

By Dr. Emily Price • June 30th, 2023

Folk-punk, increasingly experimental band AJJ is best listened to when you randomly remember them, like a book of poems you skim through annually and then put back on the shelf.

Run It Back
A close-up of Winston Duke in Nine Days, wearing silver-rimmed spectacles and a look of concern on his face.

You’ve Gotta Stop Living Like You’re Already Dead

By Oluwatayo Adewole • June 29th, 2023

What use is it to name the knife that slides between your ribs if you can’t let yourself be helped?

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