John, in terms of tavern cut pizza rankings, where does Candlelite (on Western) fit? Haven’t had Paulie Gee’s, but Candlelite is exactly what I picture when I’m thinking of a good square slice, and I have yet to find a better one

I get that it’s not directly salient to a recap of the movie, but it’s worth pointing out that this, like The Lion King and IIRC The Little Mermaid, was a pretty direct ripoff of previous work (in this case, The Thief and The Cobbler). Three of Disney’s biggest hits ever were almost direct copies

I probably get See Saw 90% of the time for my first round, which is sooooo contingent on other players, and there are DEFINITELY people who are an immediate qual if they’re in the first row, and a likely qual if they’re in the second

The game’s entire competition got NOTICEABLY better on day 2. I went from getting to either the final round or penultimate round pretty consistently to having issues getting out of the first round. I’m worried this game is going to have run its course by the end of the week, and just gets filled with ringers top to…

Also, it’s on sale rn on the PS4 store! $12.49 for it is a STEAL

Who is this even for? Are noted herb Jim Spanfeller and his herb gang trying to lure in intermittent visitors? What is even the point?

I’m going to keep talking about Blasphemous because it’s really fucking good and the DLC notes make me think this is a really good time to get into it (while a lot of that is going to be gibberish, there are some tremendous QOL improvements), but: you have to be EXTREMELY careful with how you heal yourself bc the…

Cops EVERYWHERE aren’t wearing masks. I’m in Chicago, and it almost seems like they’re not wearing masks to trigger the libs or some horseshit like that. I get that it’s uncomfortable fitting a mask around your snout, but come the fuck on

The combat is truly terrible and is the number one subject of my ire: maybe it’s because I was on PS4 and had a wireless controller, but there was always a small amount of lag in my actions. Also, the fact that you can’t “charge” a Focus in midair (i.e. you have to wait to fully land before you can Focus, instead of…

“Sweaters and flannel and warm beverages lose their charm very quickly.”

I played Blasphemous (which a friend described as the best 2D Soulsborne game) right before I played HK, and it’s astonishing how much better it is

As someone who remembers exactly where they were the first time the SNES was in a public kiosk: yes, and I thought we all agreed to never go back to those dark days

One of my hottest video game takes is that Hollow Knight is Actually Bad

Hollow Knight fucking does that too, and it’s possibly my biggest complaint of the game

Backing up this idea, Amy McGrath is likely not beating Shit McConnell anytime soon. The DNC needs to get with the fucking program

I’m having a little mini-freakout about continuing to not have a job today. It’s not nearly to the level of panic attack or anything like that; it’s more that I’m calling myself a fucking idiot more often and louder when I make mistakes. I’ve been talking to a therapist lately, but haven’t gotten to the point that I’m…

I have absolutely no clue what Life in Aggro is referencing, but that’s still a pretty funny joke

Oh, I had this EXACT problem. PS4 was constantly trying to eject the discs, and I tried EVERYTHING you talk about. But then I found a video that fixed it, where you open up the case, unscrew the section that houses the fan, which will expose a tiny golden square where the button corresponds. Take a pocketknife and…

This weekend is for 20 mile bike trips to get Mexican food and ice cream (shout out Carnitas Uruapan and Rainbow Cone), drinking copious beers, eating as much seasonal fresh fruit as I can get my hands on, and playing the new Toejam & Earl with friends while infinite cocktails appear in my glass. It’s going to be a…

It’s interesting that Coke owns Topo, since they also own Taxco mineral water in Mexico. All the Mexican mineral waters are so damn good for cocktails too