cmrn knzlmn
@ckunzelman.bsky.social
Critic. Tabletop columnist at The AV Club and Rascal News. Podcasts for Ranged Touch (Shelved By Genre | Just King Things | Game Studies Study Buddies). Wrote THE WORLD IS BORN FROM ZERO and EVERYTHING IS PERMITTED. Working on a Magic: The Gathering book.
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cmrn knzlmn
@ckunzelman.bsky.social
· Jul 3
You can PREORDER my book about the Assassin's Creed franchise NOW! Please do that. I think it is both a fun and interesting dive into what Assassin's Creed is, how it develops its ideas, and what it says about the world we live in. TOC attached, preorder at the link! bookshop.org/p/books/ever...
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Let's walk through why Unwinnable is some of the goodest critical writing you can find today. I'm going through our Genuine Unintelligence issue (April, 2025) story by story to show you the stuff, then at the end you can smash the "subscribe button" up there because you've been blinded by our light.
Oh, it's a new year? Well lemme tell you something: the Unwinnable Year-End Subscription Special only ends when I say it does. So pretend it is still 2025 and grab those 24 issues for 5 bucks. unwinnable.com/subscribe/ @unwinnable.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Let's walk through why Unwinnable is some of the goodest critical writing you can find today. I'm going through our Genuine Unintelligence issue (April, 2025) story by story to show you the stuff, then at the end you can smash the "subscribe button" up there because you've been blinded by our light.
deeply sad to hear this
RIP Béla Tarr. I attended an all day retrospective of his work when I was in my 20s at Lincoln Center. It was memorable, even if I did fall asleep at one point during Werckmeister Harmonies. It all felt like a delirious fever dream. Beautiful, slow, and heady. And lots of animals.
January 7, 2026 at 2:50 AM
deeply sad to hear this
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Ok big things for my mockups: First I just finished a new one!
Perfect bound mockup, digest, with four views, including a standing view of the front cover and spine.
Find that here:
Perfect bound mockup, digest, with four views, including a standing view of the front cover and spine.
Find that here:
Perfect Bound Book Mockup by Odds & Ents
Four views of a perfect bound digest book
oddsandents.itch.io
January 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Ok big things for my mockups: First I just finished a new one!
Perfect bound mockup, digest, with four views, including a standing view of the front cover and spine.
Find that here:
Perfect bound mockup, digest, with four views, including a standing view of the front cover and spine.
Find that here:
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New episode!
It's time for our annual YEAR END REVIEW! We talk about our highest scoring games of the year, pass out some superlatives, and give our personal TOP 5s. We also discuss the future of The Weekly Scroll and how it will be changing in 2026. Oh, it's also episode #300. Crazy, right?
It's time for our annual YEAR END REVIEW! We talk about our highest scoring games of the year, pass out some superlatives, and give our personal TOP 5s. We also discuss the future of The Weekly Scroll and how it will be changing in 2026. Oh, it's also episode #300. Crazy, right?
EP 300 | 2025 YEAR END REVIEW
YouTube video by The Weekly Scroll
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January 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
New episode!
It's time for our annual YEAR END REVIEW! We talk about our highest scoring games of the year, pass out some superlatives, and give our personal TOP 5s. We also discuss the future of The Weekly Scroll and how it will be changing in 2026. Oh, it's also episode #300. Crazy, right?
It's time for our annual YEAR END REVIEW! We talk about our highest scoring games of the year, pass out some superlatives, and give our personal TOP 5s. We also discuss the future of The Weekly Scroll and how it will be changing in 2026. Oh, it's also episode #300. Crazy, right?
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No matter what kind of whitewashing propaganda is put out by corrupt institutions, there are still archives of photography, recordings, and accounts that counter the "official" falsehoods. You might find this link useful if you run into rewritten memories?
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
apps.npr.org
January 6, 2026 at 7:40 PM
No matter what kind of whitewashing propaganda is put out by corrupt institutions, there are still archives of photography, recordings, and accounts that counter the "official" falsehoods. You might find this link useful if you run into rewritten memories?
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
well…uh…I’d do the…uh
A revolutionary new paradigm for understanding addiction.
What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocaine? by Hanna Pickard, illustrated by Marco Venniro, is now available (3 March UK pub).
Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocaine? by Hanna Pickard, illustrated by Marco Venniro, is now available (3 March UK pub).
Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
January 6, 2026 at 7:47 PM
well…uh…I’d do the…uh
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Shelved By Genre: come for the insightful and funny analysis of genre fiction, like The Hobbit; stay for bits like Wild West Trolls and Red Dead’s Arthur Morgan looking for Garmonbozia
With a knock on your door, a kindly wizard invites you to join us on Shelved By Genre's LORD OF THE YEAR, in which we will consider the popular but contested works of JRR Tolkien, kicking things off with a long rumination upon the first four chapters of THE HOBBIT: rangedtouch.com/2026/01/02/t...
January 5, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Shelved By Genre: come for the insightful and funny analysis of genre fiction, like The Hobbit; stay for bits like Wild West Trolls and Red Dead’s Arthur Morgan looking for Garmonbozia
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one of my favorite LPs of all time
Run Button's Arctic Alive LP with me, @ali-online.bsky.social and @notquitereal.bsky.social will be 10 years old next month. if you haven't see it, it's really fun. great LP imo www.youtube.com/watch?v=Koqu...
Let's Play Arctic Alive ep. 1 with special guest Ali Acampora
YouTube video by Run Button
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January 6, 2026 at 2:26 AM
one of my favorite LPs of all time
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three bylines, six months late, almost zero new information we hadn't reported months ago. lowercased our name and mentioned deep in the story. no link to us. said they couldnt find the govt privacy document (we did). good job wall street journal
One of the WSJ's A1 stories today was reported *6 months ago* by @404media.co, a team of just four journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 10:10 PM
three bylines, six months late, almost zero new information we hadn't reported months ago. lowercased our name and mentioned deep in the story. no link to us. said they couldnt find the govt privacy document (we did). good job wall street journal
evil work
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:46 PM
evil work
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🚨Calling all new media scholars🚨
If (and I emphasize if) a 2nd edition of the New Media Reader happened to be in the works, what additions would you like to see? What do you think could be excised? @docmofo.bsky.social @n-w-f.bsky.social @psssssssss.bsky.social
mitpress.mit.edu/978026223227...
If (and I emphasize if) a 2nd edition of the New Media Reader happened to be in the works, what additions would you like to see? What do you think could be excised? @docmofo.bsky.social @n-w-f.bsky.social @psssssssss.bsky.social
mitpress.mit.edu/978026223227...
The New Media Reader
This reader collects the texts, videos, and computer programs—many of them now almost impossible to find—that chronicle the history and form the foundati...
mitpress.mit.edu
January 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM
🚨Calling all new media scholars🚨
If (and I emphasize if) a 2nd edition of the New Media Reader happened to be in the works, what additions would you like to see? What do you think could be excised? @docmofo.bsky.social @n-w-f.bsky.social @psssssssss.bsky.social
mitpress.mit.edu/978026223227...
If (and I emphasize if) a 2nd edition of the New Media Reader happened to be in the works, what additions would you like to see? What do you think could be excised? @docmofo.bsky.social @n-w-f.bsky.social @psssssssss.bsky.social
mitpress.mit.edu/978026223227...
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With a knock on your door, a kindly wizard invites you to join us on Shelved By Genre's LORD OF THE YEAR, in which we will consider the popular but contested works of JRR Tolkien, kicking things off with a long rumination upon the first four chapters of THE HOBBIT: rangedtouch.com/2026/01/02/t...
January 2, 2026 at 2:27 PM
With a knock on your door, a kindly wizard invites you to join us on Shelved By Genre's LORD OF THE YEAR, in which we will consider the popular but contested works of JRR Tolkien, kicking things off with a long rumination upon the first four chapters of THE HOBBIT: rangedtouch.com/2026/01/02/t...
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really enjoyed playing Path of Achra (rec by @robotparking.kvlt.rip) -- truly fun to create a profoundly broken build, and there's some really great BOTNS-esque bit profound solar epic stuff going on in there. store.steampowered.com/app/2128270/...
January 2, 2026 at 10:32 PM
really enjoyed playing Path of Achra (rec by @robotparking.kvlt.rip) -- truly fun to create a profoundly broken build, and there's some really great BOTNS-esque bit profound solar epic stuff going on in there. store.steampowered.com/app/2128270/...
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Sunday! A time for catching your breath, sinking into your hobbies, and posting a quick review for your favorite podcasts
Post Games
Video Games Podcast · Updated Weekly · Post Games is a listener-supported podcast about how and why we love video games. Each week, host Chris Plante reports on a new, overlooked, or underappreciated ...
podcasts.apple.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Sunday! A time for catching your breath, sinking into your hobbies, and posting a quick review for your favorite podcasts
Shelved By Genre is for everyone. Even Bofur.
Me, to my dad: "Oh maybe you'd like this podcast Shelved by Genre—they're gonna do Tolkien next year"
Shelved by Genre: "Bofer deez nuts"
Shelved by Genre: "Bofer deez nuts"
January 4, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Shelved By Genre is for everyone. Even Bofur.
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Now is the time to get on board the Shelved by Genre train! We've got a few of these recorded already and let me tell you, they're good as hell
With a knock on your door, a kindly wizard invites you to join us on Shelved By Genre's LORD OF THE YEAR, in which we will consider the popular but contested works of JRR Tolkien, kicking things off with a long rumination upon the first four chapters of THE HOBBIT: rangedtouch.com/2026/01/02/t...
January 2, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Now is the time to get on board the Shelved by Genre train! We've got a few of these recorded already and let me tell you, they're good as hell
well well well if it isn’t my favorite level 6 thief, Bizbo Bingyinz
January 4, 2026 at 12:17 AM
well well well if it isn’t my favorite level 6 thief, Bizbo Bingyinz
all games should have a dedicated skadoodle button
January 3, 2026 at 2:36 AM
all games should have a dedicated skadoodle button
in 2026 we’re giving Gollum a gun
January 3, 2026 at 1:32 AM
in 2026 we’re giving Gollum a gun
January 3, 2026 at 1:22 AM
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Though sad and uncomfortable, winter - and death - are often necessary to prevent game worlds from feeling stagnant.
In our first article on Seasons, @hollynielsen.bsky.social explores how winter provides vital friction in the Harvest Moon series:
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In our first article on Seasons, @hollynielsen.bsky.social explores how winter provides vital friction in the Harvest Moon series:
vist.ly/4kb34
Winter and Death in Harvest Moon
While letting go of a beloved pet is hard, death plays an essential role in preventing farming sims from feeling stagnant.
vist.ly
January 1, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Though sad and uncomfortable, winter - and death - are often necessary to prevent game worlds from feeling stagnant.
In our first article on Seasons, @hollynielsen.bsky.social explores how winter provides vital friction in the Harvest Moon series:
vist.ly/4kb34
In our first article on Seasons, @hollynielsen.bsky.social explores how winter provides vital friction in the Harvest Moon series:
vist.ly/4kb34
really enjoyed playing Path of Achra (rec by @robotparking.kvlt.rip) -- truly fun to create a profoundly broken build, and there's some really great BOTNS-esque bit profound solar epic stuff going on in there. store.steampowered.com/app/2128270/...
January 2, 2026 at 10:32 PM
really enjoyed playing Path of Achra (rec by @robotparking.kvlt.rip) -- truly fun to create a profoundly broken build, and there's some really great BOTNS-esque bit profound solar epic stuff going on in there. store.steampowered.com/app/2128270/...
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Resolve to play more indie games in the new year and let Indiepocalypse #72 help you down that path!
-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by @cassowary.me
-Cover by @bhanupratap.bsky.social
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-72
-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by @cassowary.me
-Cover by @bhanupratap.bsky.social
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-72
January 2, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Resolve to play more indie games in the new year and let Indiepocalypse #72 help you down that path!
-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by @cassowary.me
-Cover by @bhanupratap.bsky.social
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-72
-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by @cassowary.me
-Cover by @bhanupratap.bsky.social
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-72
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The list of what we've previously covered on Shelved by Genre is:
Book of the New Sun
The Earthsea Cycle
A Unit on Junji Ito
The Herald Mage Trilogy
Burning Chrome + The Sprawl Trilogy
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Dr. Bloodmoney
Brown Girl in the Ring
A Unit on Alan Moore
An array of Hallmark movies
Book of the New Sun
The Earthsea Cycle
A Unit on Junji Ito
The Herald Mage Trilogy
Burning Chrome + The Sprawl Trilogy
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Dr. Bloodmoney
Brown Girl in the Ring
A Unit on Alan Moore
An array of Hallmark movies
How is this the first time I find out you're on a podcast that talked through the whole Earthsea series?!
January 2, 2026 at 7:20 PM
The list of what we've previously covered on Shelved by Genre is:
Book of the New Sun
The Earthsea Cycle
A Unit on Junji Ito
The Herald Mage Trilogy
Burning Chrome + The Sprawl Trilogy
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Dr. Bloodmoney
Brown Girl in the Ring
A Unit on Alan Moore
An array of Hallmark movies
Book of the New Sun
The Earthsea Cycle
A Unit on Junji Ito
The Herald Mage Trilogy
Burning Chrome + The Sprawl Trilogy
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Dr. Bloodmoney
Brown Girl in the Ring
A Unit on Alan Moore
An array of Hallmark movies