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Atlantic Canadian game critic and demiwoman cryptid. (She/They) Words at Unwinnable, Endless Mode (previously Paste Games), and more Co-Editor of @tier-review.com https://muckrack.com/phoenix-simms [email protected] Avi by realrollsweat

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Phoenix @phoenixsimms.bsky.social · 5d

Giving (and close reading) flowers to @compulsiongames.bsky.social and their wonderful creative team. 💐

I hope Hazel has more adventures in the future!

Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 6d

"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.

unwinnable.com

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Stu Horvath @stuhorvath.com · 11h

In just one hour!

Stu Horvath @stuhorvath.com · 19h

Tonight! Games People Play returns to WFMU (@wfmu.bsky.social) to fill in for Bucci at 6pm! We're going to talk about games that people play, and also VAMPIRES, and also VAMPIRE GAMES. Bring your garlic: wfmu.org/playlists/GP

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Charlie Ashby @charlie-ashby.co.uk · 17h

RIP Drew Struzan - a man whose talent and imagination etched onto so many minds throughout the last 40+ years.

His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds.

A massive loss 💔

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 17h

Please be conscious if you protest this weekend that there are feds at the protest. They look like you and they sound like you, not like Steve Buscemi in that one clip with the skateboard. Thinking you can spot them is self delusion. Nobody you haven’t met needs to know your last name.

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SWAYHEM @swayart.bsky.social · 18h

Hi #portfolioday

My name is Sway, I’m a comic artist / illustrator done works for Marvel, DC, Entertainment Weekly, Magic : The Gathering and many more

If ur interested in working with me
Email: [email protected]

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Lackadaisy Tracy @lackadaisy.bsky.social · 4d

Hey everyone, we have some big news to share!

LACKADAISY - Last Call

A preview of Lackadaisy Season One - the Speakeasy is in its prime as Mitzi and the band regale the crowd with an original musical number, Last Call. This seemed like the ideal way to announce that Lackadaisy is now officially a ‪Glitch‬ Production!!

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Phoenix @phoenixsimms.bsky.social · 18h

I love your handwriting!

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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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dr. hazel 🐝 @hazelmonforton.com · 2d

Sadly, my contract with Blizzard ended in September. That means I'm looking for fulltime or contract work as a senior writer or narrative designer. If you need someone who can write sharp characters, poetic prose, and emotional stories, I'm available! www.hazelmonforton.com

dr. hazel 🐝 @hazelmonforton.com · Jul 8

It's #portfolioday! I'm presently a senior narrative designer at Blizzard, but before that I was at Bungie and Arkane. I wrote for the Writer's Guild award-nominated Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, and a bunch of critically acclaimed seasons and expansions in Destiny 2.

A scene from the High Heresy cinematic in Destiny 2: Heresy (2025)

A scene from the Safiyah cinematic from Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted (2022)

A scene from the final mission in Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (2017)

A cutscene featuring the Outsider from Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (2017)

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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 2d

We are now able to experience Whooping Cranes in ways that were unimaginable only a few decades ago. It's probably been hundreds of years since flocks, numbering in the dozens of individuals, danced together in the warm autumn light. #Birds #conservation #SK

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Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · 1d

Today, a thread to honor and celebrate #IndigenousPeoplesDay.
The world is so big, so there will be a second and maybe a third part.
We will begin with Zuni weaver We’wha (1849-1896).

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Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · Aug 27

We’wha (1849-1896), a notable weaver and potter Lhamana (Zuni Two Spirit), took on both masculine and feminine tasks as a Zuni cultural ambassador and pottery and textile artist.
Also a spiritual leader, We’wha endeavored to preserve the history, traditions, and knowledge of the Zuni people.

A black and white, full body portrait of We'wha, a highly respected cultural figure in Zuni culture, known as a "lhamana" (two spirits). We'wha is standing, looking at the camera, wearing traditional Zuni attire, with patterned clothing, woven belts, a long beaded necklace, and earrings. The hair is styled with side buns adorned with ribbons.

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 1d

CBS News would never put a thinly sourced 'story' by a rookie blogger like this on it's air. Until now. The Free Press isn't a journalism outlet, it's bloggers aren't reporters. This piece is more NYPost than Tiffany Network but I guess that's the goal.

www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...

Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming the NYC mayor, The Free Press reports

The Free Press spoke to several New York City Police Department officers who are worried about Zohran Mamdani becoming mayor. Olivia Reingold joins CBS News with more.

www.cbsnews.com

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Sandhya Dirks @audiosand.bsky.social · 2d

This is not isolated. I'm going to start a thread of other desecrations of Black and non white history and civil rights here:

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 3d

Extinguishing MLK's Eternal Flame is both outrageous and a hell of a metaphor for right now www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...

Eternal flame at Martin Luther King Jr.’s Atlanta burial site destroyed

Police say the man also urinated in the reflective pool.

www.wsbtv.com

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Olive 🍉 @limbischessystem.bsky.social · 6d

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Doaa is an embroiderer.
She managed to escape to Egypt
with her 6yo child Omar who has autism.
Doaa is now with no support.
The rest of her family remained in Gaza.
She is trying to help Omar and
her family in Gaza.

Please help.

✅ Verified by Molly Shah

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Olive 🍉 @limbischessystem.bsky.social · 6d

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · Feb 27

Doaa sent me some photos of her lovely embroidery ❤️

Photo of a circular bag with a gold chain and some beautiful geometric embroidery and blue red green and yellow colors

Photo of a black bag with tatreez embroidery on it

Photo of a smaller black bag on a table with gorgeous rainbow colored geometric embroidery on it

Photo of a navy bag with a bunch of grid, geometric embroidery, in rainbow colors on it

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 4d

Naoise's brother is asking Irish people to please contact the government #Speirgorm

My sister @NaoiseDolan, alongside other members of the Thousand Madleens flotilla, has been abducted by Israeli forces while on a humanitarian mission to break the illegal siege and deliver aid to Gaza.
Please join me in urging the Irish government to demand their safe return.

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Natalie Zed 🍁 @nataliezed.bsky.social · 7d

Getting to show you all this cover and announce that VILLAIN is officially coming out in May of next year is such a joy and a relief i don't even know how to express it.
www.harpercollins.com/products/vil...

the cover for a book entitled Villain by Natalie Zina Walschots. the cover is a bright magenta with dark blue and teal lettering for the title, and the author's name is in yellow. there is an image of the silhouette of a woman carrying a cane, surrounded by the silhouettes of five superheroes.

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rowan kaiser @rowan.monster · 5d

I'd really appreciate if writers these days took a look at their characters doing therapyspeak and whether that's appropriate for their work and their world.

By "therapyspeak" I mean speaking like this: "This is the emotion I'm feeling, and feeling that emotion makes me want to act in a way"

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madeline @mads.haus · 5d

really strong piece that speaks to a lot of issues I have with Hades but do not want to deal with its fans enough to say. concise, robust, researched writing from Grace as ever.

Endless Mode @endlessmode.bsky.social · 5d

Hades II demeans the mystery and grandeur of myth through its shallow writing and unserious tone, writes @gracemachine.bsky.social. www.endlessmode.com/video-games/...

Hades II's Ill-Defined, Unserious World Undermines the Depth and Power of Mythology

With its cardboard cutout characters, Hades II flattens the fearful, uneasy mystery of its mythic inspirations.

www.endlessmode.com

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Phoenix @phoenixsimms.bsky.social · 5d

Please read, share, and donate to Juno’s work. 💖

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 5d

𝒊 𝒂𝒎 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕, 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒎 𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆 (ⁱ ᵖᵘᵇˡⁱˢʰ ᵃʷᵃʳᵈ-ʷᵒʳᵗʰʸ ʷᵒʳᵈˢ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸ ᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ᵀʰᵘʳˢᵈᵃʸ)

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GIRL MUSIC 012: THE WHITE STRIPES | MEG WHITE AND JACK WHITE | “HEY LITTLE APPLE BLOSSOM, COME AND TELL ME WHAT YOU’RE THINKING”
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October 9, 2025

Juno Rylee Schultz

“With the White Stripes, we were trying to trick people into not realizing we were playing the blues.”

GIRL MUSIC is independent music journalism for anyone that loves pretty art and music.

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“I got into blues in my late teens. I knew about Robert Johnson from the bands that covered him. And when I heard him, I thought it was OK. Then I heard Son House’s a cappella song “Grinning in Your Face” [from the 1965 Columbia album Father of Folk Blues]. That was a transformative moment. There’s nothing there, just that voice. And what he was singing made so much sense to me.”

— JACK WHITE, Rolling Stone, 2005

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Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social · 5d

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Phoenix @phoenixsimms.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you! That means a lot to me. And thank you and your team once more. This game was a real bright spot this year for me. ✨

Phoenix @phoenixsimms.bsky.social · 5d

@zeestermeester.bsky.social and @epistellar.bsky.social, you and your team should be ridiculously proud of this stunning game. 💜

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