over a year ago, i gave a talk at the xoxo conference about a mural, a mcdonald’s, and a man. (but it was also secretly about life, and legacy, and meaning.) finally, i’m blogging the full story, with behind-the-scenes details, and a video of the talk. enjoy. cabel.com/wes-cook-and...

"But I do think culturally we are back to brunch." This month in Dialogue, @austinwalker.bsky.social goes long on craft, industry, and doing the work.

🎶35 Electric - The New and More Popular You

new blog post: jon taffer, the virtuous capitalist blog.dante.cool/jon-taffer-t...

I will be at GDC this year! Surprise. If you're also going to be at GDC and want to meet me/hang out feel free to contact me here or via email.

Imperialism by Lenin continues to be extremely relevant. If you want to understand the capitalist world we live in and financial oligarchy, and the parasitism of modern capitalism read Imperialism by Lenin

watched THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ letterboxd.com/videodante/f...

I got your Project 2029 right here

new blog post: what is Highguard (2026)? blog.dante.cool/what-is-high...

new blog post: what is Highguard (2026)? blog.dante.cool/what-is-high...

new blog post: bad movies blog.dante.cool/bad-movies/

the democrats in power are letting this all happen because it aligns with their class interests and the wants of their wealthy owners. if they wanted to stop it they would fight it but they support ice, the police, and the military, which is why they always vote to give them more money and power.

watched ALL THAT JAZZ (1979) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ letterboxd.com/videodante/f...

A fresh one from me! I wrote about fandom, what characters "deserve," lesbians and our desire to Return To The Past. What does it mean to wind back the clock and why does that seem to be *the* thing many folks want from art now? aftermath.site/life-is-stra...

It's time. Perfect Tides: Station to Station is out on PC and Mac. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESUK...

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HORSES was nominated for the Grand Prize and Nuovo Award at the 2026 Independent Games Festival! What a great opportunity to give shoutouts to the incredible talent that made this production possible. Check out the following posts to find out who they are, and what else they worked on! Thread:

hello portland you can buy my freaking comic at floating world comics my favorite comic store of all time <3

new blog post: The Dante Game Awards 2025 blog.dante.cool/the-dante-ga...

[people lashing out at each other because society is crumbling and we all feel powerless] yeah haha this site has the juice

Written over 100 years ago, the lesson is still being learned to this day. It is more relevant today than it was when it was originally written. Read for free: www.marxists.org/archive/leni...

watched AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH (2025) ⭐⭐⭐ letterboxd.com/videodante/f...

“I don’t support irans government but” “I condem Hamas but” “I don’t support Venezuela or Cuba but” Do you know you are an imperialist running dog

new blog post: i don't think i actually like pluribus blog.dante.cool/i-dont-think...

you’re right! it feels mostly awful to Go Online™, these days. the internet in a sad state, for reason after reason after reason. but there is a way to fix it; to trade the voidful howling for a quiet & joyful song. here’s how to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.

new blog post: The Podcasts I Loved in 2025 blog.dante.cool/the-podcasts... the first in a couple 2025-in-review posts. Of course, I have to start with my faves... the pod casts.

I only celebrate one year: the Human year.

watched STRANGE DAYS (1995) ⭐⭐⭐⭐½ letterboxd.com/videodante/f...

i’m hearing reports that IMMORTALITY is the official selection by gamers for maximum cozying up on the couch / by the fireplace vibes… ❤️‍🔥 and!! wishlisting PROJECT C and PROJECT D is the next coziest thing you can do this winter break 😇

Frankly at this point I think talking about "safety tools" on LLM chatbots is mealy-mouthed garbage. The moderate position is that the people who built these systems should never be allowed to touch a keyboard again.

that’s why we love you creeper you’re a real ass dude

If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans. youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...

let’s relax today

Warmhearted ♥️ - Acrylic on canvas I've been dipping my toes back into acrylic painting so to warm back up I made this portrait. Can't wait to paint more!

I hate to be this guy but I do think there's a moral imperative to switching to Linux, I think it is the most important thing you can do if you really believe Microsoft is an irredeemably evil company.

not to be glib but a lot of discussions about AI will be solved very quick if you just become communist

"look we're not using AI in the final product we're just using it to speed up the conceptual stage" is what a lot of dopes affecting an enlightened middle position keep saying. I truly do not get that one. You hate imagining stuff? You don't like thinking and conceptualizing? Get a grip

35 Electric stars Shirley Wright, a former model who finds it surprisingly difficult to adjust to a new town. Just what are the neighbors up to? You can find more in-depth information in the Patreon post I just published!

35 Electric is set in the Pacific Northwest in 1959. Just like Misericorde, I wrote, illustrated, and composed music for it. @aerialshading.bsky.social is also contributing graphic design, and designed the logo/title you see in the trailer!

35 Electric is my upcoming visual novel! This is what I've been up to while resting and recharging for Misericorde: Volume Three. You can watch the trailer in much higher quality here: youtu.be/dOy2QorJCzw

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Took some time to unpack a few thoughts on Expedition 33. Watching what I thought was a "pretty good" game get transformed into A Cultural Object has been disheartening. So I have some thoughts on glitz, glamour, and respectability... transgamerthoughts.com/post/8027631...

It's here! We wanted to make a fun scrolling interface for DOOM levels, and call it DOOMSCROLLER. doomscroll.cx is now live! @johnromero.bsky.social

The world has been grinding me down into a pulp and I haven't been promoting The Vow as much as I should be. If you liked it, it would mean the world to me if you made your own post about it! Word of mouth is the only way it gets discovered because of its NSFW content and everything helps 💙

Sunday reading from me over at @inverse.com on the ongoing strength of "friendslop" and the ways in which players continue to expand online spaces beyond developer intentions. People feel isolated and anxious RN but keep seeking fresh ways to connect online. www.inverse.com/gaming/frien...

watched MIAMI VICE (2006) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ letterboxd.com/videodante/f...

Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...

I helped a bit as a narrative consultant on HORSES working with a couple of the good folks at Santa Ragione. I hope you'll check it out, it's really like nothing else I've played before.