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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 5h

"Conflating war as a problem with humanity isn’t just misguided, it’s inaccurate. Hell is Us shows us that."

@dackjunn.bsky.social explains what Hell is Us reveals about the profiteering "third parties" of war:

War & Warmongers in Hell is Us - Unwinnable

Few games make you think about the true “third parties” of war like Hell is Us.

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 6h

"I know I’ll have to scrub the range top again next week, but for now I can take pride in seeing how bright it looks right after I finish."

After trying a variety of jobs throughout his life, @robsteinone.bsky.social gives the househusband gig a shot:

Apparently I Love Being a House Husband - Unwinnable

After 40+ years Rob still hasn’t figured out what he wants to do with his life, but he has found fulfillment in an unexpected place.

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Noah Springer @noahspringer.com · 1d

This is one of the most interesting writing experiments I’ve done. I really like how it turned out, and I hope you do too!

Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 1d

"Plus, the psychedelic vibes and Aubrey Plaza felt perfectly ripe for those edibles I crushed back in California a few years from now."

@noahspringer.com traces a path back through time that crosses media like Turning Red, Undone and Sinners:

Turning Time - Unwinnable

Maybe it was those Santa Ana winds driving me insane, or maybe it was the hefty dose of edibles I just scarfed down, but I swore I was back in St. Louis just seconds ago.

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 12h

ICYMI: "While monuments are typically attributed to powerful rulers and self-styled visionaries, their construction is in fact the product of countless individual hands."

Justin Reeve examines the foundational and ongoing work that goes into Zelda's Tarrey Town:

Ruins in Reverse - Unwinnable

Tarrey Town shows that rebuilding is possible, and that collective labor can carve out spaces of resilience in the shadow of catastrophe.

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 13h

ICYMI: "Plus, the psychedelic vibes and Aubrey Plaza felt perfectly ripe for those edibles I crushed back in California a few years from now."

@noahspringer.com traces a path back through time that crosses media like Turning Red, Undone and Sinners:

Turning Time - Unwinnable

Maybe it was those Santa Ana winds driving me insane, or maybe it was the hefty dose of edibles I just scarfed down, but I swore I was back in St. Louis just seconds ago.

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 1d

"While monuments are typically attributed to powerful rulers and self-styled visionaries, their construction is in fact the product of countless individual hands."

Justin Reeve examines the foundational and ongoing work that goes into Zelda's Tarrey Town:

Ruins in Reverse - Unwinnable

Tarrey Town shows that rebuilding is possible, and that collective labor can carve out spaces of resilience in the shadow of catastrophe.

unwinnable.com

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 1d

"Plus, the psychedelic vibes and Aubrey Plaza felt perfectly ripe for those edibles I crushed back in California a few years from now."

@noahspringer.com traces a path back through time that crosses media like Turning Red, Undone and Sinners:

Turning Time - Unwinnable

Maybe it was those Santa Ana winds driving me insane, or maybe it was the hefty dose of edibles I just scarfed down, but I swore I was back in St. Louis just seconds ago.

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 1d

ICYMI: "When the question is 'whodunit,' there is usually only one solution. And once you’ve discovered that answer, you can’t very well forget it in order to play the game again."

@orringrey.com checks out the murder mystery board game Ghastly Manor:

Ghosts-B-Gone: The Mysteries of Ghastly Manor - Unwinnable

It’s these little touches that make Ghastly Manor worth having.

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 1d

ICYMI: "It’s a game that’s all search, where getting around is key."

@rubeck.bsky.social plays Everdeep Aurora, a retro-style game that focuses on exploration over combat:

Searching Without Shooting - Unwinnable

Everdeep Aurora dares to be a small game full of little freaks hiding from the falling sky with no direct violence as a solution to your problems.

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Rob "Wear A Spooky Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 2d

Pitch me your weird (complimentary) video game shit!

Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 3d

We'd love to have more pitches for our Exploits mag! All sections are open for pitches. $25 for a ~500-word meta essay and $10 for a ~375-word section essay. More info here: unwinnable.com/submissions/

The Unwinnable Submission Guide - Unwinnable

You have stories to tell. We want to hear them. We are always searching for new voices to add to the conversation at Unwinnable and we firmly believe that personal experience is the foundation of a gr...

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 2d

"When the question is 'whodunit,' there is usually only one solution. And once you’ve discovered that answer, you can’t very well forget it in order to play the game again."

@orringrey.com checks out the murder mystery board game Ghastly Manor:

Ghosts-B-Gone: The Mysteries of Ghastly Manor - Unwinnable

It’s these little touches that make Ghastly Manor worth having.

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 2d

"It’s a game that’s all search, where getting around is key."

@rubeck.bsky.social plays Everdeep Aurora, a retro-style game that focuses on exploration over combat:

Searching Without Shooting - Unwinnable

Everdeep Aurora dares to be a small game full of little freaks hiding from the falling sky with no direct violence as a solution to your problems.

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 3d

Unless we say otherwise, Exploits pitches are always open and taken on a rolling basis, so feel free to pitch away :)

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 3d

Also, some notes about immediacy for two sections:

Books has an immediate need for an essay, so pitch ASAP if you have an idea.

The meta essay editor is taking pitches right now, but the next openings are in 2026 -- early writing is welcome, though!

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 3d

We'd love to have more pitches for our Exploits mag! All sections are open for pitches. $25 for a ~500-word meta essay and $10 for a ~375-word section essay. More info here: unwinnable.com/submissions/

The Unwinnable Submission Guide - Unwinnable

You have stories to tell. We want to hear them. We are always searching for new voices to add to the conversation at Unwinnable and we firmly believe that personal experience is the foundation of a gr...

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 5d

ICYMI: "I knew he wanted the fucking cookies! Anyone watching the film can see that he wants the cookies."

@nochshorn.bsky.social explores retroactive edits and gaslighting in TV and films like High School Musical:

High School Musical and the Gaslighting of America’s Youth - Unwinnable

What makes streaming different than past revised mediums is that when changes are made, there may be no older physical model to compare it to.

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Río Robayo @riorobayo.bsky.social · 6d

This is the kind of journalism I’m all about

Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 6d

"I knew he wanted the fucking cookies! Anyone watching the film can see that he wants the cookies."

@nochshorn.bsky.social explores retroactive edits and gaslighting in TV and films like High School Musical:

High School Musical and the Gaslighting of America’s Youth - Unwinnable

What makes streaming different than past revised mediums is that when changes are made, there may be no older physical model to compare it to.

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Natasha Ochshorn @nochshorn.bsky.social · 6d

Everyone should be so lucky to find a space to share their truth. This is mine. The world you’re living in is a lie.

Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 6d

"I knew he wanted the fucking cookies! Anyone watching the film can see that he wants the cookies."

@nochshorn.bsky.social explores retroactive edits and gaslighting in TV and films like High School Musical:

High School Musical and the Gaslighting of America’s Youth - Unwinnable

What makes streaming different than past revised mediums is that when changes are made, there may be no older physical model to compare it to.

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 6d

"I knew he wanted the fucking cookies! Anyone watching the film can see that he wants the cookies."

@nochshorn.bsky.social explores retroactive edits and gaslighting in TV and films like High School Musical:

High School Musical and the Gaslighting of America’s Youth - Unwinnable

What makes streaming different than past revised mediums is that when changes are made, there may be no older physical model to compare it to.

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Hunter B @hntrgurl13.bsky.social · 7d

I absolutely love this game and HIGHLY recommend it.

Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 8d

"Categorizing South of Midnight’s narrative as one of nature versus nurture feels too reductive."

@phoenixsimms.bsky.social explores the EcoGothic and EthnoGothic themes in South of Midnight:

Mending the Gardens of History - Unwinnable

South of Midnight uses nature to underscore the ways that human care and legacies of hatred scar not just on a human-scale.

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Cupid Lorne @fatherfearotica.bsky.social · 7d

I’m so excited to play this, I’m saving it for when I am healing from a surgery this December.

Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 8d

"Categorizing South of Midnight’s narrative as one of nature versus nurture feels too reductive."

@phoenixsimms.bsky.social explores the EcoGothic and EthnoGothic themes in South of Midnight:

Mending the Gardens of History - Unwinnable

South of Midnight uses nature to underscore the ways that human care and legacies of hatred scar not just on a human-scale.

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tronotized.bsky.social @tronotized.bsky.social · 6d

Great piece!

Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 8d

"Categorizing South of Midnight’s narrative as one of nature versus nurture feels too reductive."

@phoenixsimms.bsky.social explores the EcoGothic and EthnoGothic themes in South of Midnight:

Mending the Gardens of History - Unwinnable

South of Midnight uses nature to underscore the ways that human care and legacies of hatred scar not just on a human-scale.

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 6d

ICYMI: "When I think I’m the walking embodiment of The Ballad of Wallis Island, I might appear to others around me like The Woman in the Yard."

Two plane movies have @mattmarrone.bsky.social thinking about two corresponding sides of himself:

The Ballad of Matt’s Island - Unwinnable

I’m weaving elements of comedy and horror together as I pass along.

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Zaire @zeestermeester.bsky.social · 7d

A really lovely article and breakdown!

Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 8d

"Categorizing South of Midnight’s narrative as one of nature versus nurture feels too reductive."

@phoenixsimms.bsky.social explores the EcoGothic and EthnoGothic themes in South of Midnight:

Mending the Gardens of History - Unwinnable

South of Midnight uses nature to underscore the ways that human care and legacies of hatred scar not just on a human-scale.

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 7d

"When I think I’m the walking embodiment of The Ballad of Wallis Island, I might appear to others around me like The Woman in the Yard."

Two plane movies have @mattmarrone.bsky.social thinking about two corresponding sides of himself:

The Ballad of Matt’s Island - Unwinnable

I’m weaving elements of comedy and horror together as I pass along.

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