Feature Story Blue Keys on a Red Planet By Hilver • September 16th, 2022 The DOOM games show the limits of lifeless worlds as game settings, but it is no coincidence that each time id Software had to reinvent the series for a new generation they returned to Mars.
Nonhuman Meditations Tracking a Mechanical Shark By Alyssa Wejebe • September 16th, 2022 Alyssa follows the adventures of Bruce, the mechanical shark in Jaws.
Here's the Thing I Was Wrong About the Muppets By Rob Rich • September 15th, 2022 A while back Rob posited that the ABC’s The Muppets was criminally underrated, but a recent rewatch has changed his tune somewhat.
Friction Burns I Was A Teenage Exocolonist: Let’s Do The Time Warp Again(?) By Ruth Cassidy • September 14th, 2022 Consequences matter when you decide, but sometimes death is useful.
Forms in Light Wheeling and Dealing By Justin Reeve • September 14th, 2022 Archaeology as a field isn’t just about what’s in the ground. Sometimes you have to look down from on high to really get a handle on how much of an impact a given activity is having.
Always Autumn Realism, Reality and the Real By Autumn Wright • September 13th, 2022 A statement of intent.
Casting Deep Meteo The Meat Box: Four Quick Bites By Levi Rubeck • September 12th, 2022 With nary a word of acknowledgement, Levi casts such deep meteo he ends up mimicking Noah Springer’s “The Beat Box” column. Good picks, though.
Battlesystem By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • September 12th, 2022 Born from wargames, return to wargames.
I Played It, Like, Twice... Getting in the Fight: Rivet Wars of Old and New By Orrin Grey • September 9th, 2022 This is a steampunk setting with walking tanks. That’s the big selling point here.
Rookie of the Year I’m a Record Producer Now By Matt Marrone • September 9th, 2022 Until now, Matt’s musical credits have amounted to little more than a one-night-only metal taco performance at Mercury Lounge.
