Kevin Perjurer of Defunctland (previously, also previously, also previously) had planned on doing a simple feature on Disney’s now-defunct FastPass virtual queuing system. However, after falling into a rabbit hole of research, he instead produced a fea…
White Riot
New York Magazine provides a recounting of the 1992 New York City police riot and its aftermath – an event that both reshaped the politics of the city while slipping into the cultural memory hole. (SLNew York) The police riot was in response to then-Ma…
“I have never been a manga artist. What I produce is drama.”
The editorial department of manga anthology Big Comic announced the passing of Takao Saito, creator of the long running series Golgo 13, from pancreatic cancer at the age of 84. Best known for his long running magnum opus, centered around the titular a…
How To Not Suck At Writing
In a follow-up to his previous piece on writing, Defector columnist Drew Magary discusses his techniques for improving at being a wordsmith. In the piece, Drew talks about the value of planning out how long a piece should be (and of how these should be…
BEEFTANK FOREVER
In the newest Fumble Dimension, Jon and Kofie pull the man, the myth, the legend – Clarence BEEFTANK – out of retirement to see if they can create an eternal play in Madden.
Porno Hustlers Of The Atari Age
While doing research for Video Dames, a video documentary series on female protagonists in video games, Kotaku writer Kate Willaert found an article that would lead her into a rabbit hole of excess and outrageousness – resulting in her creating a histo…
28-3
Following up on their award winning documentary on the history of the Seattle Mariners, Jon Bois and his compatriots at Secret Base now turn their eyes to Atlanta to dissect the Dirty Birds themselves, the Falcons. (SLYT)
Winter Comes For Activision Blizzard
On July 20th, following a multiyear investigation in which the company stonewalled the state of California at every turn, the state’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued Activision Blizzard over a pervasive “frat boy” culture of sexual haras…