I feel like the vitriol is because Splinter is pretty intertwined with the Chapo Trap House crew and that group also seems to hate on Pod Save America pretty regularly. Not really sure why, since their “election special” podcast was about as wonky and politics as usual as I’ve ever heard, so it’s not like those guys…

“Pod Save America Chapo Trap House started as a hugely popular podcast for white post-college grads who wanted to be reminded that America is the greatest country in the world while also being able to silently nod their head that, yes, racism is bad. It was—and is—for those looking to be constantly reminded that…

Stephen, I love your interviews with Reggie.

Man, the latter way is the way to do it. Run a marathon and then pull the ring out at the end when everybody’s congratulating you. Unless your SO ran with you. Maybe don’t embrace the horribly sweaty photos of both of you. Unless that’s your thing!

Jesus.

Oh definitely. I think the gaming correlation is somewhat easier for average joes to understand though. While 4chan and its gross derivatives are more mainstream thanks to the insane conspiracy theories brewed there, the idea that kids are getting into these forums via gaming is a more understandable concept. It’s the…

I mean, isn’t there a concern that kids who are into gaming get attracted to online personalities like Pewdiepie who then utilize Nazi imagery and say racial slurs and then go “it’s just a joke, bro!” And then some of those make heel turns and actually do start promoting white nationalist ideas? I mean, I don’t think…

Then you missed out. There were definitely some dicks in my game killing people right before the cube popped. But it was in a floaty area, so you could definitely avoid any jerks unless they were incredibly good shots.

I’m #teamfake, but only because I don’t get my hopes up for leaks. I almost never buy into blurry silly stuff like this. If it’s real, I’ll go “huh, cool” and move on.

I didn’t even know the skins had names. I just know my little cousins all made fun of me when I told them I hadn’t bought any.

Pot of Greed?! What does that card do???

Jesus, Jason. What a spectacular piece. I think you’ve really captured the nuance of an issue like this, especially when it comes to individual reactions to things like suggested crunch or team cohesion.

Good article, but I question calling the Better Business Bureau a “watchdog.” They’ve been caught up in pay to play schemes before, and were under fire in 2010 for changing the ratings of non-dues paying members:

Awesome.

Man, I love this game. I only played the Gamecube version, but the story had a huge impact on younger me. And weirdly, also led me to my other favorite RPG of all time. I bought Tales of Symphonia because, in my addled youth brain, I decided that the naming schema was so similar to skies so the games had to be either…

Great episode! It’s got the B plot of Cartman and the cheesy poofs song, right? The gag with him singing it and then only being used for one word in the commercial is great.

It would be pretty easy to emphasize Moiraine as the central character in the narrative up until a certain point. She drives the initial action and serves as Gandalf-lite. Plus it would give Rand, Perrin, and Mat time to be fleshed out from dumb idiots into characters. I mean, it even takes a few books for those guys…

Sounds good! I usually pick up the latest Assessin’s Creed in January, so I’ll look forward to playing this then. Really looking forward to the Greek setting!

Nobody can resist the juggernaut that is Fortnite. Probably a good idea to capitalize since everybody has a bundle at this point. You don’t want anyone thinking they need an xbox after all their buddies got the xbox bundle for Christmas.

The biggest frustration is getting a piece of gear with just ONE of the perks you need. Like one of the general handling ones and then the other two perks are sidearm/grenade launcher focused.