Sigh...and a day later, this has already vanished from the landing page. And, until they put a dedicated “Books” link on there, this article will likely stay hidden from view.

Welcome back, Oliver! I’m glad you’re back. It’s hard finding good comics writing on the internet that isn’t a listicle haven (not that I’m not occasionally guilty of clicking on them).

A Schwartzwelder classic!

Yeah, that was my wall, too.  I got help with Lady Maria (honestly, I was probably carried to success), but I just couldn’t deal with Orphan.  I didn’t want its weird, goopy trick-weapon enough to endure the constant screaming.  

On that subject, why the hell did CNN make it one of their rules that they had to speak extempoeraneously? I get that they want to keep things quick and off-the-cuff, but, boy, that is a big advantage for Trump, who needs only whatever made-up nonsense is rattling around in his head.

I do hope you are right. I’ve heard the “No way, Trump can’t win!” line before, but I suppose there is still time.

Elden Ring is the only FromSoft game (the base game) that I can actually say that I have completed (not close to 100%, mind you), with a fairly substantial slice of cheese at that. I wouldn’t call the Purple Space Rocks OP, at least not in my haphazard build, but they do a fair amount of work, all the while giving the…

I really, really wanted Biden to show up for this debate. I did tune out right before the final half-hour, so there’s a possibility I missed the point in the debate where he curved his arm in front of him and launched a fireball at Trump while shouting “Hadoken!”, but, from the reporting, I think he just carried on…

I mean, I don’t disguise my contempt for certain game/types of games, stuff I consider video game junk food, designed to keep you hooked.

I lived with some people that used to play a lot of Borderlands (the original, I believe) and it just drove me crazy. It was just a lot of shooty nonsense tied to Diablo-esque incremental loot system, all dolled up with a kind of “Hot Topic edgelord” look. I could not fathon why anyone would want to spend their…

At long last, I finished my playthrough of Prey (on easy, like a filthy casual). On the whole, it was a satisfying trip with a really strong character focus. For a game that has a good deal in common with the Bioshock series (and the System Shock series, I guess, but I’ve never played those), it does a far better job…

I think if David hadn’t returned to his home planet—he didn’t even show up for LCK!—he might’ve ended up being the season’s villain.

I do tend to agree, though I grew to appreciate it more as I watched it with friends a generation younger than me; sometimes, things are funnier when watched with the right group of people.

Ugh...but I don’t wanna fight Mohg! That’s probably the one thing keeping me from jumping into this right away. My endgame character probably can handle Mohg, but the damn blood swamp* his temple is in is a pain in the ass to travel through.

I somehow missed the review, so I’m glad you linked it here, but one line you cite is bothering me:

I wasn’t even aware Robert Eggers was doing a version of Nosferatu! I can’t wait to see what obsessive historical detail he brings to it!

Yep. That’s about the size of it. I decided to cut my losses, since I can no longer divine what position you are putting forth, outside a general “Fight me, bro!” vibe.

Thank you for disabusing me of the my previous misconception that you might be a reasonable person.

Is it just me or has Pluto TV gotten super load to load channels?  I don’t watch it much, but I tuned in recently and I noticed they have a new UI design...and that it is just super slow.  I watch it through my PS4, so it might just be an issue with that specific platform.