editorial
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Four Games That Resonate (And One I Hate) As I Celebrate Juneteenth
5Juneteenth, once an obscure, informal holiday celebrating Black freedom, is now bigger than it’s ever been. It commemorates when the last enslaved people in Texas, the final Confederate state, were set free on June 19th, 1865. Today, on this year’s Juneteenth, countries around the world are reckoning with anti-Black histories, correcting errors they should have…
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Anime Cat Is An Attack On China, Says Journalist
Doraemon, the blue earless robotic cat from the future, super popular in most of Asia, is under attack. Sort of. A Chinese newspaper is positing that the cartoon character is nothing more than a tool for Japan to subvert Chinese culture.
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Sticks For Swords — Why We Should Sometimes Play By The Rules
It’s a familiar story; at least it was when I was a kid. You gather your friends, split into teams. It’s war — Cowboys and Indians, Cops and Robbers. Is it different nowadays — Gryffindor vs Slytherin? Vampires vs Werewolves? Team Edward vs Team Jacob? God, I don’t know! I’m so out of touch with…
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What Do I Look For In A Video Game?
I’ve been writing about video games for eighteen years. I’ve been playing them for longer. There must be some common threads running through those games I like, and through those games I don’t like. Surely?
