As Studio Ghibli turns 40, for @nytimes.com I reported on the video games that bear the influence of the anime giant

More than visuals, these titles embody something of the poetry, grammar, and moral integrity of Miyazaki and co's wondrous work.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/a...

went in expecting an anime recommendation, got ambushed by some of @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social’s finest writing yet on anime, internet culture, and like, 12 other interconnected issues

Today's Polygon Exit interview is with award-winning reporter @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social. Nicole is always a delight to chat with, and we talked about some of her biggest stories at Polygon, scoring a goal the day we were laid off, and what's next for her pvguide.substack.com/p/polygon-ex...

i wanted to collect links people are posting to good polygon-adjacent sites + ways to follow/support folks who've been laid off from there - almost certainly extremely incomplete but maybe it'll be helpful? haunts.neocities.org/polygon

So, another throwback thursday rolls in, Bluesky boyfriends.

Here's yet another xtube classic from back in the 2000s.

Feels like a lifetime ago.

And thus we arrive at another throwback thursday.

Here you go, the last of the xtube videos that I found on an old drive.

Yes, its monochrome monday once again and I look damn good rendered in a 1 bit bitmap video stream.

Have an awesome week, bluesky boyfriends.

hes suuuch a good maaan uughhhh

Green & Blue (2024)