I see you, fellow person playing Persona 2 for Trans Reasons though for me it’s more because I want to get to Eternal Punishment and play as the series’ only real female protagonist. I love the super in depth demon negotiation is in Innocent Sin though, there’s a nice puzzle in trying to figure out which approach will…

Wow, he sure accomplished a lot in 5 years. It’s a pity he didn’t start younger.

Brian Eno’s got a fairly distinguished career but I’m not sure in what universe I’d consider him a part of the establishment. He’s usually tended towards open-ended collaboration with all sorts of obscure and experimental names rather than being a gatekeeper interested in upholding any sort of narrative. This isn’t…

This news story made me realize that there’s an ongoing season of Bob’s Burgers, and that the AV Club hasn’t been covering it :\

You’re the Debbie Downer - wouldn’t you be so much happier if your kids were obsessed with a good movie that you’ll at least somewhat enjoy having in the background and maybe even watching yourself? It’s completely possible to have entertainment mostly targeted at kids that adults can enjoy too.

In a certain sense you’re 100% correct. I get that that single transaction can actually mean being able to pay rent or medical bills for digital artists who otherwise have a hard time making a profit, while I’m in a privileged position to not have to worry about that at the moment. On the other hand, it’s pretty much…

I mean they can just be different games for different audiences, too. Sure, they’re both small town life sims, but asides from that they’re polar opposites in terms of graphics, mechanics and content. The short days and fixed world in Stardew makes it more focused on time management and efficiency, even if you’re a…

Thanks for reminding me of non-Dave Chappelle related reasons I’m glad I cancelled my Netflix account. 

I’ll happily say that I’m outraged and didn’t watch the special. I watched the special the first time and the second time and the third time and it was the same shit over and over again and now we’re like 5 years into Dave Chappelle’s career as a guy who has Opinions About Trans People. I’m tired of exposing myself to…

I think the other factor is just how many of these games there are. Most normal people only play 1 or 2 series or games. If you’re a critic, you’re expected to keep up with all of them, which makes it all the more evident where content is just being copied and pasted. 

A reminder to anyone claiming that this “comedy” doesn’t have real world effects - do a search on literally any social media network for “alphabet people”. For all the protesting he does about not being transphobic, lots of bigoted people like to parrot his language and ideas and use it as a way of dismissing queer…

Everyone in the comments proudly claiming Mitski ignorance can come on down by the docks for an Official Cool Person Award.

That’s how it goes with these 8 episode seasons. It was a bigger problem for me during the coma seasons, but now that they don’t need to spend half the season establishing characters/plot I’m okay with it. 

I kind of wish this game had a trigger warning before I leapt into it. I’m currently working my way very slowly through Act 3 because the text has gotten Very Intense. On the one hand, I do really love that something that’s a real part of my life and mind is so accurately represented in a beautiful piece of art. On…

I hope this means we’re at peak True Crime and nobody will give a shit about any of these shows. The subject matter’s usually interesting but the format’s exploitative and dishonest. I’m so tired of hearing people treating the lives of real people like it’s fan speculation for the Walking Dead.

Lauryn Hill’s had a bad record of actually showing up and performing pretty much right up until COVID hit. Her comments also read like a hostage statement where everything is phrased super diplomatically because of how fragile their group dynamic is. And we’re not even talking about the risks posed by COVID itself. 

I remember seeing this on Broadway and not really feeling it - it felt like the same family dinner argument play I’ve seen in many variations over the years. But I think I could give the movie version another chance with different expectations. I didn’t know anything about it going in and I think I was waiting for it…

Fuck Steve Harvey. He’s been saying just as retrograde bullshit about women as Mike Richards in a more public spotlight for decades. He’s a better choice than like Dr. Oz but like he’s definitely not the most qualified Black man after Levar Burton by a long shot.

How the hell did that piece of shit make more than $1 billion globally? That’s just mindboggling to me since visually it’s such a lifeless film and the weird CGI animals never really convincingly seem to talk or sing or in any way engage in a story. I wonder if the non-english versions were cast and dubbed differently…

I think the first couple paragraphs really capture how I’m feeling about Rick and Morty now. It’s not bad, but it’s missing the attention to detail that earlier that made it feel exciting and memorable. Here’s hoping that the lukewarm response to this season and realizing at some point we’re at the halfway mark of alre…