Scu (James Stanescu)
criticalanimal.bsky.social
Scu (James Stanescu)
@criticalanimal.bsky.social
Academic working on animal studies, weird and radical empiricism, and related concerns. Occasionally still blogs at www.criticalanimal.com
And you know, a pretty good book, too
November 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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We spent 2023-2024 building an arcade game (software and hardware) from scratch. We spent 2024-2025 doing research on card games and creating a life path RPG system. We cost about 5-6k a year. Become a supporter of a cool thing. den.mercer.edu/mercer-stude...
Mercer students design, develop space-themed arcade game
Starship Showdown feels like a classic arcade game. But the two-player shooting game was actually created in 2024 by two students who weren’t even alive during the arcade’s heyday.
den.mercer.edu
October 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The podcast is wide ranging, but mostly focuses on the interlocking nature of different modes of capitalist production and our relationship to other animals. This work is the basis of a book Vas and I are writing (editors of academic presses feel free to reach out!).
October 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Like a birthday present that you made yourself!
June 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Because you are too busy calling them chief or scout?
May 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
We just keep coming back to how this essay is basically correct.
(Music, at least, still has desire).

bloodknife.com/everyone-bea...
Everyone Is Beautiful and No One Is Horny - Blood Knife
The human body has become a strange contradiction at the heart of the modern blockbuster. Sexy, yes. But sexual? No.
bloodknife.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I can’t remember anymore where I found it, but it’s one of my favorites!
April 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I see the cause near your keyboard.
April 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM
If you want, LibraryThing will generate a cute, public Tiny Catalog.

www.librarycat.org/lib/Critical...
CriticalAnimal Library | TinyCat
CriticalAnimal Library
www.librarycat.org
April 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
To prevent the second one I use a home catalog app that lets me scan in books. I use LibraryThing www.librarything.com/about
About | LibraryThing
LibraryThing catalogs yours books online, easily, quickly and for free.
www.librarything.com
April 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM