Excited to officially share that I'll be with Endless Mode for the rest of the year! This is my first news post on the site, and I'm happy to say that you'll be seeing a lot more writing from me over the next few months.

first post from Endless Mode's newest intern @faroukk.bsky.social.

Incredibly grateful that she was here with us doing her work for as long as she was. Goodnight Jane ♥️

guy in 3000 bc: remember when tools were made of stone 🪨 now every thing is bronze 😡 we used to live in cave ⛰️ now we sleep in hut 😪 instead of hunting ox 🐮 we make them pull plow 🌾 who else wish we could go back 😩

Wow Blippo+ is so much fun. It's crazy how well it captures the feeling of flipping through tv channels, and it's surprising how long it's been since I've actually felt this feeling! Scrolling through various apps really isn't the same. Old TV was a unique experience.

Just preordered a burger

🚨SPOILERS🚨: I wrote about the ~ENDING~ of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER; what it says about the past, present, and future of this country; and how beautifully it envisions an "I have friends everywhere" mode of resistance. again, SPOILERS. at @vulture.com: www.vulture.com/article/one-...

Last night I finally watched Hard Eight which means I’ve now seen PTA’s entire filmography. This is where I’m currently at with my ranking:

Loved this OBAA piece from @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social. Glad it gets into del Toro's Sensei character. I was weeping in the sequence where he and his network jump into action with such precision in the midst of calamity. So meaningful seeing what helping people looks like when stakes are dire.

Seated for the new Paul Thomas Anderson

I've been hit by tech layoffs, which means I'm open for full-time marketing work in social media, content, events, and pretty much anything else you can think of. I've transferred my 12+ years of marketing skills across anime, games, TV, comics, and tech.. and I'm funny 😋.. TY for any shares/leads ❤️

I need to go see a movie about this

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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me every single time I enter a new location in Silksong: wow, this is the meanest place yet

New: 404 Media is suing ICE. We have filed a lawsuit demanding ICE release its $2 million contract with Paragon, a company that makes powerful spyware to break into phones and read encrypted messages. This is expensive for a small outlet but this info is important www.404media.co/were-suing-i...

"If doubling back bothered me, I would not be able to live in my own body" ❤️

In case you missed it:

Excited to be sharing my debut at Inverse: For its 50th Anniversary, I wrote about Sidney Lumet's Dog Day Afternoon, and the film's portrayal of the rotten theatrics of violence that American culture is built on www.inverse.com/entertainmen...

so when does this joker start telling jokes

every day I see a spoiler for a location in Silksong that makes me go "jesus christ how is there even more stuff in this game?"

I don't think pointing out the fascists' 'hypocrisy' is a good use of time. It's not hypocrisy, it's hierarchy. They actually do believe that they have the right and obligation to dominate you because they are superior to you. They are using their power not being hypocritical.

Chicago International Film Festival has announced this year’s films, and my god this is one of the most stacked lineups CIFF has ever had. Literally every major film getting talked about from this year is here. www.chicagofilmfestival.com/festival/all...

he was a champion of free speech and if you disagree youre under arrest

One Big Bold Beautiful Battle After Another

this essay is as good and maddening as you’ve heard bidoun.org/articles/hou...

I hope the Criterion mobile closet gets to hang out with a Wienermobile while it's in Chicago next month

"They're politicians, what are they supposed to do? Literally fight in the streets?" Unashamed to say this made me cry.

Re-upping this because we still need some help 🙏

Javier Bardem at the #Emmys: "Here I am today denouncing the genocide in Gaza... Free Palestine!" (via @Variety)

"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys

watching little birds take a dirt bath always brings a smile to my face

sometimes tv is good but then I watch a really good movie and I go "wow tv has not even come close to this yet"

I'm going back through some of this year's earlier film releases that I missed, and I think I've found my current favorite film of the year: boxd.it/b2jftL

I wrote about Charlie Kirk and the viral content machine that sprang to life in the wake of his shooting — and how this time, even people running the country are partaking in the churn. www.theverge.com/analysis/776...

Phenomenal piece here from Lindsey "So much of American storytelling about small towns is either nostalgic, cloying, or dismissive. They are either romanticized as heartland idylls or lampooned as backwards hickvilles. Eddington does something rarer: It treats the town as a petri dish."

i wrote about eddington’s data center and the danger of ignorance toward rural american communities: the places that house these AI centers and the real people living there who pay the price for urban comforts.

this Silksong video game is being very mean to me

going through some major life changes (I updated my 4 favorite films on the movie app)

For @newyorker.com I wrote about the censorship of trans art. I spoke to many of my favorite artists from Puppies Puppies to Creighton Baxter, thought about strategic opacity, Amy Sherald, and whether or not we have had great trans artists. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Nicholas Braun’s character in Splitsville might be an all-time guy

WHY CAN'T I PET THE BELL BEAST

what is everyone's predictions for what the titular "silk song" is going to be at the end of the game? I hope it's get lucky by daft punk

hornet photo study

Another win for the Wii U‼️‼️

I'm on that good books and movies too

made a lil' illustration to promote SEGA's latest steam sale!! very honoured to be asked to make this ! 💜✨

In case you missed it: I'm in this month's issue of Exploits writing about The Pitt, and what it's like watching a medical drama praised for its realistic portrayal of the crises facing healthcare workers in the U.S. while doctors are being killed in Gaza.

Here's a little pick-me-up for plague season. This month's issue of Exploits covers some of your favorite media, including Persona 4, The Pitt, and GTA. Buy: buff.ly/azzHQ1E Subscribe: buff.ly/bFjRXNr Read J Barnes' essay on GTA IV: buff.ly/rrUTlG9

Sharing that I'm in @unwinnable.com's 90th issue of their Exploits Magazine. I wrote about The Pitt, and what it's like watching a realistic portrayal of the realities facing healthcare workers while doctors are being killed in Gaza. Read that and more here: unwinnable.bigcartel.com/product/expl...