Tasha Robinson
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Polygon Entertainment Editor. Former editor at Verge, The Dissolve, The A.V. Club. Next Picture Show podcaster. My wheelhouse is full of weird stuff. She/her.
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Today in "Wait, WHAT?" I learned that Gene Wolfe — recondite, abstruse SF/F author Gene Wolfe — invented the machine that makes Pringles potato chips. It's on the company's own FAQ, which also implies his signature mustache may have inspired their ad mascot. www.pringles.com/en-us/faq.html
Part 1 of my incredibly joyous interview with @sambaschutte.bsky.social about the new PLURIBUS episode, playing faux James Bond, and what consent means to Mr. Diabaté, who's having a lot of sex with the hivemind.
"How was your first martini?"
"Oh my gosh, it was horrible. I did not like it at all."
"How was your first martini?"
"Oh my gosh, it was horrible. I did not like it at all."
Pluribus' most intriguing character unpacks his best scene yet
"I had to have my first martini ever, just to know what they're like. Oh my gosh, it was horrible."
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December 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Part 1 of my incredibly joyous interview with @sambaschutte.bsky.social about the new PLURIBUS episode, playing faux James Bond, and what consent means to Mr. Diabaté, who's having a lot of sex with the hivemind.
"How was your first martini?"
"Oh my gosh, it was horrible. I did not like it at all."
"How was your first martini?"
"Oh my gosh, it was horrible. I did not like it at all."
Oh, this hurts. Tammie was personally responsible for getting me to the Tribeca Film Festival, my first fest, and opening doors for me at Sundance as well. I knew her as a patient but enthusiastic booster of women in cinema, in criticism, and across the film industry. An absolute light in the field.
Tammie Rosen, Sundance and Tribeca Communications Chief, Dies at 49 Following Cancer Battle
Tammie Rosen, a chief communications officer at Sundance and Tribeca, has died at 49 after a battle with cancer.
variety.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Oh, this hurts. Tammie was personally responsible for getting me to the Tribeca Film Festival, my first fest, and opening doors for me at Sundance as well. I knew her as a patient but enthusiastic booster of women in cinema, in criticism, and across the film industry. An absolute light in the field.
I for one nervously welcome our new AI overlord hiring bots, HASH HASH HASH 01010000 01101100 01100101 01100001 01110011 01100101 00100000 01100100 01101111 01101110 00100111 01110100 00100000 01101101 01110101 01110010 01100100 01100101 01110010 00100000 01101101 01100101
Well, it finally happened. I had to talk to a robot named Alex to be considered for a job.
It started out OK. Alex was just praising me left and right. All I had to do was read aloud my pre-written reply copy for each question it asked me.
It started out OK. Alex was just praising me left and right. All I had to do was read aloud my pre-written reply copy for each question it asked me.
December 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I for one nervously welcome our new AI overlord hiring bots, HASH HASH HASH 01010000 01101100 01100101 01100001 01110011 01100101 00100000 01100100 01101111 01101110 00100111 01110100 00100000 01101101 01110101 01110010 01100100 01100101 01110010 00100000 01101101 01100101
Polygon once again celebrated Fangsgiving, where we go deep on vampires in late November. I used it to talk about V.E. Schwab's excellent, expansive, bestselling vampire novel BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL, and get her to dig into her deep beliefs on vampires and the LGBTQIA+ spectrum.
Vampires are inherently queer, says the author of 2025's best queer vampire novel
V.E. Schwab, author of the terrific 2025 bestseller Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, explains the queer vampire symbolism that precedes Dracula.
www.polygon.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Polygon once again celebrated Fangsgiving, where we go deep on vampires in late November. I used it to talk about V.E. Schwab's excellent, expansive, bestselling vampire novel BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL, and get her to dig into her deep beliefs on vampires and the LGBTQIA+ spectrum.
Don't anyone tell him this is not how tongues are supposed to work.
December 1, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Don't anyone tell him this is not how tongues are supposed to work.
I liked A24's ETERNITY fine. It's an enjoyably weird rom-com, a fantasy riff on A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH or DEFENDING YOUR LIFE. But the arbitrary, dystopian rules of its afterlife setting bugged me, so I asked writer-director David Freyne about them. I was not expecting him to blame ARC proteins.
Elizabeth Olsen's new afterlife rom-com has a strange scientific backstory
The dystopian afterlife in this Miles Teller/Elizabeth Olsen has a grounding in real brain science, the director explains.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I liked A24's ETERNITY fine. It's an enjoyably weird rom-com, a fantasy riff on A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH or DEFENDING YOUR LIFE. But the arbitrary, dystopian rules of its afterlife setting bugged me, so I asked writer-director David Freyne about them. I was not expecting him to blame ARC proteins.
WAKE UP DEAD MAN, Rian Johnson's new KNIVES OUT movie, is in select theaters starting today. (Theater finder at the link below.) Yes, it's coming to Netflix, but I cannot emphasize enough how much cinephiles need to see it in theaters while they can. It's a gorgeous, lush, big-screen-sized film.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | Official Website | November 27 2025
Watch the trailer, find screenings & book tickets for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery on the official site. In theaters November 27 2025 brought to you by Netflix. Directed by: Rian Johnson. St...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
WAKE UP DEAD MAN, Rian Johnson's new KNIVES OUT movie, is in select theaters starting today. (Theater finder at the link below.) Yes, it's coming to Netflix, but I cannot emphasize enough how much cinephiles need to see it in theaters while they can. It's a gorgeous, lush, big-screen-sized film.
The JoCo Cruise really is the most fun nerdy people are legally allowed to have on this planet. I still think about my past JoCo trips (and leading sea-shanty sing-alongs, and randomly meeting all sorts of creatives, and the incredible community collaboration projects) at least once a week.
The wait is over! Booking for JoCo Cruise 2027 is now live. Our mailing list got first crack at it - and cabins are already selling almost as fast as JoCo Cruise 2026... which sold out! Find out why 3k people love our "Summer Camp at Sea." Visit jococruise.com to get started!
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The JoCo Cruise really is the most fun nerdy people are legally allowed to have on this planet. I still think about my past JoCo trips (and leading sea-shanty sing-alongs, and randomly meeting all sorts of creatives, and the incredible community collaboration projects) at least once a week.
Talked to PLURIBUS movement coordinator Nito Larioza, a longtime stunt guy on everything from AVATAR to I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE. We got into how he pulled off the hivemind circle in ep. 4, "Please, Carol," but also just what makes a good pod person, and what he looks for in casting.
How Pluribus pulled off its biggest stunt yet, and why "Think of chocolate" is the series' key
Behind the scenes on episode 4, "Please, Carol," with Nito Larioza.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Talked to PLURIBUS movement coordinator Nito Larioza, a longtime stunt guy on everything from AVATAR to I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE. We got into how he pulled off the hivemind circle in ep. 4, "Please, Carol," but also just what makes a good pod person, and what he looks for in casting.
Rewatched part of PLURIBUS episode 4, "Please, Carol" for a piece I'm writing, and I was especially struck by Larry telling Carol that Helen ate cotton candy four times in her life. "Oh, you weren't there," he says, with a self-deprecating little chuckle. It's such a small moment, and it's so huge.
November 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Rewatched part of PLURIBUS episode 4, "Please, Carol" for a piece I'm writing, and I was especially struck by Larry telling Carol that Helen ate cotton candy four times in her life. "Oh, you weren't there," he says, with a self-deprecating little chuckle. It's such a small moment, and it's so huge.
Will two apples today keep two doctors away?
November 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Will two apples today keep two doctors away?
Oh @captainawkward.bsky.social, I believe you were specifically requesting your own copy of BLOODSONG OF WYCARO. Here you go! Just don't take it to one of Carol's signings, I hear she's pretty cranky, especially if you call her out on important maritime details.
Apple Makes ‘Pluribus’ Character’s ‘Bloodsong of Wycaro’ Book Available For Download
Apple has provided some companion reading for fans of 'Pluribus', full of proud, haughty corsairs and Mandovian spicefruit.
deadline.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Oh @captainawkward.bsky.social, I believe you were specifically requesting your own copy of BLOODSONG OF WYCARO. Here you go! Just don't take it to one of Carol's signings, I hear she's pretty cranky, especially if you call her out on important maritime details.
Absolutely wild. I could understand POKER FACE being too expensive for Peacock to want to continue it, but the idea of losing Natasha Lyonne in the lead role and replacing her with Peter Dinklage makes it such a profoundly different show. I mean, he's great, but Charlie is the heart of the series.
Mike Fleming Jr: Peacock Folds On ‘Poker Face’ Season 3; Rian Johnson Wants 2-Season Deal With Peter Dinklage As Lie Detector Sleuth Charlie Cale
Peacock Folds 'Poker Face' Season 3; Rian Johnson Wants A New Deal, Two Seasons With Peter Dinklage As Lie Detector Sleuth
deadline.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Absolutely wild. I could understand POKER FACE being too expensive for Peacock to want to continue it, but the idea of losing Natasha Lyonne in the lead role and replacing her with Peter Dinklage makes it such a profoundly different show. I mean, he's great, but Charlie is the heart of the series.
This is a gorgeous, insightful review.
"Without its humor, PLURIBUS might be too sad and too lonely to enjoy, but while Carol is isolated inside her own strange new world, her reactions are so funny and so human that she's easy to attach to as a character.
And still, it is so, so sad."
"Without its humor, PLURIBUS might be too sad and too lonely to enjoy, but while Carol is isolated inside her own strange new world, her reactions are so funny and so human that she's easy to attach to as a character.
And still, it is so, so sad."
One of the best shows in forever—achingly sad, hugely entertaining, and really REALLY thoughtful about important things like … the value of humanity. Really! And I gave away as little as I possibly could—almost nothing that’s not in the very opaque trailer.
In 'Pluribus,' isolation is the price of a frictionless life
The haunting new show from Vince Gilligan, who created Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, is set in Gilligan's now-signature location, Albuquerque.
www.npr.org
November 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This is a gorgeous, insightful review.
"Without its humor, PLURIBUS might be too sad and too lonely to enjoy, but while Carol is isolated inside her own strange new world, her reactions are so funny and so human that she's easy to attach to as a character.
And still, it is so, so sad."
"Without its humor, PLURIBUS might be too sad and too lonely to enjoy, but while Carol is isolated inside her own strange new world, her reactions are so funny and so human that she's easy to attach to as a character.
And still, it is so, so sad."
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Vince Gilligan's PLURIBUS premieres today on Apple TV, and it's hard to overstate how fascinated the Polygon crew has been with this show. It's addictive, it's startling, and it's easily the biggest discussion-starter series I've seen in 2025. I'm hoping it takes off like SEVERANCE. It deserves to.
November 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Vince Gilligan's PLURIBUS premieres today on Apple TV, and it's hard to overstate how fascinated the Polygon crew has been with this show. It's addictive, it's startling, and it's easily the biggest discussion-starter series I've seen in 2025. I'm hoping it takes off like SEVERANCE. It deserves to.
Found this spectacular 1963 interview during research for our latest @thenextpictureshow.bsky.social. Famed Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci interviews Federico Fellini about 8 1/2. She calls him a liar. He calls her a bitch, and a treasure, and tries to get her in bed. It's packed with revelation.
FEDERICO FELLINI: FAMOUS ITALIAN DIRECTOR - Interview by Oriana Fallaci - Scraps from the loft
Oriana Fallaci interviews Federico Fellini
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November 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Found this spectacular 1963 interview during research for our latest @thenextpictureshow.bsky.social. Famed Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci interviews Federico Fellini about 8 1/2. She calls him a liar. He calls her a bitch, and a treasure, and tries to get her in bed. It's packed with revelation.
Worst Cat in a rare morning moment of not being The Worst. Most mornings, Violet presents herself for washing and he gives her two vague licks, then bites her ear, like he's trying to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop.
November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Worst Cat in a rare morning moment of not being The Worst. Most mornings, Violet presents herself for washing and he gives her two vague licks, then bites her ear, like he's trying to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop.
Pictures really can't do justice to what's going on in the sky over Chicago right now, but here's the closest I've got.
November 2, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Pictures really can't do justice to what's going on in the sky over Chicago right now, but here's the closest I've got.
My favorite part of curating an annual #Noirvember recs list from the Polygon staff is learning about noir movies I've never seen. There are some bangers in the "deep cuts" section here.
The best noir movies to stream this #Noirvember
Join the Noirvember project, streaming noir picks from Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock to hidden gems and modern neo-noirs.
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November 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
My favorite part of curating an annual #Noirvember recs list from the Polygon staff is learning about noir movies I've never seen. There are some bangers in the "deep cuts" section here.
Have a buffalo.
October 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Have a buffalo.
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Big day! Here's the thing I've been working on for the past few months.
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We are live! Welcome to Design Room, a new independent games media site.
• We specialize in oral histories like the Final Fantasy 7 and Street Fighter 2 ones I (@mattleone.bsky.social) did at Polygon
• Our first big story is on Shadow of the Colossus: bit.ly/4hjwz8n
• See more: designroom.site
We are live! Welcome to Design Room, a new independent games media site.
• We specialize in oral histories like the Final Fantasy 7 and Street Fighter 2 ones I (@mattleone.bsky.social) did at Polygon
• Our first big story is on Shadow of the Colossus: bit.ly/4hjwz8n
• See more: designroom.site
Design Room
Video game oral histories
designroom.site
October 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Big day! Here's the thing I've been working on for the past few months.
I'm feeling weirdly down about the end of PEACEMAKER. Yeah, I get it, Chris Smith is not a good guy, he's done terrible things for terrible reasons, and he earns a lot of his pain through bad choices. But James Gunn so consistently offers him a tiny spark of hope just to twist the knife on him.
October 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I'm feeling weirdly down about the end of PEACEMAKER. Yeah, I get it, Chris Smith is not a good guy, he's done terrible things for terrible reasons, and he earns a lot of his pain through bad choices. But James Gunn so consistently offers him a tiny spark of hope just to twist the knife on him.
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Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
October 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop