Kathryn Hymes on Xenolanguage By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • November 2nd, 2020 This week, we talk with Kathryn Hymes of Thorny Games about Xenolanguage: A Game About First Contact, on Kickstarter now!
Exploits Feature Feminine Flailing By Violet Adele Bloch • November 1st, 2020 It’s a representation of an archetypal feminine body, with little of the grace of that body’s tradition.
Another Look Sing It Out By Yussef Cole • October 30th, 2020 Lovers Rock, one of the films in Steve McQueen’s brilliant new “Small Axe” anthology about the UK’s West Indian community from the 1960s through the 1980s, is full of a palpable and irresistible energy.
Powerslave, Side A By Stu Horvath • October 30th, 2020 Don’t look now, but there are only two minutes to midnight!
Rookie of the Year It’s Complicated By Matt Marrone • October 29th, 2020 After five years, my original Series 0 Apple Watch broke.
liberals in new york won’t stop texting me about amy mcgrath By Amanda Hudgins • October 29th, 2020 Next time, if you want to get involved in an election in my state, it would help if you learned something about it first.
Letter to a Heroine Dear Krile By Melissa King • October 28th, 2020 Dear Krile,While you might not get as much attention as your fellow Scions of the Seventh Dawn, you’ll always be my favorite member.
Checkpoint Colin Kaepernick, Madden NFL 21 and the Football Future That Wasn’t By Ben Sailer • October 27th, 2020 After punting on social justice for years, Electronic Arts recently patched Colin Kaepernick back into Madden NFL 21. Don’t rush to pat them on the back.
The Fail Cycle Write Your Own Pendragon Review By Declan Taggart • October 26th, 2020 Pick your path to the fall of Camelot.
Revving the Engine Robot Champions: Fight! For Your Life! By Stu Horvath • October 26th, 2020 We seldom have a clear view on how difficult it is to make videogames. Partly this is our own fault – most folks will always suspect that making games isn’t “work” the same way that digging ditches is.