'The journey of these architectural icons from initial disdain to eventual devotion brings into focus the somewhat unpredictable nature of design.'

Justin Reeve explores that path from disdain to devotion in level design and architecture: unwinnable.com/2024/04/11/dis…

Take a look at this reprint of my latest column with Unwinnable which dives into the details of how and why architecture can be reviled before becoming beloved.

unwinnable.com/2024/04/11/dis…

ICYMI: 'With all of the extra visual production around the album, this deluxe edition truly offers something that can’t be replaced by streaming.'

Noah… soaks in the vibes of The Smashing Pumpkins' Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness boxset: unwinnable.com/2024/04/10/sma…

'With all of the extra visual production around the album, this deluxe edition truly offers something that can’t be replaced by streaming.'

Noah… soaks in the vibes of The Smashing Pumpkins' Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness boxset: unwinnable.com/2024/04/10/sma…

ICYMI: 'Walls are the surface, but the
dash is the beat
Mega Man X doesn’t begin
until the ghost of Dr. Light sings
“My Blue Suit” to X and
teaches you to flow'

leaves pens a poem on Mega Man X: unwinnable.com/2024/04/09/meg…

'Walls are the surface, but the
dash is the beat
Mega Man X doesn’t begin
until the ghost of Dr. Light sings
“My Blue Suit” to X and
teaches you to flow'

leaves pens a poem on Mega Man X: unwinnable.com/2024/04/09/meg…

ICYMI: 'Puzzle games fascinate me. Each one is a high-wire act, demanding precarious balance.'

Steven Nguyen Scaife dives into four indie puzzle games that push the genre's boundaries -- Hands, Bilkins' Folly, The Giraffe World and Howl: unwinnable.com/2024/04/08/puz…

'Puzzle games fascinate me. Each one is a high-wire act, demanding precarious balance.'

Steven Nguyen Scaife dives into four indie puzzle games that push the genre's boundaries -- Hands, Bilkins' Folly, The Giraffe World and Howl: unwinnable.com/2024/04/08/puz…

ICYMI: 'I think he would be okay with a girl like me finding catharsis in his pain, seeing his struggles and taking something good from it.'

Full reprint: juno.bsky.social (email me or find me on bluesky) on Kurt Cobain's impact on her and other trans and queer women: unwinnable.com/2024/04/05/don…

ICYMI: 'Yes, sorry, I’m talking about the yellow paint. But I’m going to do my best not to be drawn into the discourse here.'

Jay Castello 🌻 wonders how much we should read into indicators like FF7 Rebirth's yellow paint: unwinnable.com/2024/04/05/som…

'I think he would be okay with a girl like me finding catharsis in his pain, seeing his struggles and taking something good from it.'

Full reprint: juno.bsky.social (email me or find me on bluesky) on Kurt Cobain's impact on her and other trans and queer women: unwinnable.com/2024/04/05/don…

'Yes, sorry, I’m talking about the yellow paint. But I’m going to do my best not to be drawn into the discourse here.'

Jay Castello 🌻 wonders how much we should read into indicators like FF7 Rebirth's yellow paint: unwinnable.com/2024/04/05/som…

my favorite article is now available to read for free

it was first published by Unwinnable in June 2023, but it was locked behind a paywall until today, in memory of April 5, 2024 marking 30 years since Kurt Cobain passed away.

“I don’t know if Kurt Cobain would still be here today if he had the ability to inject estrogen instead of heroin, but I know his journal pages carry the same pain as me – and so many other women like me.”

unwinnable.com/2024/04/05/don…

ICYMI: 'Consumed at any temperature lower than brain-freeze cold, they are uninspiring at best. When found frigid on a deliriously humid day in the rain forest, however, they are a revelation.'

Matt Marrone reviews the beers he drank in Costa Rica: unwinnable.com/2024/04/04/bee…

'Consumed at any temperature lower than brain-freeze cold, they are uninspiring at best. When found frigid on a deliriously humid day in the rain forest, however, they are a revelation.'

Matt Marrone reviews the beers he drank in Costa Rica: unwinnable.com/2024/04/04/bee…

ICYMI: 'It is the interactions of these various cards that make Boss Monster infinitely more complex than it initially appears, a fact that is only exacerbated by the numerous expansions that are available.'

🐙 Orrin Grey 👻 plays Boss Monster: unwinnable.com/2024/04/03/but…

ICYMI: 'Gaming, whether alone or with an audience, makes the player aware of seeing themself seeing themself.'

cohost.org/phoenixsimms & phoenixsimms.bsky.social analyzes Stephen Sexton's poetry collection If All the World and Love were Young: unwinnable.com/2024/04/03/a-1…

'It is the interactions of these various cards that make Boss Monster infinitely more complex than it initially appears, a fact that is only exacerbated by the numerous expansions that are available.'

🐙 Orrin Grey 👻 plays Boss Monster: unwinnable.com/2024/04/03/but…

'Gaming, whether alone or with an audience, makes the player aware of seeing themself seeing themself.'

cohost.org/phoenixsimms & phoenixsimms.bsky.social analyzes Stephen Sexton's poetry collection If All the World and Love were Young: unwinnable.com/2024/04/03/a-1…