Jordan Calhoun
@jordanmcalhoun.com
Editor in Chief, Lifehacker
Author, "Piccolo Is Black: A Memoir of Race, Religion, and Pop Culture"
"Wasn't what i expected. Very heavy" ★☆☆☆☆
Author, "Piccolo Is Black: A Memoir of Race, Religion, and Pop Culture"
"Wasn't what i expected. Very heavy" ★☆☆☆☆
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Jordan Calhoun
@jordanmcalhoun.com
· Jun 29
My world on this app is way too small! My skyline is like the same 5 people
If you like movies, TV, books, comics, anime, video games, writing, the NBA, the WNBA, or Broadway, I’d love to follow you!
If you like movies, TV, books, comics, anime, video games, writing, the NBA, the WNBA, or Broadway, I’d love to follow you!
The latest Bluesky update allows streamers to display their "Live Now" status directly here. The feature makes it easier to connect to social audiences across platforms: You can click a profile's "Live" status and be directed straight to their Twitch stream
I hope this spreads more broadly
I hope this spreads more broadly
Everyone Can Now Use the 'Live' Status on Bluesky, and I Couldn't Be Happier
The latest Bluesky update, v1.114, allows streamers to display their Live Now status directly on Bluesky, making it easier to connect social followings across platforms. It allows users to click a pro...
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January 16, 2026 at 11:40 PM
The latest Bluesky update allows streamers to display their "Live Now" status directly here. The feature makes it easier to connect to social audiences across platforms: You can click a profile's "Live" status and be directed straight to their Twitch stream
I hope this spreads more broadly
I hope this spreads more broadly
Yeah, I think The Shield is my favorite ending in television history. Unforgettable. I have the closing song and credits scenes playing in my head like it was yesterday. youtu.be/axvXoX2rDJc?...
The Shield - Ending
YouTube video by David G.
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Yeah, I think The Shield is my favorite ending in television history. Unforgettable. I have the closing song and credits scenes playing in my head like it was yesterday. youtu.be/axvXoX2rDJc?...
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used to be like "ha ha how could people fall for snake oil" and now it's like "oh everyone falls for every kind of snake oil possible all the time including billionaires and politicians, just guzzling up snake oil at a horrifically alarming rate and vomiting out onto the rest of us" 🫠🙃
December 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
used to be like "ha ha how could people fall for snake oil" and now it's like "oh everyone falls for every kind of snake oil possible all the time including billionaires and politicians, just guzzling up snake oil at a horrifically alarming rate and vomiting out onto the rest of us" 🫠🙃
Had a fun time with @jordanwminor.bsky.social and others across @cnet.com, @pcmag.com, and @mashable.com talking about our favorite games of the year. I especially appreciate that this list isn't ranked
Our 10 Favorite Games of 2025, and Why Only One Wins Game of the Year
The gaming obsessives at CNET and its sibling sites ZDNET, PCMag, Lifehacker and Mashable put their heads together and chose their absolute faves that were released this year.
www.cnet.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Had a fun time with @jordanwminor.bsky.social and others across @cnet.com, @pcmag.com, and @mashable.com talking about our favorite games of the year. I especially appreciate that this list isn't ranked
December 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This is exactly the media writing I love, offering insight on the writer's relationship with the art instead of condescending and faux-objective analysis on why a story is "good" or "bad"
"Like Swann, I prefer to walk the woods alone. I watch '80s slashers in my bedroom with the door closed ... also like Swann, when she's at her most self-conscious, I feel an inch removed from other girls."
-@ashleybardhan.bsky.social
-@ashleybardhan.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is exactly the media writing I love, offering insight on the writer's relationship with the art instead of condescending and faux-objective analysis on why a story is "good" or "bad"
"Like Swann, I prefer to walk the woods alone. I watch '80s slashers in my bedroom with the door closed ... also like Swann, when she's at her most self-conscious, I feel an inch removed from other girls."
-@ashleybardhan.bsky.social
-@ashleybardhan.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"Like Swann, I prefer to walk the woods alone. I watch '80s slashers in my bedroom with the door closed ... also like Swann, when she's at her most self-conscious, I feel an inch removed from other girls."
-@ashleybardhan.bsky.social
-@ashleybardhan.bsky.social
Also, "See You In Hell" is a banger and 10x more a banger after playing
December 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Also, "See You In Hell" is a banger and 10x more a banger after playing
I love this, and had a ton of fun playing Lost Records
"This indie studio is one of the best at demonstrating how to be soft in the hard world"
"This indie studio is one of the best at demonstrating how to be soft in the hard world"
As our last EOY piece of the day – more tomorrow! – here's @ashleybardhan.bsky.social with a Don't Nod interview about Lost Records: Bloom & Rage:
Life is Strange developers made one of the most beautiful games of 2025, and it’s all because Lost Records: Bloom & Rage understands the magic of childhood
Year in Review 2025 | Don't Nod plays the magician, again
www.gamesradar.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I love this, and had a ton of fun playing Lost Records
"This indie studio is one of the best at demonstrating how to be soft in the hard world"
"This indie studio is one of the best at demonstrating how to be soft in the hard world"
I'm doing this tonight at 7pm! Partly because I'm considering writing a follow up to Piccolo Is Black in 2026 and would be happy for the structure and accountability, partly just to hang with @nicolechung.bsky.social because she's good people
Come join, it's free!
Come join, it's free!
if you’d like to learn more about my Memoir Year workshop, come to this free virtual info session on 12/8! writer.org/event/virtua...
December 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I'm doing this tonight at 7pm! Partly because I'm considering writing a follow up to Piccolo Is Black in 2026 and would be happy for the structure and accountability, partly just to hang with @nicolechung.bsky.social because she's good people
Come join, it's free!
Come join, it's free!
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god YES. Obviously legitimate criticism is an art and so important, but too much of the internet is rage-for-pay and I hate it. (also Jordan I am playing Baldur's Gate 3 finally and I am OBSESSED)
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
god YES. Obviously legitimate criticism is an art and so important, but too much of the internet is rage-for-pay and I hate it. (also Jordan I am playing Baldur's Gate 3 finally and I am OBSESSED)
For sure. I really value criticism as a way to help grapple with and better understand art. But too often it's reduced to "yOu liKe sOmEtHiNg yOu sHouLdN't liKe" followed by "i aM vErY iNtElliGeNt" and it's really obnoxious and sad
I still need to play BD3 but I'm afraid of the time commitment 😭
I still need to play BD3 but I'm afraid of the time commitment 😭
December 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
For sure. I really value criticism as a way to help grapple with and better understand art. But too often it's reduced to "yOu liKe sOmEtHiNg yOu sHouLdN't liKe" followed by "i aM vErY iNtElliGeNt" and it's really obnoxious and sad
I still need to play BD3 but I'm afraid of the time commitment 😭
I still need to play BD3 but I'm afraid of the time commitment 😭
*Especially* with video games
December 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
*Especially* with video games
I really appreciate this sentiment. Especially related to art and media criticism, where it’s easy to grow accustomed to internet-brain analysis that prioritizes negativity as the highest form of criticism
December 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I really appreciate this sentiment. Especially related to art and media criticism, where it’s easy to grow accustomed to internet-brain analysis that prioritizes negativity as the highest form of criticism
Thought Lily Allen might catch up but our girl held on for the finish
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Thought Lily Allen might catch up but our girl held on for the finish
Had a meeting with @jordanwminor.bsky.social and was proud of my name-twin
just wrapped up an incredibly cool call lmaoooo
December 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Had a meeting with @jordanwminor.bsky.social and was proud of my name-twin
Post-game sadness in full effect
November 23, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Post-game sadness in full effect
It deserves the best resolution! You’ll be caught up well in time for Legends to drop, we gotta get this online multiplayer going
November 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
It deserves the best resolution! You’ll be caught up well in time for Legends to drop, we gotta get this online multiplayer going
A lot of travel kept me away from this, but I can finally say it:
Went Platinum in Hokkaido
Went Platinum in Hokkaido
November 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
A lot of travel kept me away from this, but I can finally say it:
Went Platinum in Hokkaido
Went Platinum in Hokkaido
Ah okay. Not gonna watch the whole hour but I’m curious. Do you remember ballpark of the minute mark?
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Ah okay. Not gonna watch the whole hour but I’m curious. Do you remember ballpark of the minute mark?
Do I want to watch this YouTube clip or should I save myself the stress? I can never be sure.
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Do I want to watch this YouTube clip or should I save myself the stress? I can never be sure.
lol That is very fair
November 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
lol That is very fair
God I love runners
November 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
God I love runners
Marathon day is truly the best of NYC. If you’re not running, you’re cheering
November 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Marathon day is truly the best of NYC. If you’re not running, you’re cheering
Gaming is so much fun if you ignore people on YouTube
October 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Gaming is so much fun if you ignore people on YouTube