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Reading Klara and the Sun in the year of ubiquitous AI
Kazuo Ishiguro’s robot doesn’t crave humanity or want to take your job; it just wants to be a good friend.
open.substack.com
Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun turns 'cosy dystopian' into its own subgenre. Man, does it hit home hard in 2025 open.substack.com/pub/mbh4h/p/...
I mocked it up, and I was right: this gorgeous design looks so much more Porsche than Ferrari. A Jony Ive / LoveFrom ultra-limited edition Taycan would be sicker than a sick thing that’s really sick
February 10, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I mocked it up, and I was right: this gorgeous design looks so much more Porsche than Ferrari. A Jony Ive / LoveFrom ultra-limited edition Taycan would be sicker than a sick thing that’s really sick
I’m a huge Jony Ive fan, but I’m sorry, this interior belongs in a Porsche or a Merc, not a Ferrari www.theverge.com/transportati...
Ferrari’s first EV will have an interior designed by Jony Ive
Is this the real Apple car?
www.theverge.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I’m a huge Jony Ive fan, but I’m sorry, this interior belongs in a Porsche or a Merc, not a Ferrari www.theverge.com/transportati...
Mistook this for an Onion headline
A march supporting California’s billionaires didn’t exactly draw a huge crowd on Saturday.
San Francisco’s pro-billionaire march draws dozens | TechCrunch
A march supporting California’s billionaires didn’t exactly draw a huge crowd on Saturday.
techcrunch.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Mistook this for an Onion headline
the wind chill is -28 F. That's it, that's the tweet
February 8, 2026 at 3:07 PM
the wind chill is -28 F. That's it, that's the tweet
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I blogged about the decades-long push to make Dragon Quest a mega-hit in the US and Europe, from Nintendo giving away 500k copies of the original to the *multiple* remakes of Dragon Quest 7.
Plus: where to start.
Plus: where to start.
A History of Dragon Quest (and Why To Try It Now)
How the creators of Dragon Quest spent decades building to this moment
postgame.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I blogged about the decades-long push to make Dragon Quest a mega-hit in the US and Europe, from Nintendo giving away 500k copies of the original to the *multiple* remakes of Dragon Quest 7.
Plus: where to start.
Plus: where to start.
Posted without comment youtu.be/LT3cERVRoQo?...
David Bowie - I'm Afraid of Americans (Official Video) [4K]
YouTube video by David Bowie
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Posted without comment youtu.be/LT3cERVRoQo?...
OMG this art! www.newyorker.com/books/second...
The Brilliance and the Badness of “The Sun Also Rises”
Although Ernest Hemingway’s novel makes positive claims about what one should be—brave, admiring of nature and grace—its architecture is held up primarily by hatred.
www.newyorker.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:14 AM
OMG this art! www.newyorker.com/books/second...
JFC. Pitching that ‘now's the time to buy these cars because we’re going to stop making them to make robots’ is the most blatantly desperate marketing initiative I have ever heard www.theverge.com/transportati...
Tesla discontinuing Model S and Model X to make room for robots
So long!
www.theverge.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:33 PM
JFC. Pitching that ‘now's the time to buy these cars because we’re going to stop making them to make robots’ is the most blatantly desperate marketing initiative I have ever heard www.theverge.com/transportati...
The great vinylfication continues... www.theverge.com/news/865333/...
Sony announces its first turntables in years
Options for new and existing vinyl fans.
www.theverge.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:59 PM
The great vinylfication continues... www.theverge.com/news/865333/...
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less than a week left to get a lifetime 15% off your subscription price for mothership.blog! what is mothership.blog, you may very well be asking? well go to the URL and find out. if you follow me here, you will like it
Board the Mothership.
You're just in time.
A couple weeks from now, on January 26, 2026, we'll be launching the full version of our new gaming website, Mothership, which aims to analyze games specifically through the...
mothership.blog
January 21, 2026 at 4:26 PM
less than a week left to get a lifetime 15% off your subscription price for mothership.blog! what is mothership.blog, you may very well be asking? well go to the URL and find out. if you follow me here, you will like it
Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: 'Reading, Writing and Arithmetic' by The Sundays (fun fact: I was friends with Harriet Wheeler at school. Last time we met in Bristol, she told me she was starting a band) music.apple.com/us/album/rea...
Reading, Writing And Arithmetic by The Sundays on Apple Music
Album · 1990 · 10 Songs
music.apple.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: 'Reading, Writing and Arithmetic' by The Sundays (fun fact: I was friends with Harriet Wheeler at school. Last time we met in Bristol, she told me she was starting a band) music.apple.com/us/album/rea...
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This week, you'll finally be able to play the magnificent Perfect Tides: Station to Station.
But first, you should listen to this interview with the game's creator @meredithgran.com about the rise of memoir games, recreating the lost NYC of 2003, and, of course, Ecks vs. Sever.
Spoiler-free!
But first, you should listen to this interview with the game's creator @meredithgran.com about the rise of memoir games, recreating the lost NYC of 2003, and, of course, Ecks vs. Sever.
Spoiler-free!
Adapting Life into a Video Game (Meredith Gran)
Perfect Tides: Station to Station recaptures life in New York in 2003
postgame.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:55 PM
This week, you'll finally be able to play the magnificent Perfect Tides: Station to Station.
But first, you should listen to this interview with the game's creator @meredithgran.com about the rise of memoir games, recreating the lost NYC of 2003, and, of course, Ecks vs. Sever.
Spoiler-free!
But first, you should listen to this interview with the game's creator @meredithgran.com about the rise of memoir games, recreating the lost NYC of 2003, and, of course, Ecks vs. Sever.
Spoiler-free!
Inspired by "The Mincefluencer" essay in the NYTimes, I’ve been diving down the rabbit hole of my theater photography days in London. I think this is my favorite: Sunset Boulevard starring Faith Brown. This is a single frame—no compositing; just the actors holding their positions for the camera.
January 13, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Inspired by "The Mincefluencer" essay in the NYTimes, I’ve been diving down the rabbit hole of my theater photography days in London. I think this is my favorite: Sunset Boulevard starring Faith Brown. This is a single frame—no compositing; just the actors holding their positions for the camera.
So glad to see more ex-Polygon peeps building their own media brands. Huge congrats to @midimyers.com and @zoehhannah.com on the launch of Mothership
I am so proud to help announce a new video game website! In the year 2026!
@midimyers.com and @zoehhannah.com join Post Games to talk about mothership.blog. Plus, they share a history of women in games media!
You'll love this one! And so will your friends!
@midimyers.com and @zoehhannah.com join Post Games to talk about mothership.blog. Plus, they share a history of women in games media!
You'll love this one! And so will your friends!
Mothership and a History of Women in Games Media
A new gaming website?! In this economy?!
postgame.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:38 PM
So glad to see more ex-Polygon peeps building their own media brands. Huge congrats to @midimyers.com and @zoehhannah.com on the launch of Mothership
Confessions of a Mincefluencer. Absolutely superb essay by Taffy Brodesser-Akner in today's @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/m...
Why on Earth Have I Seen the Same Broadway Show 13 Times? An Investigation.
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Confessions of a Mincefluencer. Absolutely superb essay by Taffy Brodesser-Akner in today's @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/m...
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hi! i'm co-founding a new gaming website with my former polygon colleague @zoehhannah.com. it's called mothership.blog. i made it for someone like me... the kind of website i always wished we had in our space. watch the video to learn more :D
It's time to board the Mothership.
www.youtube.com/shorts/iEw90...
www.youtube.com/shorts/iEw90...
Board the Mothership.
YouTube video by Mothership Media LLC
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
hi! i'm co-founding a new gaming website with my former polygon colleague @zoehhannah.com. it's called mothership.blog. i made it for someone like me... the kind of website i always wished we had in our space. watch the video to learn more :D
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if you want MORE details about @zoehhannah.com's & my vision for @mothership.blog, listen to our guest appearance on our former boss (former polygon EIC) @plante.bsky.social's podcast Post Games. we talk about our history in the space & our dreams for its future postgame.substack.com/p/mothership...
Mothership and a History of Women in Games Media
A new gaming website?! In this economy?!
postgame.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
if you want MORE details about @zoehhannah.com's & my vision for @mothership.blog, listen to our guest appearance on our former boss (former polygon EIC) @plante.bsky.social's podcast Post Games. we talk about our history in the space & our dreams for its future postgame.substack.com/p/mothership...
Reading all the news about robots and AI coming out of CES 2026 has me thinking more and more about the "post-employed" in 'Klara and the Sun.'
Kazuo Ishiguro nailed it: mbh4h.substack.com/p/klara-and-...
Kazuo Ishiguro nailed it: mbh4h.substack.com/p/klara-and-...
Reading Klara and the Sun in the year of ubiquitous AI
Kazuo Ishiguro’s robot doesn’t crave humanity or want to take your job; it just wants to be a good friend.
mbh4h.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Reading all the news about robots and AI coming out of CES 2026 has me thinking more and more about the "post-employed" in 'Klara and the Sun.'
Kazuo Ishiguro nailed it: mbh4h.substack.com/p/klara-and-...
Kazuo Ishiguro nailed it: mbh4h.substack.com/p/klara-and-...
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot is soon destined to be working alongside humans on the Hyundai production line.https://www.theverge.com/news/853973/hyundai-boston-dynamics-atlas-robot-factory-2028
Boston Dynamics’ Tesla Bot rival Atlas will start building Hyundai cars in 2028
Is Atlas coming for our jobs?
www.theverge.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot is soon destined to be working alongside humans on the Hyundai production line.https://www.theverge.com/news/853973/hyundai-boston-dynamics-atlas-robot-factory-2028
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Happy 85th birthday to Hayao Miyazaki ♡
January 4, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Happy 85th birthday to Hayao Miyazaki ♡
I read a lot of sci-fi books this year (for me at least), and I also made my own book covers for each book I read and re-read: Neuromancer, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Foundation, and Roadside Picnic.
December 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I read a lot of sci-fi books this year (for me at least), and I also made my own book covers for each book I read and re-read: Neuromancer, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Foundation, and Roadside Picnic.
This week is, in the words of Douglas Adams, “the long, dark tea-time of the soul” between Christmas and New Year, the perfect time to look back on the year that’s passing and ponder what’s in store for the year ahead mbh4h.substack.com/p/mbh4h-2025...
MBH4H 2025: Review of the Year
The Year of Distraction was just that—in both good ways and bad.
mbh4h.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This week is, in the words of Douglas Adams, “the long, dark tea-time of the soul” between Christmas and New Year, the perfect time to look back on the year that’s passing and ponder what’s in store for the year ahead mbh4h.substack.com/p/mbh4h-2025...
Hoth, Connecticut
December 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Hoth, Connecticut
Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: 'Auberge' by Chris Rea, who sadly passed away yesterday. RIP music.apple.com/us/album/aub...
Auberge by Chris Rea on Apple Music
Album · 1991 · 12 Songs
music.apple.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: 'Auberge' by Chris Rea, who sadly passed away yesterday. RIP music.apple.com/us/album/aub...
I’ve had a blast making a ton of Post Games art in 2025, but the very yellow question block for this week’s episode is one of my favorites to date. Another banger of a show from Mr. Plante, landing just in time for the holidays!
What gamers are actually nostalgic for:
"[I miss] who I was with and where we were playing as much as any game. So it's not that I want to erase the memory of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater so that I can play it again. I want to be back in my parents' basement playing games with childhood friends."
"[I miss] who I was with and where we were playing as much as any game. So it's not that I want to erase the memory of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater so that I can play it again. I want to be back in my parents' basement playing games with childhood friends."
What 2025 taught us about games
The good, the bad, and the trendy
postgame.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I’ve had a blast making a ton of Post Games art in 2025, but the very yellow question block for this week’s episode is one of my favorites to date. Another banger of a show from Mr. Plante, landing just in time for the holidays!