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@bijan.bsky.social
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writer @compulsiongames.bsky.social, music critic @thenation.com, playing characters on @funcityventures.bsky.social
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writer @compulsiongames.bsky.social, music critic @thenation.com, playing characters on @funcityventures.bsky.social
bijanstephen.blog/about
bald emma stone really putting the bug in bugonia
November 15, 2025 at 1:26 AM
bald emma stone really putting the bug in bugonia
exact same way i felt about pandemic graffiti. environmental storytelling is just Like That
Again, to every videogame writer who wrote funny emails to read in an immersive sim/etc. where I rolled my eyes and said out loud, "lol like anyone would ever email something this on the nose", again, sorry, I was wrong, life sucks, you nailed it
November 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
exact same way i felt about pandemic graffiti. environmental storytelling is just Like That
one of the most horrifying things i've ever read
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
one of the most horrifying things i've ever read
really excellent piece from amanda on ulta, which is fascinating
For the cover of Businessweek’s December issue, I wrote about the reigning queen of America’s strip malls: Ulta Beauty, the country’s biggest beauty retailer (yes, bigger than Sephora) and quietly one of the more fascinating retailers in the country. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
How Beauty Behemoth Ulta Conquered the American Strip Mall
The retailer built an $11 billion business by acting more like Home Depot than like Sephora.
www.bloomberg.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
really excellent piece from amanda on ulta, which is fascinating
excellent piece on tolkien, the changing faces of d&d, and the history of ~fantasy racism~. good shit in here
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
excellent piece on tolkien, the changing faces of d&d, and the history of ~fantasy racism~. good shit in here
ah but it was always a dream. you see bond was the fading dream of an empire that had just realized it too could die
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
ah but it was always a dream. you see bond was the fading dream of an empire that had just realized it too could die
happening RIGHT NOW! tune in, if ya dare
The Starfriends Kickstarter ends in 48 hours! We're closing it out with a mini-tournament stream feat. various legends facing off for honor, glory, and a custom Starfriend drawn live during a special Buchla synth set by Nick Sylvester. Join our discord now to save the date: starfriends.online/stream
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
happening RIGHT NOW! tune in, if ya dare
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A fine day to remember Jim Harbaugh's unique relationship with "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" and the remarkable interpretive work that his and other football brains have done on this important text. (This is a gift link; I believe this news must be shared widely.) defector.com/the-edmund-f...
The Edmund Fitzgerald Is Inspiring Jim Harbaugh And Michigan Football To Achieve "Lake Mindset" | Defector
The popular culture of the 1970s is almost impossible to parse in retrospect. The people making the movies and music and television of the era were horny and ambitious and earnest, they were ingesting...
defector.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A fine day to remember Jim Harbaugh's unique relationship with "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" and the remarkable interpretive work that his and other football brains have done on this important text. (This is a gift link; I believe this news must be shared widely.) defector.com/the-edmund-f...
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I’m streaming tomorrow with pals!
@robdubbin.bsky.social @bijan.bsky.social @garrett.bsky.social @teddydief.com
Join the discord now to save the date: starfriends.online/stream
@robdubbin.bsky.social @bijan.bsky.social @garrett.bsky.social @teddydief.com
Join the discord now to save the date: starfriends.online/stream
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
I’m streaming tomorrow with pals!
@robdubbin.bsky.social @bijan.bsky.social @garrett.bsky.social @teddydief.com
Join the discord now to save the date: starfriends.online/stream
@robdubbin.bsky.social @bijan.bsky.social @garrett.bsky.social @teddydief.com
Join the discord now to save the date: starfriends.online/stream
beer yearns for the koozie.
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 AM
beer yearns for the koozie.
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The Starfriends Kickstarter ends in 48 hours! We're closing it out with a mini-tournament stream feat. various legends facing off for honor, glory, and a custom Starfriend drawn live during a special Buchla synth set by Nick Sylvester. Join our discord now to save the date: starfriends.online/stream
November 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
The Starfriends Kickstarter ends in 48 hours! We're closing it out with a mini-tournament stream feat. various legends facing off for honor, glory, and a custom Starfriend drawn live during a special Buchla synth set by Nick Sylvester. Join our discord now to save the date: starfriends.online/stream
if u see an instagram story like from me just keep it pushing. ive drinks
November 9, 2025 at 6:53 AM
if u see an instagram story like from me just keep it pushing. ive drinks
i don't know anything about magic but god damn what a piece of writing
the greatest magic writer ever strikes again and again and again and again
www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2025/11/one-...
www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2025/11/one-...
One Battle Damage After Another
Writing from a cold and sanitized chain hotel, Rob ponders the effect that wear (or lack thereof) has on the value of our items.
www.hipstersofthecoast.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
i don't know anything about magic but god damn what a piece of writing
lads i think we have a big fucking problem on our hands www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/bias...
November 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
lads i think we have a big fucking problem on our hands www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/bias...
learned a guy i know is a jeweler and he showed us a custom bracelet that looked somewhat like chrome hearts. on the other hand it also looked a lot like space invaders.
unrelated: now i need a 14k gold bracelet with 5 karats of diamonds that threatens the earth
unrelated: now i need a 14k gold bracelet with 5 karats of diamonds that threatens the earth
November 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
learned a guy i know is a jeweler and he showed us a custom bracelet that looked somewhat like chrome hearts. on the other hand it also looked a lot like space invaders.
unrelated: now i need a 14k gold bracelet with 5 karats of diamonds that threatens the earth
unrelated: now i need a 14k gold bracelet with 5 karats of diamonds that threatens the earth
this guy should never have to pay for a sandwich in that town ever again
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
this guy should never have to pay for a sandwich in that town ever again
if you're interested in learning more about mark flitman and the video game history foundation, i wrote a piece for @newyorker.com a few years back where i got to watch the vghf at work -- at mark flitman's house! www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-...
November 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
if you're interested in learning more about mark flitman and the video game history foundation, i wrote a piece for @newyorker.com a few years back where i got to watch the vghf at work -- at mark flitman's house! www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-...
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The biggest day in esports has arrived. Q-UP is out. store.steampowered.com/app/3730790/...
Save 10% on Q-UP on Steam
Sick of long queues, unfair matchups, and arbitrary reflex tests? Try Q-UP, the coin flipping eSport. It's one part clicker, one part multiplayer strategy game, one part demented capitalism simulator,...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The biggest day in esports has arrived. Q-UP is out. store.steampowered.com/app/3730790/...
a lot of what i see being called "libbing out" is just people starting to believe that good things are in fact possible
November 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
a lot of what i see being called "libbing out" is just people starting to believe that good things are in fact possible
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Folks who make video games! @officialgdc.bsky.social is running the annual State of the Industry survey again. You should take the chance to weigh in!
The survey's gone through a major overhaul this year and your voice will matter even more: gdconf.typeform.com/SOTI26
The survey's gone through a major overhaul this year and your voice will matter even more: gdconf.typeform.com/SOTI26
2026 State of the Game Industry
The gaming industry's most comprehensive annual survey is back, and we're casting a wider net than ever before. Whether you're a developer, executive, investor, marketer, educator, or any other profes...
gdconf.typeform.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Folks who make video games! @officialgdc.bsky.social is running the annual State of the Industry survey again. You should take the chance to weigh in!
The survey's gone through a major overhaul this year and your voice will matter even more: gdconf.typeform.com/SOTI26
The survey's gone through a major overhaul this year and your voice will matter even more: gdconf.typeform.com/SOTI26
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Thoughts on Zohran's victory.
www.unpopularfront.news/p/thoughts-o...
www.unpopularfront.news/p/thoughts-o...
Thoughts on a Victory
From Gaza to New York
www.unpopularfront.news
November 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Thoughts on Zohran's victory.
www.unpopularfront.news/p/thoughts-o...
www.unpopularfront.news/p/thoughts-o...
in retrospect i should have known mamdani was gonna win a couple weeks ago when a barista made a covfefe joke to me while i was ordering a coffee
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
in retrospect i should have known mamdani was gonna win a couple weeks ago when a barista made a covfefe joke to me while i was ordering a coffee
shorter mamdani: the soul still burns (SOUL CALIBER 2, Namco, 2002)
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
shorter mamdani: the soul still burns (SOUL CALIBER 2, Namco, 2002)
nyc got the cutie patootie mayor and the bars are going crazy brother
November 5, 2025 at 4:24 AM
nyc got the cutie patootie mayor and the bars are going crazy brother