alexa
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video game and history enjoyer. unfortunate thought haver……… cooking up some game writing. watch this space
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“Our father is dead.”
“I still can’t believe I am saying those words.”
The obituary I wrote for Shigeru MIzuki, easily one of the most influential manga artists of all time, second perhaps only to Osamu Tezuka.
He died more than 10 years ago today.
www.tcj.com/the-life-and...
“I still can’t believe I am saying those words.”
The obituary I wrote for Shigeru MIzuki, easily one of the most influential manga artists of all time, second perhaps only to Osamu Tezuka.
He died more than 10 years ago today.
www.tcj.com/the-life-and...
The Life and Death of Shigeru Mizuki, 1922-2015 - The Comics Journal
His English translator remembers the great and influential cartoonist.
www.tcj.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:03 AM
“Our father is dead.”
“I still can’t believe I am saying those words.”
The obituary I wrote for Shigeru MIzuki, easily one of the most influential manga artists of all time, second perhaps only to Osamu Tezuka.
He died more than 10 years ago today.
www.tcj.com/the-life-and...
“I still can’t believe I am saying those words.”
The obituary I wrote for Shigeru MIzuki, easily one of the most influential manga artists of all time, second perhaps only to Osamu Tezuka.
He died more than 10 years ago today.
www.tcj.com/the-life-and...
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It's the last day of the month and my first blog post in a while... so, how do you paint November?
A blog about Pentiment, creativity and game development.
florencesmithnicholls.com/2025/11/30/h...
A blog about Pentiment, creativity and game development.
florencesmithnicholls.com/2025/11/30/h...
How We Paint November
For a long time, people told me to play Pentiment. It’s an adventure role-playing game set in 16th century Bavaria. It’s historical. So I should like it, right? The thing is, I’m less interested in…
florencesmithnicholls.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It's the last day of the month and my first blog post in a while... so, how do you paint November?
A blog about Pentiment, creativity and game development.
florencesmithnicholls.com/2025/11/30/h...
A blog about Pentiment, creativity and game development.
florencesmithnicholls.com/2025/11/30/h...
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Japanese pattern book, early 19th c, cataloguing stencil patterns that could be printed onto fabric for a kimono
November 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Japanese pattern book, early 19th c, cataloguing stencil patterns that could be printed onto fabric for a kimono
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Devs were only allowed a few (I believe two) tickets per nomination before Geoff charged them. Resale tickets were in the hundreds. And we all know what happened to Future Class (if you don’t, read my piece).
November 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Devs were only allowed a few (I believe two) tickets per nomination before Geoff charged them. Resale tickets were in the hundreds. And we all know what happened to Future Class (if you don’t, read my piece).
it took a while for me to come around to this opinion but. i do not like rachel sennott
November 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
it took a while for me to come around to this opinion but. i do not like rachel sennott
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Incredible stat:
On the last Five Occasions that at least Three Drivers were involved in the title decider - 1981, 1983, 1986, 2007 & 2010 - The driver leading the championship heading into the race never went on to win the title.
Can Norris break the curse?
redd.it/1pap8wr
#F1 #AbuDhabiGP
On the last Five Occasions that at least Three Drivers were involved in the title decider - 1981, 1983, 1986, 2007 & 2010 - The driver leading the championship heading into the race never went on to win the title.
Can Norris break the curse?
redd.it/1pap8wr
#F1 #AbuDhabiGP
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November 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Incredible stat:
On the last Five Occasions that at least Three Drivers were involved in the title decider - 1981, 1983, 1986, 2007 & 2010 - The driver leading the championship heading into the race never went on to win the title.
Can Norris break the curse?
redd.it/1pap8wr
#F1 #AbuDhabiGP
On the last Five Occasions that at least Three Drivers were involved in the title decider - 1981, 1983, 1986, 2007 & 2010 - The driver leading the championship heading into the race never went on to win the title.
Can Norris break the curse?
redd.it/1pap8wr
#F1 #AbuDhabiGP
just made the horrible realization that waterboy is essentially a way more intense version of (fanon) mgs 1 otacon.
November 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM
just made the horrible realization that waterboy is essentially a way more intense version of (fanon) mgs 1 otacon.
i am so very cheesed by demonschool being inspired by persona 2. real ones know how crazy i got about that game during the pandemic and it kinda breaks my mind (in a good way) that game devs would look to that game for inspiration
November 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
i am so very cheesed by demonschool being inspired by persona 2. real ones know how crazy i got about that game during the pandemic and it kinda breaks my mind (in a good way) that game devs would look to that game for inspiration
hahaha yes… Yesss!!
watched more demonschool. one way you can tell it's specifically inspired by persona 2 isn't just the artstyle, but the pacing. persona 2 is the crank 2 of JRPGs, hitting the gas from the start and never stopping, polar opposite of P3-5. demonschool similarly just gets right into things ASAP.
November 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM
hahaha yes… Yesss!!
just realized that i’m high key not following enough indie devs on here esp in relation to how many i followed back on the other app. need to amend that expeditiously
November 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
just realized that i’m high key not following enough indie devs on here esp in relation to how many i followed back on the other app. need to amend that expeditiously
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RPG games should have a strawberry soju item where first two turns after you drink it you take no damage but after it ALL hits at once like real soju
November 30, 2025 at 5:18 AM
RPG games should have a strawberry soju item where first two turns after you drink it you take no damage but after it ALL hits at once like real soju
it’s really interesting how the impact of japanese print culture (fashion magazines, weekly shojo publications that included serialized horror) on early 2000s japanese horror games with female protags kinda goes unnoticed in the west due to lack of circulation-
November 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
it’s really interesting how the impact of japanese print culture (fashion magazines, weekly shojo publications that included serialized horror) on early 2000s japanese horror games with female protags kinda goes unnoticed in the west due to lack of circulation-
currently brainstorming a thing about silent hill f’s connection to the early days of the shojo horror manga subgenre in the 60s-70s and it’s surprisingly like, many such cases of men writing really good and resonant horror manga on the female experience
“write only what you know” is bullshit because a man wrote silent hill f and this shit rocks!!!! its feminist core resonates SO strongly if you’re a woman!!!!
November 30, 2025 at 2:54 AM
currently brainstorming a thing about silent hill f’s connection to the early days of the shojo horror manga subgenre in the 60s-70s and it’s surprisingly like, many such cases of men writing really good and resonant horror manga on the female experience
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I think the corollary that a lot of people miss about "write what you know" is that *you have the power to know more things.* Research and talking to people are a central part of writing!
“write only what you know” is bullshit because a man wrote silent hill f and this shit rocks!!!! its feminist core resonates SO strongly if you’re a woman!!!!
November 30, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I think the corollary that a lot of people miss about "write what you know" is that *you have the power to know more things.* Research and talking to people are a central part of writing!
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Clair Obscur might be the perfect example of videogame 'Oscar Bait'. Glossy and professionally produced, mostly realistic aesthetics, a familiar genre with a little twist, a Meaningful And Emotional story, and safely within the social mores of western pop culture. No asian 'weirdness' here!
November 30, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Clair Obscur might be the perfect example of videogame 'Oscar Bait'. Glossy and professionally produced, mostly realistic aesthetics, a familiar genre with a little twist, a Meaningful And Emotional story, and safely within the social mores of western pop culture. No asian 'weirdness' here!
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this week's transmission: architectural refinement, biomechanical intertwining, nutritional value
November 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
this week's transmission: architectural refinement, biomechanical intertwining, nutritional value
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I remember Dawning Realization Month for the NFT people too. Think this is going to take much longer because of how wrapped up the whole economy is in this, but it really feels like it's happening.
Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother
November 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I remember Dawning Realization Month for the NFT people too. Think this is going to take much longer because of how wrapped up the whole economy is in this, but it really feels like it's happening.
immaculate fcking vibes i just said Yes God !!
ICYMI, we released our demo last week! ✨
As Canadians, we are almost due for the grey, the cold, and the mush. But... what if you had a window into a gorgeous balcony of plants both alive and undead where you can cast spells, avoid errands, and try to pet ghost bees?
🌞🔮🌼➡ tiny.cc/wishlistushere
As Canadians, we are almost due for the grey, the cold, and the mush. But... what if you had a window into a gorgeous balcony of plants both alive and undead where you can cast spells, avoid errands, and try to pet ghost bees?
🌞🔮🌼➡ tiny.cc/wishlistushere
November 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
immaculate fcking vibes i just said Yes God !!
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Finding inspiration in the creative suffering this documentary is already making me feel. I would love for this to document how easy things came together for this team but there is a feeling of “of course, this shouldn’t be easy…right?” You don’t have to suffer for art but resilience, that’s key.
🚨NEW DOC ALERT🕹️
The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6m...
After over 18 months of research, interviews & editing our Disco Elysium series is here.
In this first episode we focus on the cultural and personal foundations of the world of Elysium.
The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6m...
After over 18 months of research, interviews & editing our Disco Elysium series is here.
In this first episode we focus on the cultural and personal foundations of the world of Elysium.
The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations
YouTube video by /noclip
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Finding inspiration in the creative suffering this documentary is already making me feel. I would love for this to document how easy things came together for this team but there is a feeling of “of course, this shouldn’t be easy…right?” You don’t have to suffer for art but resilience, that’s key.
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Some friends last weekend kinda landed on a working theory that Important Art Museums are some of the last places random Americans will be exposed to surprise in art that might make them feel something--even if the feeling is distaste--because you go as a Tourist Destination and can't pick the art.
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Some friends last weekend kinda landed on a working theory that Important Art Museums are some of the last places random Americans will be exposed to surprise in art that might make them feel something--even if the feeling is distaste--because you go as a Tourist Destination and can't pick the art.
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ME POSTING: Good pussy sound like the Silent Hill radio
ME AFTER I NOTICE A FAMOUS PERSON JUST FOLLOWED ME: More than ever it is so inportant to be apprised of all that is to be and furthermore to learn of all that could in the best manner we are able as this is the true delight of Life
ME AFTER I NOTICE A FAMOUS PERSON JUST FOLLOWED ME: More than ever it is so inportant to be apprised of all that is to be and furthermore to learn of all that could in the best manner we are able as this is the true delight of Life
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
ME POSTING: Good pussy sound like the Silent Hill radio
ME AFTER I NOTICE A FAMOUS PERSON JUST FOLLOWED ME: More than ever it is so inportant to be apprised of all that is to be and furthermore to learn of all that could in the best manner we are able as this is the true delight of Life
ME AFTER I NOTICE A FAMOUS PERSON JUST FOLLOWED ME: More than ever it is so inportant to be apprised of all that is to be and furthermore to learn of all that could in the best manner we are able as this is the true delight of Life
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
back when i subscribed to the new yorker this shit used to baffle me so much lol like what ye olde dictionary are they using
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When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
November 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
back when i subscribed to the new yorker this shit used to baffle me so much lol like what ye olde dictionary are they using