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Drew Mackie
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“Make way for Superman!” said Superman as he punched everyone at the Coffee Bean. He/him. Los Angeles. Dog. Mustache.

Gayest Episode Ever: https://gayestepisodeever.com

Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games: https://thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com
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Oh, and this was a big one on the old site: All the ways that Popeye changed video games (mostly but not limited to Mario stuff). He may have (indirectly) inspired Mario's whole look, actually.

www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/how-pop...
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November 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM
“wait where did my house go?”
November 16, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I feel like gay men in general need an agreed-upon way to say “I am not looking to hook up. It’s a me thing. This is not a reflection on you.” Because saying that often does not yield the desired result.
November 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
She is damp and she has some demands
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
oh no a dog fell asleep on my arm and now i can’t go out in the rain oh no
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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i think peter thiel should have his fortune stripped on the way to prison and everyone who worked at gawker in 2014-16 should get $100 million
just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
November 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I want to walk around my neighborhood putting yellow sticky notes that say “no thank you, too soon” on Christmas decorations
November 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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And now for our least-requested topic: "Hollywood Dog!" This doomed FOX pilot from 1990 starred the voice of Hank Azaria as a crude Poochie-esque cartoon working among live-action actors. Guest: @drewgmackie.bsky.social of @gayestepisodeever.bsky.social
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November 12, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Just now occurred to me that whoever is making the Mario Galaxy movie was saddled with the unenviable task of differentiating Rosalina from Elsa, even though Rosalina debuted way before. But I am sure they’re like “We can’t have people thinking she’s an Elsa ripoff.”
November 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Build your own website, @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social says. I agree! It’s been great making my own hub that I control that exists how I want it, and you can too also!

aftermath.site/website-musk...
For The Love of God, Make Your Own Website - Aftermath
The internet felt like a limitless expanse of free expression. Now I usually end up at the same three or four websites.
aftermath.site
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This is high comedy, honestly
November 11, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Forgotten Fox pilot “Hollywood Dog” is part of Simpsons history—listen as we finally explore the Hank Azaria oddity on @talksimpsonspod.bsky.social!

We’re joined by @gayestepisodeever.bsky.social’s @drewgmackie.bsky.social for a wannabe Roger Rabbit!

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November 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The power of mu! There's an obscure bit of Chrono Trigger lore involving Masa & Mune's big sister, Doreen, that actually helps make sense of a random hanging thread in Super Mario Bros. 2. This one got super weird!

www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/how-non...
How Nonexistence Connects Chrono Trigger to Super Mario Bros. 2 — Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
Belthasar was off by one letter; all life actually begins with mu and and ends with mu!
www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Neighbor put this on the freebie curb, so I had to take it? But also I had to finish my dog walk carrying it and looking rather… theatrical — and past two different construction sites, too.
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Believe it or not, I made this for a post that's ultimately about Super Mario Bros. 2.
November 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Kandy Muse should voice Wendy O. Koopa. There, I said it.
November 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
All niche wikis are just a series of projections of the handful of weirdos who edit them, but the Stephen King wiki page for Stan Uris is WILD.
November 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“Come play with us.”
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Back when I worked at a newspaper I had an undermining coworker named Martha, and one day while installing something on her computer I set up an autocorrect to change every instance of Martha to Marsha. And so she’d just send out emails with the wrong name and I don’t think she ever noticed?
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I think I accidentally trained her to pose in the cutest possible way.
November 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Woohoo!

I'm quoted in today's NY Times piece about the 50th anniversary of the gay couple on the 1970s-80s sitcom BARNEY MILLER: Darryl and Marty.

#gay #queer #LGBTQ #sitcom
How the Cop Show ‘Barney Miller’ Made Gay TV History, 50 Years Ago
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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This episode brought to you by me reading the National Archives write up about the lawsuit involving Atari’s Asteroids vs clone game Meteors
One week early for our Patreon subscribers: @atariarchive.org @feitclub.bsky.social @mollipen.bsky.social & @mrose.ink offer testimony on legal battles over video game clones
Sign up & listen here: www.patreon.com/posts/142691...
November 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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absolutely not wading into P&R discourse in the year of our lord 2025, but I will say that the single-best critical account of the show I've seen (er, rather, heard) is this ep from @gayestepisodeever.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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My latest for @timeextension.com - I spoke to the former Nintendo of America market research analyst Jerry Momoda about how a chance encounter in a Washington bar led to an incredible 25-plus-year career in gaming.
November 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Going to start a business called Spiteful Drum Kits, where you can gift a drum set that will arrive fully assembled. The idea is that you can send these to homes that have children, and childfree people can use the threat of Spiteful Drum Kits as leverage in family negotiations.
November 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM