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In-depth analysis and opinion pieces on games, their designs and their narratives.
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Money's a lil tight right now so making my services more widely available.
Audio editing/mixing/mastering for YouTube, podcasts, albums/EPs, etc.
If you want me to write for your website or consult on a piece you're writing yourself, I can do that too.
Lemme know if you're interested!
Audio editing/mixing/mastering for YouTube, podcasts, albums/EPs, etc.
If you want me to write for your website or consult on a piece you're writing yourself, I can do that too.
Lemme know if you're interested!
God, I miss Alasdair Gray so much. I really must visit the archive at some point.
Read Lanark. Read 1982, Janine. Read Poor Things. Read Old Men In Love. Read How We Should Rule Ourselves. Read it all. Life-changing stuff.
Read Lanark. Read 1982, Janine. Read Poor Things. Read Old Men In Love. Read How We Should Rule Ourselves. Read it all. Life-changing stuff.
Gray Day 2025 marks 45 years of Lanark. Alasdair Gray’s novel, published by @canongate.co.uk, fuses visual art and text: self-designed covers, allegorical panels, Glasgow landscapes, and an eccentric 3-1-2-4 structure—learn more about the familiar faces he used for the book cover 👇🏽
February 7, 2026 at 1:38 PM
God, I miss Alasdair Gray so much. I really must visit the archive at some point.
Read Lanark. Read 1982, Janine. Read Poor Things. Read Old Men In Love. Read How We Should Rule Ourselves. Read it all. Life-changing stuff.
Read Lanark. Read 1982, Janine. Read Poor Things. Read Old Men In Love. Read How We Should Rule Ourselves. Read it all. Life-changing stuff.
Thought this might have been old almost spat out my drink when I saw *today's date.* That said it's The Times so hardly surprising
February 7, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Thought this might have been old almost spat out my drink when I saw *today's date.* That said it's The Times so hardly surprising
I would if it wasn't One Million Pounds
February 7, 2026 at 3:46 AM
I would if it wasn't One Million Pounds
I like noise rock
February 6, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I like noise rock
Usually dread the thought of ever having kids, loathe the possibility that a loud one will be in my vicinity. Then a random baby will start smiling and giggling at me in a cafe and suddenly I go into full Jester Mode to further smiles, while thinking "I would be the World's Greatest Father." Curious
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Usually dread the thought of ever having kids, loathe the possibility that a loud one will be in my vicinity. Then a random baby will start smiling and giggling at me in a cafe and suddenly I go into full Jester Mode to further smiles, while thinking "I would be the World's Greatest Father." Curious
Portishead, man. Best band on the planet.
Portishead Live 2013.06.28 13 We Carry On
YouTube video by Un Mélopathe
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February 6, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Portishead, man. Best band on the planet.
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There's exactly one normal man left on planet Earth.
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 5:12 AM
There's exactly one normal man left on planet Earth.
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Whenever I struggle to motivate myself for work I remind myself that this is the new hustle culture
Self Termination
YouTube video by Insect Warfare - Topic
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February 5, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Whenever I struggle to motivate myself for work I remind myself that this is the new hustle culture
May have Gone Wild and ordered a PS2 and some games
February 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM
May have Gone Wild and ordered a PS2 and some games
Goddamn. Beyond the prescience of the politics here, as I get older I find myself in absolute awe of people like McKellan—those who have developed such a mastery of their craft, studied and practiced for so many decades. That mastery, that dedication is enough to put a lump in my throat!
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Goddamn. Beyond the prescience of the politics here, as I get older I find myself in absolute awe of people like McKellan—those who have developed such a mastery of their craft, studied and practiced for so many decades. That mastery, that dedication is enough to put a lump in my throat!
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Anyway, Microsoft's gaming products are subject to a boycott from the BDS movement, due to Microsoft's ongoing support for the IDF. Bethesda is owned by Microsoft.
nogamesforgenocide.com
nogamesforgenocide.com
No Games For Genocide
The games industry is complicit in genocide. It’s time to divest.
nogamesforgenocide.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Anyway, Microsoft's gaming products are subject to a boycott from the BDS movement, due to Microsoft's ongoing support for the IDF. Bethesda is owned by Microsoft.
nogamesforgenocide.com
nogamesforgenocide.com
Almost as if my videos and online presence don't represent the entirety of my being
Pls don’t take this the wrong way, when I watch your videos I’m like “wow this guy is super level headed, a fantastic writer, and makes really great points,” then on here it’s the most contrarian ass opinions I’ve ever seen
February 5, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Almost as if my videos and online presence don't represent the entirety of my being
Whenever I struggle to motivate myself for work I remind myself that this is the new hustle culture
Self Termination
YouTube video by Insect Warfare - Topic
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Whenever I struggle to motivate myself for work I remind myself that this is the new hustle culture
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labour have lost the beano. there's no coming back from this starmer must resign
August 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM
labour have lost the beano. there's no coming back from this starmer must resign
I'm the cheeriest cunt about
I've never met someone who doesn't like the N64 who seems happy
February 5, 2026 at 12:55 AM
I'm the cheeriest cunt about
Friendly reminder that Xbox is still a BDS boycott target! It's important, and it has been moving the needle!
February 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Friendly reminder that Xbox is still a BDS boycott target! It's important, and it has been moving the needle!
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there have been many, many more egregious and awful bans on this website but this is perhaps the stupidest just from like, a business perspective
free dril
February 4, 2026 at 4:07 PM
there have been many, many more egregious and awful bans on this website but this is perhaps the stupidest just from like, a business perspective
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I need you all to know I have watched this video One Hundred Times and I can't stop laughing at it
February 4, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I need you all to know I have watched this video One Hundred Times and I can't stop laughing at it
I need you all to know I have watched this video One Hundred Times and I can't stop laughing at it
February 4, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I need you all to know I have watched this video One Hundred Times and I can't stop laughing at it
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The most securist surveillance company hired a third party cyber security firm to help them out with their 100% secure system that has totally never ever been hacked.
February 3, 2026 at 7:59 AM
The most securist surveillance company hired a third party cyber security firm to help them out with their 100% secure system that has totally never ever been hacked.
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oh shit oh fuck
February 2, 2026 at 10:08 AM
oh shit oh fuck
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loss
February 1, 2026 at 11:49 PM
loss
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Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
Kinda wild that so many of the big conspiracy theories people were laughing at a couple of decades ago were just real huh
February 1, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Kinda wild that so many of the big conspiracy theories people were laughing at a couple of decades ago were just real huh
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⚠️ NEW VIDEO ⚠️
2025 was another amazing year for indies but there were too many that didn't get anywhere near as much attention as they deserved.
Here are 5 of my favourite underrated titles and a montage of 129 upcoming ones, so get your wishlists ready!
youtu.be/7-bqRRN3YEY
2025 was another amazing year for indies but there were too many that didn't get anywhere near as much attention as they deserved.
Here are 5 of my favourite underrated titles and a montage of 129 upcoming ones, so get your wishlists ready!
youtu.be/7-bqRRN3YEY
January 31, 2026 at 5:03 PM
⚠️ NEW VIDEO ⚠️
2025 was another amazing year for indies but there were too many that didn't get anywhere near as much attention as they deserved.
Here are 5 of my favourite underrated titles and a montage of 129 upcoming ones, so get your wishlists ready!
youtu.be/7-bqRRN3YEY
2025 was another amazing year for indies but there were too many that didn't get anywhere near as much attention as they deserved.
Here are 5 of my favourite underrated titles and a montage of 129 upcoming ones, so get your wishlists ready!
youtu.be/7-bqRRN3YEY