Pilaf
@pilaf.bsky.social
A temporary participant in this field of appearance.
Apocalypse no: how almost everything we thought we knew about the Maya is wrong www.theguardian.com/news/2026/fe...
Apocalypse no: how almost everything we thought we knew about the Maya is wrong
For many years the prevailing debate about the Maya centred upon why their civilisation collapsed. Now, many scholars are asking: how did the Maya survive?
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Apocalypse no: how almost everything we thought we knew about the Maya is wrong www.theguardian.com/news/2026/fe...
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I wrote about something I've been thinking about for a long time. A kind of post-ironic collapse in our politics and culture where nihilism has become the lingua franca of the internet and beyond. It links Kirk, Clavicular, Epstein, memestock/coin stuff, mass shooters. I hope you'll read it.
This Is What It Looks Like When Nothing Matters
Welcome to the internet’s nihilism crisis.
www.theatlantic.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:21 PM
I wrote about something I've been thinking about for a long time. A kind of post-ironic collapse in our politics and culture where nihilism has become the lingua franca of the internet and beyond. It links Kirk, Clavicular, Epstein, memestock/coin stuff, mass shooters. I hope you'll read it.
The Best Games Haven't Been Made Yet supercell.com/en/news/the-...
The Best Games Haven't Been Made Yet
People sometimes ask why I share Supercell’s inner workings. It’s partly self-serving: Finland’s game industry has thrived for 25+ years on the belief that shared learnings make everyone stronger. Wit...
supercell.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:31 PM
The Best Games Haven't Been Made Yet supercell.com/en/news/the-...
Final Fantasy vs. Dungeons & Dragons www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/final-f...
Final Fantasy vs. Dungeons & Dragons — Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
And why has the Mindflayer endured when many “borrowed” monsters have not?
www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Final Fantasy vs. Dungeons & Dragons www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/final-f...
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My video game history site predates Bluesky, and since a lot of gamer types follow me, it occurred to me that I should promote my pre-Bluesky content. First off... did you ever wonder where Blanka from Street Fighter gets his name? I found out! www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/blanka-...
If His Name Is Blanka, Why Is He Green? — Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
There are a lot of urban legends about Blanka, but most people don't know the true etymology of how he got his name.
www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com
March 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
My video game history site predates Bluesky, and since a lot of gamer types follow me, it occurred to me that I should promote my pre-Bluesky content. First off... did you ever wonder where Blanka from Street Fighter gets his name? I found out! www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/blanka-...
Inside Xbox, a Game Studio Is Trying to Reinvent Itself www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Inside Xbox, a Game Studio Is Trying to Reinvent Itself
Microsoft’s Obsidian Entertainment is searching for ways to make games more quickly and on smaller budgets.
www.bloomberg.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Inside Xbox, a Game Studio Is Trying to Reinvent Itself www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Should you keep your demo up post launch? howtomarketagame.com/2026/02/02/s...
Should you keep your demo up post launch? – How To Market A Game
howtomarketagame.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Should you keep your demo up post launch? howtomarketagame.com/2026/02/02/s...
January 31, 2026 at 4:47 AM
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NEW: I spoke to Jonathan Blow about his ambitious new puzzle game and why it took ten years to make. Then, days after the announcement, three designers came out denouncing Blow for his views on Trump (pro), vaccines (anti), and more. Here's the whole messy story: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
A Controversial Video-Game Designer Returns With a New Game and More Controversy
The announcement of ‘Order of the Sinking Star’ was met with criticism over the political views of its creator Jonathan Blow
www.bloomberg.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:45 PM
NEW: I spoke to Jonathan Blow about his ambitious new puzzle game and why it took ten years to make. Then, days after the announcement, three designers came out denouncing Blow for his views on Trump (pro), vaccines (anti), and more. Here's the whole messy story: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy spent three months in prison, then wrote a memoir that is a “fitting coda to a political career whose hallmark—as Sarkozy concedes in the book—has been audacity rather than talent,” Robert F. Worth argues.
A Former French President’s Prison Pity Party
Nicolas Sarkozy’s memoir is a masterpiece of unintentional comedy.
bit.ly
January 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy spent three months in prison, then wrote a memoir that is a “fitting coda to a political career whose hallmark—as Sarkozy concedes in the book—has been audacity rather than talent,” Robert F. Worth argues.
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"We can appreciate the paradox of Christie striking a trad-wife posture while married to a man thirteen years her junior whose career was vastly overshadowed by hers." ICYMI, @cathyyoung63.bsky.social on the then-great and still-great Agatha Christie: lnk.thebulwark.com/3NnBgDg
Agatha Christie, Still the Queen of Crime
Fifty years after her death, the British novelist continues to define the genre.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"We can appreciate the paradox of Christie striking a trad-wife posture while married to a man thirteen years her junior whose career was vastly overshadowed by hers." ICYMI, @cathyyoung63.bsky.social on the then-great and still-great Agatha Christie: lnk.thebulwark.com/3NnBgDg
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The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
December 14, 2023 at 3:46 AM
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
"Ça suffit" : huit leçons politiques sur Patrick Sébastien raphael-llorca.kessel.media/posts/pst_c2...
"Ça suffit" : huit leçons politiques sur Patrick Sébastien
On pourrait en rire — je crois qu'il faut le prendre au sérieux. Avec le lancement de son mouvement "Ça suffit", Patrick Sébastien est en train de mettre un pied en politique. Et si l’alliage de la co...
raphael-llorca.kessel.media
January 13, 2026 at 2:25 PM
"Ça suffit" : huit leçons politiques sur Patrick Sébastien raphael-llorca.kessel.media/posts/pst_c2...
The wealth whisperers who save super-rich families from themselves
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archive.is/2025.12.27-1...
January 5, 2026 at 10:57 PM
The wealth whisperers who save super-rich families from themselves
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archive.is/2025.12.27-1...
Who Is Mubi For? The art-house movie streamer had a cultlike following. Then it started to expand. www.vulture.com/article/mubi...
Who Is Mubi For?
The art-house movie streamer had a cultlike following. Then it started to expand.
www.vulture.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Who Is Mubi For? The art-house movie streamer had a cultlike following. Then it started to expand. www.vulture.com/article/mubi...
