Mik Deitz
@dietdeitz.bsky.social
(she/they)
Trans Culture Critic & Screenwriter
Founder & EIC of Dangerous to Go Alone (dtga.site)
Purveyor of Narrative, Nemesis of Damon Lindelof and FPS Games
✍️ @ Polygon, Paste, Fanbyte, Uppercut, etc
Trans Culture Critic & Screenwriter
Founder & EIC of Dangerous to Go Alone (dtga.site)
Purveyor of Narrative, Nemesis of Damon Lindelof and FPS Games
✍️ @ Polygon, Paste, Fanbyte, Uppercut, etc
limited time deal for someone to turn my life story — A Jew With the Christmas Flu — into a Hallmark original movie. any takers?
December 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
limited time deal for someone to turn my life story — A Jew With the Christmas Flu — into a Hallmark original movie. any takers?
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Our good friend @dietdeitz.bsky.social joined us to reflect on Hollow Knight: Silksong and struggling.
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@dietdeitz.bsky.social delves into the worlds of Pharloom and Mount Celeste with a blood-soaked smile. Real world woes are no match for moral penance and difficult boss fights.
Mik Deitz Has Survived A Hard Game, Hard Year, Hard Life: Silksong, Celeste, and Sadomasochistic Joy — startmenu
Mik Deitz delves into the worlds of Pharloom and Mount Celeste with a blood-soaked smile. Real world woes are no match for moral penance and difficult boss fights.
www.startmenu.co.uk
December 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Our good friend @dietdeitz.bsky.social joined us to reflect on Hollow Knight: Silksong and struggling.
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In Ruins.
An unlikely game from me, I grapple with what all is there to say about war games during war. On Battlefield 6, destructible environments, and gardening:
An unlikely game from me, I grapple with what all is there to say about war games during war. On Battlefield 6, destructible environments, and gardening:
New this week on the site, @theautumnwright.bsky.social on Battlefield 6. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2025/12/17/i...
December 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
In Ruins.
An unlikely game from me, I grapple with what all is there to say about war games during war. On Battlefield 6, destructible environments, and gardening:
An unlikely game from me, I grapple with what all is there to say about war games during war. On Battlefield 6, destructible environments, and gardening:
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This week: 25 new-and-interesting selections on the western construction of the JRPG, Chris Roberts, Hades II, and Keoff Geighley:
critical-distance.com/2025/12/15/d...
critical-distance.com/2025/12/15/d...
critical-distance.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:18 AM
This week: 25 new-and-interesting selections on the western construction of the JRPG, Chris Roberts, Hades II, and Keoff Geighley:
critical-distance.com/2025/12/15/d...
critical-distance.com/2025/12/15/d...
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
fuck. my favorite movie for years and years was The Princess Bride. still is. When Harry Met Sally is one of the most perfect romcoms of all time. i don’t even know how to process this.
December 15, 2025 at 5:31 AM
fuck. my favorite movie for years and years was The Princess Bride. still is. When Harry Met Sally is one of the most perfect romcoms of all time. i don’t even know how to process this.
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Idk I don’t think the official message of college, the thinking place, should be “what if you let the machine think for you”
December 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Idk I don’t think the official message of college, the thinking place, should be “what if you let the machine think for you”
when I briefly worked at a Valnet site, I grilled the EiC about why he allowed so many articles about TERF game. he gave me some bullshit too stupid to remember, then said “but we protect our trans writers.”
so this article isn’t shocking. it is reprehensible. it’s easy to have morals in journalism
so this article isn’t shocking. it is reprehensible. it’s easy to have morals in journalism
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
Hogwarts Legacy is now at the right price: $0
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
www.polygon.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
when I briefly worked at a Valnet site, I grilled the EiC about why he allowed so many articles about TERF game. he gave me some bullshit too stupid to remember, then said “but we protect our trans writers.”
so this article isn’t shocking. it is reprehensible. it’s easy to have morals in journalism
so this article isn’t shocking. it is reprehensible. it’s easy to have morals in journalism
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*Werner Herzog voice* What… is Umamusume: Pretty Derby?
December 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM
*Werner Herzog voice* What… is Umamusume: Pretty Derby?
*Werner Herzog voice* What… is Palworld?
December 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
*Werner Herzog voice* What… is Palworld?
after years of bailing on Lexi, I ~finally~ wrote for the Winter Extravaganza, and it’s all about shit mental health and difficult games. a deeply personal and vulnerable piece that I would really appreciate you reading 💜
@dietdeitz.bsky.social delves into the worlds of Pharloom and Mount Celeste with a blood-soaked smile. Real world woes are no match for moral penance and difficult boss fights.
Mik Deitz Has Survived A Hard Game, Hard Year, Hard Life: Silksong, Celeste, and Sadomasochistic Joy — startmenu
Mik Deitz delves into the worlds of Pharloom and Mount Celeste with a blood-soaked smile. Real world woes are no match for moral penance and difficult boss fights.
www.startmenu.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
after years of bailing on Lexi, I ~finally~ wrote for the Winter Extravaganza, and it’s all about shit mental health and difficult games. a deeply personal and vulnerable piece that I would really appreciate you reading 💜
hey so I got a LOT of thoughts on Consume Me as an experience, disordered eating narrative, game as a whole — but anyone wanna explain the religion aspect to me? anyone write about this? i know it’s semi-autobiographical but this is driving me insane, i feel like the joker
December 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
hey so I got a LOT of thoughts on Consume Me as an experience, disordered eating narrative, game as a whole — but anyone wanna explain the religion aspect to me? anyone write about this? i know it’s semi-autobiographical but this is driving me insane, i feel like the joker
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that’s craaaazy
December 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
that’s craaaazy
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new blog 💜
on love: fear of it, its necessity, its strength, its consequences
i wonder if it's possible to write a better monologue on love than what fleabag gave us
ashlikeadragon.bearblog.dev/love-is-awful/
on love: fear of it, its necessity, its strength, its consequences
i wonder if it's possible to write a better monologue on love than what fleabag gave us
ashlikeadragon.bearblog.dev/love-is-awful/
love is awful
so. love. the most beautiful and terrifying thing we have to hold onto (and we do have to hold on to it).
it melts you from the inside...
ashlikeadragon.bearblog.dev
December 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
new blog 💜
on love: fear of it, its necessity, its strength, its consequences
i wonder if it's possible to write a better monologue on love than what fleabag gave us
ashlikeadragon.bearblog.dev/love-is-awful/
on love: fear of it, its necessity, its strength, its consequences
i wonder if it's possible to write a better monologue on love than what fleabag gave us
ashlikeadragon.bearblog.dev/love-is-awful/
if you’re going to write a list of the Best Movies of the Year, please make sure you know film history, because saying British horror started in the 2000s when The Wicker Man and decades of folk and urban horror are RIGHT THERE is fucking embarrassing for everyone.
engage with the past! please!
engage with the past! please!
December 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
if you’re going to write a list of the Best Movies of the Year, please make sure you know film history, because saying British horror started in the 2000s when The Wicker Man and decades of folk and urban horror are RIGHT THERE is fucking embarrassing for everyone.
engage with the past! please!
engage with the past! please!
yeah this all tracks painfully well
December 3, 2025 at 2:59 AM
yeah this all tracks painfully well
all women, trans or cis, deserve to use the bathroom, obviously. except for whoever keeps pissing on the seats, that’s men’s room behavior and deserves to be kept there.
December 3, 2025 at 1:19 AM
all women, trans or cis, deserve to use the bathroom, obviously. except for whoever keeps pissing on the seats, that’s men’s room behavior and deserves to be kept there.
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If you're trying to ditch NYT Games, which you should be since their games singlehandedly prop up the entire dogshit rag financially, you should switch to Puzzmo. An annual sub is 50% off today for a crazy $19 and as a bonus doesn't enable the genocides of Palestinians and trans people
Puzzmo — The (new) place for thoughtful puzzles.
Re-imagined mainstays like the daily Crossword Puzzle, modern classics like Really Bad Chess and SpellTower, and even a few brand new puzzles.
www.puzzmo.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
If you're trying to ditch NYT Games, which you should be since their games singlehandedly prop up the entire dogshit rag financially, you should switch to Puzzmo. An annual sub is 50% off today for a crazy $19 and as a bonus doesn't enable the genocides of Palestinians and trans people
the three concurrent truths of the NakeyJakey discourse:
1) some writers naively think they invented universal concepts
2) when writing an essay, source deeper than reddit
3) games crit as a whole lacks curiosity and more writing needs to be in conversation with other ideas/pieces
1) some writers naively think they invented universal concepts
2) when writing an essay, source deeper than reddit
3) games crit as a whole lacks curiosity and more writing needs to be in conversation with other ideas/pieces
December 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
the three concurrent truths of the NakeyJakey discourse:
1) some writers naively think they invented universal concepts
2) when writing an essay, source deeper than reddit
3) games crit as a whole lacks curiosity and more writing needs to be in conversation with other ideas/pieces
1) some writers naively think they invented universal concepts
2) when writing an essay, source deeper than reddit
3) games crit as a whole lacks curiosity and more writing needs to be in conversation with other ideas/pieces
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I'm delighted to kick of the Winter Spectacular with this piece from @ela-bambust.bsky.social!
Be sure to check back on @startmenu.bsky.social every day this month for new pieces from people across the games industry and beyond!
Be sure to check back on @startmenu.bsky.social every day this month for new pieces from people across the games industry and beyond!
We're kicking off the Winter Spectacular 2025 with a doozie.
2025 has highlighted just how many problems the video game industry faces, but @ela-bambust.bsky.social has identified one
issue that fuels everything else: Time.
Or lack thereof, to be specific.
www.startmenu.co.uk/home/ela-bam...
2025 has highlighted just how many problems the video game industry faces, but @ela-bambust.bsky.social has identified one
issue that fuels everything else: Time.
Or lack thereof, to be specific.
www.startmenu.co.uk/home/ela-bam...
Ela Bambust Reflects On The Time Of Indies | Winter Spectacular 2025 — startmenu
2025 has highlighted just how many problems the video game industry faces, but Ela Bambust has identified one issue that fuels everything else: Time. Or lack thereof, to be specific.
www.startmenu.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I'm delighted to kick of the Winter Spectacular with this piece from @ela-bambust.bsky.social!
Be sure to check back on @startmenu.bsky.social every day this month for new pieces from people across the games industry and beyond!
Be sure to check back on @startmenu.bsky.social every day this month for new pieces from people across the games industry and beyond!
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FYI: Extending this sale through 12/26! Get a full year of Bright Wall/Dark Room for less than $20 - or gift it to your movie loving friend this holiday season :)
Black Friday/Holiday Sale!
All first-time or returning subscribers can now purchase an annual subscription for $10 off their first year—which means just $19 for a full year of access to BW/DR and our entire 143 issue archive!
Also: you can gift it!
coupon code: HOLIDAY2025
All first-time or returning subscribers can now purchase an annual subscription for $10 off their first year—which means just $19 for a full year of access to BW/DR and our entire 143 issue archive!
Also: you can gift it!
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November 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
FYI: Extending this sale through 12/26! Get a full year of Bright Wall/Dark Room for less than $20 - or gift it to your movie loving friend this holiday season :)
i will never tire of living in New York :)
Wake Up Dead Man! messy! big! bold! Josh O’Connor is my favorite pathetic guy now. it’s his world, we are just living in it.
Wake Up Dead Man! messy! big! bold! Josh O’Connor is my favorite pathetic guy now. it’s his world, we are just living in it.
November 29, 2025 at 3:23 AM
i will never tire of living in New York :)
Wake Up Dead Man! messy! big! bold! Josh O’Connor is my favorite pathetic guy now. it’s his world, we are just living in it.
Wake Up Dead Man! messy! big! bold! Josh O’Connor is my favorite pathetic guy now. it’s his world, we are just living in it.
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don’t be sad go get a tattoo
November 28, 2025 at 10:48 PM
don’t be sad go get a tattoo
five concerts I’ve been to this year alone, why not:
lucy dacus (once w/ jasmine.4.t and Katie Gaving, once in a festival)
Momma + Narrowhead
The Greeting Committee
The Beaches
Lambrini Girls
lucy dacus (once w/ jasmine.4.t and Katie Gaving, once in a festival)
Momma + Narrowhead
The Greeting Committee
The Beaches
Lambrini Girls
introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve been to
boygenius
jasmine.4.t
sprints
dodie
ghost
what a lesbian
boygenius
jasmine.4.t
sprints
dodie
ghost
what a lesbian
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve been to (whiplash edition)
Nine Inch Nails
Ayumi Hamasaki
Judas Priest
The xx
TOOL
Nine Inch Nails
Ayumi Hamasaki
Judas Priest
The xx
TOOL
November 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
five concerts I’ve been to this year alone, why not:
lucy dacus (once w/ jasmine.4.t and Katie Gaving, once in a festival)
Momma + Narrowhead
The Greeting Committee
The Beaches
Lambrini Girls
lucy dacus (once w/ jasmine.4.t and Katie Gaving, once in a festival)
Momma + Narrowhead
The Greeting Committee
The Beaches
Lambrini Girls
been focused on personal essays all year for a secret project, but always a good time to thank @owoathkeeper.bsky.social @diegoarguello.bsky.social @crapstacular.bsky.social @garrettmartin.bsky.social @nicoleclark.bsky.social @zosha.bsky.social @kellymerka.bsky.social for their edits now and always
By the way, it's National Editor Appreciation Day.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
November 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
been focused on personal essays all year for a secret project, but always a good time to thank @owoathkeeper.bsky.social @diegoarguello.bsky.social @crapstacular.bsky.social @garrettmartin.bsky.social @nicoleclark.bsky.social @zosha.bsky.social @kellymerka.bsky.social for their edits now and always