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"...Perfect Blue is a phenomenal psychological thriller that ages like wine. It’s a terrifying look into obsession and how it can affect the victim..."

#anime

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‘Perfect Blue’ is Every Celebrity’s Worst Nightmare
Satoshi Kon’s debut psychological thriller still gives audiences chills
medium.com
theuglymonster.bsky.social
"Why would anyone want to be a gamemaster? The answers are varied. Some enjoy building worlds. Some enjoy facilitating fun. Some are just control freaks."

#TTRPG #comic #GiftArticle

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‘DIE’ Maps the Madness of Roleplaying Games
A comic about the unhinged nature of TTRPGs
medium.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
theuglymonster.bsky.social
"The film feels the need to hold your hand and make sure you understand what it wants to tell you."

#TheRunningMan #movies

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‘The Running Man’ (2025) has an Identity Crisis
This fast-paced action/comedy has big ideas and a lot to say. Can ‘The Running Man’ keep up the pace?
medium.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:15 AM
theuglymonster.bsky.social
"The development of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided was far from smooth. It doesn’t take an expert to see that the game was rushed out the door..."

#gaming

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‘Deus Ex’ Deserves Better
Fuck You, Embracer Group
medium.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:51 AM
theuglymonster.bsky.social
"We were promised that Universes Beyond (UB), the line of sets that tackle other IPs, would never be Standard-legal. With the release of Final Fantasy, that was no longer true."

#MagicTheGathering #GiftArticle

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Magic: The Gathering Has Jumped The Shark…Literally
The most powerful card is the Credit Card
medium.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:28 AM
theuglymonster.bsky.social
"The show suggests Gein influences or works with other serial killers and horror-filmmakers in ways he never did..."

#TrueCrime #MonsterTheEdGeinStory #NoPaywall

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Decoding ‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’
The Butcher of Plainfield delivers are no dull moments
medium.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:45 AM
theuglymonster.bsky.social
"Brand new origin?
Yes, father. I shall become
a huge Deathstroke clone."

#Batman #Deadpool

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Batman x Deadpool: More Nineties Than the Nineties!
Comic Book Haiku: Marvel DC/Deadpool Batman #1
medium.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:39 AM
theuglymonster.bsky.social
"If we cannot call a fascist a fascist, how can we recognize the fascist boot when it comes down on us?"

#movies #television #politics

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‘Allegro Non Troppo’ and the Censorship of Italian Film and Television
What happens when you can’t call a fascist a fascist?
medium.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:20 AM
theuglymonster.bsky.social
"The enemy is the broken system..."

#TheLongWalk #movies

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Brutally Beautiful: Brotherhood and ‘The Long Walk’
2025’s Most Important Film and a Must-See for Young Men
medium.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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nightjargames.bsky.social
I went down a bit of a rabbit hole yesterday on ships-as-characters for a project. Trying to find a way to make attractive, but also useful art assets for a game.
A ttrpg character sheet for Boundless, with a spaceship in the center. It is orange with white stripes, and Rene Pier thinks it looks like a clownfish. He is correct.
November 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
theuglymonster.bsky.social
"...the elite, those who control wealth, policy, and power, might as well be extraterrestrial."

#movies #society

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Unpacking the Horror of ‘Bugonia’ (2025)
CEOs are beyond comprehension
medium.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
theuglymonster.bsky.social
"Old paints work differently from acrylics. The trick is to apply a heavy wash on all the areas, let them dry for a few hours, then reactivate the oil paint with white spirits to clean the models."

#Warhammer40k #hobby #NoPaywall

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I Painted the Angriest Space Marines in All of Warhammer 40K
My World Eaters bring close-quarters ultra-violence to the Grim Dark future
medium.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
theuglymonster.bsky.social
"[Guillermo] Del Toro has always appeared as a bit of a mad scientist himself, with an interest in the macabre that is tempered by his love for the places where the ordinary and fantastical intersect."

#movies #horror #GiftArticle

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‘Frankenstein’ Struggles to Find its Identity Amidst Repetitive Visuals and One-Note Characters
Jacob Elordi’s finest performance to date can’t save this hammy misfire from its Gothic aficionado director
medium.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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"There are plenty of moments where the pleasing package this film is wrapped up in is so attractive that it makes you forget how weightless this story feels..."

#gambling #movies

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‘Ballad of a Small Player’ — Visually Sublime Yet Emotionally Hollow
Edward Berger’s latest film pulls no punches with its visual style, but fails to make its weightless story resonate
medium.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
theuglymonster.bsky.social
"Got a cool card you wanna play, but it’s seven mana? Forget it, unless you pack a deck with thirty counterspells to stall the game an extra thirty turns until you can draw your big bomb and play it."

#MagicTheGathering

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Magic: the Gathering Arena | The Yin & Yang of Standard Season 2025
Magic: the Gathering never dies; it just mutates into a different card game
medium.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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emwriting.bsky.social
A link to read for free if you don't have a Medium membership. Consider following for more reviews and essays!

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#returnoftheobradinn #mystery #gamereview
November 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
theuglymonster.bsky.social
"The loop is simple. Find the remains of someone aboard the Obra Dinn, use the pocket watch, see into the past, and follow the clues wherever they lead to uncover their fate."

#gaming #mystery

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‘Return of the Obra Dinn’ Blurs the Line Between Life and Death
A ship haunted by death and deception. Will you find the truth?
medium.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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molomoot.bsky.social
So sometimes I use chrome's read aloud function to listen to a text article while I work...
Just tried. Its fucking AI.. its AWFUL. It doesnt even read the article its like trying to summarise it and have two fake ai voices have a conversation about the article?!

This is bad on SO many levels.
November 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
theuglymonster.bsky.social
"Hollywood cannot help itself — they are incapable of wrapping up a story with just one movie..."

#Wicked

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‘Wicked: For Good’ Has A Lot To Fix
Wicked’s Act 2 Is Messy— And Not Because of Love Triangles And Political Drama
medium.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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rascal.news
Workers with @kickstarterunited.org end their six-week strike victorious, enshrining 4-day work weeks and salary floors while also adding protections against gen AI replacing human labor.
Kickstarter United ends six-week strike with a resounding victory
Workers secure a 4-day work week, minimum salary floor, and protection against AI.
www.rascal.news
November 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
theuglymonster.bsky.social
"...the life of Anne Boleyn would have made a powerful and interesting story in Shakespeare’s catalogue, if only he’d been brave enough to tell it."

#history

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The Tragedy of Anne Boleyn
The life of Queen Anne would have made a powerful story in Shakespeare’s catalogue
medium.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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paleofuture.bsky.social
Bluesky says it suspended author Sarah Kendzior because she was "expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article."

But there's more to the story:
Bluesky Is Clearly Not a Johnny Cash Fan
A user was banned for making a Johnny Cash reference. Where's the dividing line between serious threat and jokey pop culture reference?
gizmodo.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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crobertcargill.bsky.social
WAG THE DOG (1997). A film about a presidential campaign and fake war designed to distract the nation in order to get a suspected pedophile reelected.

It's fiction.
Poster for WAG THE DOG starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro.
November 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
theuglymonster.bsky.social
"The spectacle journalist is disinterested in what the action says. They only care about action for action’s sake."

#movies

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‘Civil War’ and Spectacle Journalism
‘Civil War’ is disinterested in the truth. It only cares about spectacle.
medium.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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"...the battle against Lady Maria is as epic as they come, and the Orphan of Kos is easily the hardest FromSoftware boss fight of all time, but in terms of sheer impact? Ludwig wins by a country mile..."

#Bloodborne #gaming

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‘Bloodborne: The Old Hunters’ Is The Best Video Game DLC Of All Time
My Guiding Moonlight
medium.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
theuglymonster.bsky.social
"...Perfect Blue is a phenomenal psychological thriller that ages like wine. It’s a terrifying look into obsession and how it can affect the victim..."

#anime

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‘Perfect Blue’ is Every Celebrity’s Worst Nightmare
Satoshi Kon’s debut psychological thriller still gives audiences chills
medium.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM