Rain World’s Brutal Metaphysics By Sam Zucchi • February 27th, 2018 The circle of life is not a metaphor for the operation of an ecosystem, but a lived reality; sometimes you are prey and sometimes you are predator—but you will remember either way.
Feature Excerpt Observer’s Videogame Aesthetic By Edward Smith • February 26th, 2018 It is not discursive or a broad parable; Observer’s themes are emotional and less tangible.
Letter from the Editor Diversity and Inclusion are Fucking Important By Stu Horvath • February 23rd, 2018 Yesterday, we called for submissions from writers of diverse backgrounds. I want to talk about the thinking behind that decision.
Gingy's Corner Gingy’s Corner: The Ghost of Joe Papp By Gingy Gibson • February 23rd, 2018 As a former theater kid, The Ghost of Joe Papp was a trip down memory lane.
Feature Excerpt Peaks and Valleys in Observer By Reid McCarter • February 22nd, 2018 Reid McCarter explores a cyberpunk landscape made of emotions and memories.
E-soterica Speed Dating for Ghosts: A New Lease on Death By Alyse Stanley • February 22nd, 2018 Speed Dating for Ghosts proves that even the afterlife can get boring if you don’t have someone to share it with.
Your Spoony Speedrunner By Levi Rubeck • February 21st, 2018 To watch Final Fantasy IV get flayed so fluently, with a mind-boggling grace not unlike a stolen car getting stripped for parts in seconds…
Last Week's Comics Last Week’s Comics 2/21/2018 By Sal Lucci • February 21st, 2018 Sal Lucci reviews the new to him graphic novel, Incognegro.
Hamilton is an Eating Disorder Battle Anthem By Ellen Ricks • February 21st, 2018 It was a rough year. Then again, every year is a rough year when you’re slowly committing suicide.
Feast and Our Personal Stories of Food By Khee Hoon Chan • February 20th, 2018 Feast feels more of an intimate look at the array of emotions we associate with food, an cultural element of great significance to most of us.