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My Perfect Console podcast @myperfectconsole.bsky.social · 10h

If you’re in Chicago, come join us for two live interviews at the University of Chicago's Year of Games symposium.

@SimonParkin.bsky.social will be speaking with Bungie co-founder Alex Seropian and Black Panther writer @evnarc.bsky.social on October 17th and 18th.

Register now: bit.ly/46ubnIR

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Evan Narcisse @evnarc.bsky.social · 21h

Yeah, it’s hard to think that all that energy and spirit has left the physical plane

Evan Narcisse @evnarc.bsky.social · 23h

This is the D'Angelo performance that I've never forgotten. This song was already a huge hit but the way he took it from contemporary R&B to church revival illustrated how connected those idioms are. A revelation for those who didn't know, and an affirmation for those who did.

D'Angelo - Lady ft. Spanky, Saadiq, Ali Shaheed & ?uestlove

YouTube video by twinbreed

www.youtube.com

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d

You will very rarely see this type of identity politics named and condemned as such bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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Kate Sánchez @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social · 2d

All the white people who loved Emilia Perez are awfully quiet now, and that's not shocking. But it is disappointing. Kiss of the Spider-Woman deserves to be seen.

Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025) Review: A Revelatory Queer Story

Bill Condon's film is intimate while being a spectacle...Still, I dare anyone to enter Kiss of the Spider Woman and walk out the same.

butwhytho.net

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Kate Sánchez @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social · 2d

I loved Kiss of the Spider Woman at Sundance, and NOW, in the current times, its anti-fascist story that embraces queer and trans people as essential to revolution is much needed. And - it's an all-Latino cast.

Great music and greater actors. Watch it if you can 👇🏽

Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025) Review: A Revelatory Queer Story

Bill Condon's film is intimate while being a spectacle...Still, I dare anyone to enter Kiss of the Spider Woman and walk out the same.

butwhytho.net

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Evan Narcisse @evnarc.bsky.social · 4d

Nope. At the Harveys.

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Evan Narcisse @evnarc.bsky.social · 4d

Yep!

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Evan Narcisse @evnarc.bsky.social · 6d

Y'know, when people have asked me about my dream game, I've always said a runaway slave + Underground Railroad project or something set in or around the Haitian Revolution.

Someone somewhere is already taking this on and infusing the work with all the courage that the subject matter deserves.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 6d

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Jill Murray @jillmurray.bsky.social · 6d

They also asked themselves if they could deal with public "backlash" and said no, which Black entertainers also deal with every day. Unlike Black entertainers, they think they can pick or choose profit or pain.

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Evan Narcisse @evnarc.bsky.social · 6d

Soft as brie

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 6d

"Can we sell black characters in this political climate?" That is what Ubisoft asked itself and then answered, "No." Which is a skill issue and bigotry on THEIR part because black entertainers are out here selling their wares EVERY DAMN DAY, antiblackness be damned. Our culture MOVES NUMBERS.

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Evan Narcisse @evnarc.bsky.social · 6d

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 6d

"Can we sell black characters in this political climate?" That is what Ubisoft asked itself and then answered, "No." Which is a skill issue and bigotry on THEIR part because black entertainers are out here selling their wares EVERY DAMN DAY, antiblackness be damned. Our culture MOVES NUMBERS.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6d

yeah, trump has made very clear that he doesn’t think black people deserve to be in jobs of influence! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

www.nytimes.com

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 6d

This remains the most important piece i’ve written about the goals and ideological principles of the second Trump administration www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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Ibrahim Moustafa @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · 6d

#Comics folks, I need you to pull up to this one.

The world sucks right now, and we have the opportunity to do a little bit of good for a displaced and marginalized member of our community. Please join me in supporting this KS campaign!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/den...

If you're somebody who values supporting marginalized voices in comics, here's your chance to put your money where your values are!

The writer of this RINGO NOM’D INDIE COMIC (and a very dear friend of mine) is a Syrian Refugee who has been through more continuous hardships than I have space to list here; constantly navigating visa applications, unstable living conditions, predatory landlords (limited options as a refugee).

Anas just wants to make comics and live a normal life like what so many of us take for granted. Backing this campaign will help Anas to take the next step toward freedom and autonomy, helping to fund a move to another country with more stable employment options. This is truly one of the most important comics purchases you will ever make.

Middle Eastern and North African comics creators are some of the most underrepresented in the comics industry of the western world. Anas isn’t running a GoFundMe to support this move, and is not asking for charity. Simply, Anas is using their talent for storytelling, along with Dennis’ gorgeous art, to offer you a beautiful experience in the comics medium, that also goes toward funding a better life for Anas.

I’m so proud of Anas, and humbled by their experiences and perseverance. I would like to see Anas’ Dream realized, and I’d love to see this community help to make that happen. Please join me in pledging to the Etheres Kickstarter campaign! (link below).

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Evan Narcisse @evnarc.bsky.social · 6d

This is extremely loud

The Onion @theonion.com · 7d

Area Man Has Far Greater Knowledge Of Marvel Universe Than Own Family Tree https://theonion.com/area-man-has-far-greater-knowledge-of-marvel-universe-t-1819571080/

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Alyssa S. @drsepinwall.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you, Tony! And Ubisoft doesn't get a pass because it made some interesting games in the early 2010s - not if they abandon their commitment & go back to the same old colonialist history narratives!

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Alyssa S. @drsepinwall.bsky.social · 6d

☺️ Gosh - thank you, Evan! I've learned so much from you.

And YES, there is a history to this! 🙏

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Evan Narcisse @evnarc.bsky.social · 6d

the machete stay ready

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Evan Narcisse @evnarc.bsky.social · 6d

There's a history here, too. @drsepinwall.bsky.social's brilliant Slave Revolt on Screen covers decades of attempts to create film, TV, and video game projects that would have delved into Haitian Revolution.

bookshop.org/p/books/slav...

Slave Revolt on Screen: The Haitian Revolution in Film and Video Games

The Haitian Revolution in Film and Video Games

bookshop.org

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Evan Narcisse @evnarc.bsky.social · 6d

Wrote about it way back when.

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Evan Narcisse @evnarc.bsky.social · 6d

Y'know, when people have asked me about my dream game, I've always said a runaway slave + Underground Railroad project or something set in or around the Haitian Revolution.

Someone somewhere is already taking this on and infusing the work with all the courage that the subject matter deserves.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 6d

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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