Lewis Gordon
@lewisgordon.bsky.social
Culture on computers, mostly | ✍ The Verge, FT, The Ringer, The Nation, ArtReview, The Guardian, Vulture | ✉️ lewisjohngordon~at~gmail~dot~com | he/him
Prototype (2009)
February 12, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Prototype (2009)
dope -- excited to read, Joshua!
February 12, 2026 at 8:17 PM
dope -- excited to read, Joshua!
If the action-platformer mechanics are largely familar (see Little Nightmares and Playdead's work), the images are anything but. A real tour de force in that regard.
February 11, 2026 at 5:41 PM
If the action-platformer mechanics are largely familar (see Little Nightmares and Playdead's work), the images are anything but. A real tour de force in that regard.
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A really interesting and very bracingly honest bit from this interview: unwinnable.com/2026/02/11/a...
February 11, 2026 at 5:34 PM
A really interesting and very bracingly honest bit from this interview: unwinnable.com/2026/02/11/a...
Imagine Aesop’s Fables meets the nightmare visions of Lars Von Trier and J. G. Ballard. That's Reanimal. I reviewed it for @theverge.com.
www.theverge.com/games/876355...
www.theverge.com/games/876355...
Reanimal wants to devour you
These nightmares aren’t so little.
www.theverge.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Imagine Aesop’s Fables meets the nightmare visions of Lars Von Trier and J. G. Ballard. That's Reanimal. I reviewed it for @theverge.com.
www.theverge.com/games/876355...
www.theverge.com/games/876355...
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
I'm hosting this event in Glasgow! Introducing the inimitable Keza and asking questions that should shed a little light on her deep dive into the history of Nintendo. Follow the link below for tickets.
February 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I'm hosting this event in Glasgow! Introducing the inimitable Keza and asking questions that should shed a little light on her deep dive into the history of Nintendo. Follow the link below for tickets.
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The mood music around Remedy at Alan Wake 2's release was celebratory. That's starting to feel like a distant memory.
www.theringer.com/2023/10/27/v...
www.theringer.com/2023/10/27/v...
February 10, 2026 at 12:01 PM
The mood music around Remedy at Alan Wake 2's release was celebratory. That's starting to feel like a distant memory.
www.theringer.com/2023/10/27/v...
www.theringer.com/2023/10/27/v...
I got big slow cinema vibes off both Cairn and Baby Steps. There's often very little happening on screen: just a body labouring through the environment. Slowness — and the demands this pacing inherently makes on your attention — feels part of their challenge.
www.eurogamer.net/difficulty-c...
www.eurogamer.net/difficulty-c...
February 9, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I got big slow cinema vibes off both Cairn and Baby Steps. There's often very little happening on screen: just a body labouring through the environment. Slowness — and the demands this pacing inherently makes on your attention — feels part of their challenge.
www.eurogamer.net/difficulty-c...
www.eurogamer.net/difficulty-c...
I found Cairn and Baby Steps to be revelations. Masocore without the punishing boss encounters or pinpoint platforming. For @eurogamer.bsky.social, I wrote about a kinder, gentler breed of difficult games.
www.eurogamer.net/difficulty-c...
www.eurogamer.net/difficulty-c...
Difficulty done differently: Cairn and Baby Steps deliver kinder, more generous masocore
Difficulty might always be the topic of the day in video games. Cairn and Baby Steps feel like the latest in a growing alternative approach.
www.eurogamer.net
February 9, 2026 at 1:16 PM
I found Cairn and Baby Steps to be revelations. Masocore without the punishing boss encounters or pinpoint platforming. For @eurogamer.bsky.social, I wrote about a kinder, gentler breed of difficult games.
www.eurogamer.net/difficulty-c...
www.eurogamer.net/difficulty-c...
Currently enjoying Helm by Sarah Hall a great deal -- big shades of George R. Stewart's Storm and Myers' Cuddy; before that, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter (delightfully grisly, innovative indigenous american vampire story).
February 9, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Currently enjoying Helm by Sarah Hall a great deal -- big shades of George R. Stewart's Storm and Myers' Cuddy; before that, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter (delightfully grisly, innovative indigenous american vampire story).
imagining Hamnet with this as its score rather than Mr. Richter laying it on thick. adds another star, easy
It's Bandcamp Friday! Here's my rec: a collection of works by Renaissance composer Nicolas Gombert performed by the inimitable Apartment House.
It's some of the most exquisitely elegant, achingly sad music I've ever heard. 10/10, no notes.
anothertimbre.bandcamp.com/album/g-o-m-...
It's some of the most exquisitely elegant, achingly sad music I've ever heard. 10/10, no notes.
anothertimbre.bandcamp.com/album/g-o-m-...
G O M B E R T, by Nicolas Gombert & James Weeks
14 track album
anothertimbre.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:42 PM
imagining Hamnet with this as its score rather than Mr. Richter laying it on thick. adds another star, easy
It's Bandcamp Friday! Here's my rec: a collection of works by Renaissance composer Nicolas Gombert performed by the inimitable Apartment House.
It's some of the most exquisitely elegant, achingly sad music I've ever heard. 10/10, no notes.
anothertimbre.bandcamp.com/album/g-o-m-...
It's some of the most exquisitely elegant, achingly sad music I've ever heard. 10/10, no notes.
anothertimbre.bandcamp.com/album/g-o-m-...
G O M B E R T, by Nicolas Gombert & James Weeks
14 track album
anothertimbre.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It's Bandcamp Friday! Here's my rec: a collection of works by Renaissance composer Nicolas Gombert performed by the inimitable Apartment House.
It's some of the most exquisitely elegant, achingly sad music I've ever heard. 10/10, no notes.
anothertimbre.bandcamp.com/album/g-o-m-...
It's some of the most exquisitely elegant, achingly sad music I've ever heard. 10/10, no notes.
anothertimbre.bandcamp.com/album/g-o-m-...
Looks fabulous michel!
February 5, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Looks fabulous michel!
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kinda knocked it out the park with this (dated) design document for game 2
February 5, 2026 at 10:56 AM
kinda knocked it out the park with this (dated) design document for game 2
I'm getting lost Windham Hill ambient classic -- gauzy trumpet, delicate guitar strums, piano echoes. nice stuff.
nintendo direct music giving disco elysium rn
February 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
I'm getting lost Windham Hill ambient classic -- gauzy trumpet, delicate guitar strums, piano echoes. nice stuff.
among everything else, how do i live in an era when the written word is becoming passé? just colossally grim
the Post news is gutting for many reasons, but I can’t help focusing on the books section—how great it was, and how essential. So many worthy books barely get reviewed. I’ve had authors reach out to thank me because mine was the only post-pub coverage they got. Just awful for readers & for writers.
February 4, 2026 at 8:31 PM
among everything else, how do i live in an era when the written word is becoming passé? just colossally grim
that Future verse is an all-timer for me
February 4, 2026 at 4:26 PM
that Future verse is an all-timer for me
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always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
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I’m sure someone else has said this better but it is insane how close the experience of reporting on the Epstein files is to playing a database mystery Her Story or The Roottrees Are Dead
February 4, 2026 at 9:25 AM
I’m sure someone else has said this better but it is insane how close the experience of reporting on the Epstein files is to playing a database mystery Her Story or The Roottrees Are Dead
literally just filed a piece extremely relevant to this post
February 4, 2026 at 11:25 AM
literally just filed a piece extremely relevant to this post
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not for nothing: this is the whole point of journalistic organizations. they exist to hold their members accountable. if you get something wrong they publish a correction; you get something wrong on purpose you get fired. it’s about trust. random ppl with a mic don’t have that. don’t just trust them
I think it’s really important when you get something wrong that you fix it. We are in an age of parasocial journalism where everyone is talking into tiny microphones. People have their faves and they trust what those faves say. If you get something wrong, fix it. It makes you more credible.
February 2, 2026 at 11:41 AM
not for nothing: this is the whole point of journalistic organizations. they exist to hold their members accountable. if you get something wrong they publish a correction; you get something wrong on purpose you get fired. it’s about trust. random ppl with a mic don’t have that. don’t just trust them