Inspired by "The Mincefluencer" essay in the NYTimes, I’ve been diving down the rabbit hole of my theater photography days in London. I think this is my favorite: Sunset Boulevard starring Faith Brown. This is a single frame—no compositing; just the actors holding their positions for the camera.

So glad to see more ex-Polygon peeps building their own media brands. Huge congrats to @midimyers.com and @zoehhannah.com on the launch of Mothership

Confessions of a Mincefluencer. Absolutely superb essay by Taffy Brodesser-Akner in today's @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/m...

hi! i'm co-founding a new gaming website with my former polygon colleague @zoehhannah.com. it's called mothership.blog. i made it for someone like me... the kind of website i always wished we had in our space. watch the video to learn more :D

if you want MORE details about @zoehhannah.com's & my vision for @mothership.blog, listen to our guest appearance on our former boss (former polygon EIC) @plante.bsky.social's podcast Post Games. we talk about our history in the space & our dreams for its future postgame.substack.com/p/mothership...

Reading all the news about robots and AI coming out of CES 2026 has me thinking more and more about the "post-employed" in 'Klara and the Sun.' Kazuo Ishiguro nailed it: mbh4h.substack.com/p/klara-and-...

Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot is soon destined to be working alongside humans on the Hyundai production line.https://www.theverge.com/news/853973/hyundai-boston-dynamics-atlas-robot-factory-2028

Happy 85th birthday to Hayao Miyazaki ♡

I read a lot of sci-fi books this year (for me at least), and I also made my own book covers for each book I read and re-read: Neuromancer, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Foundation, and Roadside Picnic.

This week is, in the words of Douglas Adams, “the long, dark tea-time of the soul” between Christmas and New Year, the perfect time to look back on the year that’s passing and ponder what’s in store for the year ahead mbh4h.substack.com/p/mbh4h-2025...

Hoth, Connecticut

Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: 'Auberge' by Chris Rea, who sadly passed away yesterday. RIP music.apple.com/us/album/aub...

I’ve had a blast making a ton of Post Games art in 2025, but the very yellow question block for this week’s episode is one of my favorites to date. Another banger of a show from Mr. Plante, landing just in time for the holidays!

I’ve been grinding through four levels of a gauntlet boss in Silksong, only to watch a video and realize there are at least eight. I love this game, but it’s taking the piss; going back to Sekiro for a rest

Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: 'So' by Peter Gabriel music.apple.com/us/album/so/...

Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: 'God Shuffled His Feet' by Crash Test Dummies music.apple.com/us/album/god...

I have never wanted a Porsche more. The 911 GT3 90 is utterly sublime. Perfection youtu.be/IyYB0nlSMFE?...

@ohnorosco.bsky.social went to Japan and bought me this: the greatest t-shirt ever to exist

Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: 'The Power Station (Deluxe Edition)' by The Power Station music.apple.com/us/album/the...

Posting without comment www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFxO...

Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: 'The Colour of Spring' by Talk Talk music.apple.com/us/album/the...

Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: 'Playing the Piano 12122020' by Ryuichi Sakamoto music.apple.com/us/album/pla...

A triptych of final art I put together for my review of Kazuo Ishiguro's sublime novel, Klara and the Sun. Read the essay on MBH4H mbh4h.substack.com/p/klara-and-...

Talking about branding today, I had to share the greatest branding scene in the history of television (also, Mad Men is the best TV series ever made. I will not be taking questions at this time) youtu.be/8SsnkXH2mQY?...

Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun turns 'cosy dystopian' into its own subgenre. Man, does it hit home hard in 2025 open.substack.com/pub/mbh4h/p/...

Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: '...And Then There Were Three...' by Genesis music.apple.com/us/album/and...

Listening to whole albums instead of just playlists. Today's album (and it's a long one): 'The Wall' by Pink Floyd music.apple.com/us/album/the...

Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: 'Slave to the Rhythm' by Grace Jones. Intro by Ian McShane, "Ladies and Gentlemen, Miss Grace Jones. Jones, the rhythm." music.apple.com/us/album/sla...

Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album for Thanksgiving: 'Tubular Bells' by Mike Oldfield music.apple.com/us/album/tub...

Rummaging through my NAS drive yesterday, I stumbled across a lo-res video I thought lost to the mists of time: behind-the-scenes footage from my 2007 shoot with the incomparable Spinal Tap in LA

Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: 'Dire Straits' by Dire Straits music.apple.com/us/album/dir...

Duh

I’ve developed a repetitive strain injury trying to beat the Phantom in Hollow Knight: Silksong. This game is literally hurting me, but I still can't stop playing. It’s a masterpiece.

Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: 'Blackstar' by David Bowie—first released on 8 January 2016 (his 69th birthday) and only two days before his death. RIP music.apple.com/us/album/bla...

Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: 'Love & Hate' by Michael Kiwanuka music.apple.com/us/album/lov...

Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: 'Ray of Light' by Madonna music.apple.com/us/album/ray...

Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: '(What's the Story) Morning Glory?' by Oasis music.apple.com/us/album/wha...

Final day for what people* are calling "the greatest deal in the history of podcasts" *my parents

Listening to more albums in full instead of just playlists. Today's album: 'Heavy Horses (2003 Bonus Tracks Edition)' by Jethro Tull music.apple.com/us/album/hea...

Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: 'The Hurting' by Tears for Fears music.apple.com/us/album/the...

Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: 'The Record' by boygenius music.apple.com/us/album/the...

Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: 'Tonight (2018 Remaster)' by David Bowie music.apple.com/us/album/ton...

Listening to entire albums instead of just playlists. Today's (weather-appropriate) album: 'Wind & Wuthering (2007 Remaster)' by Genesis music.apple.com/us/album/win...

Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: 'Disintegration (2010 Remaster)' by The Cure (this album is a masterpiece) music.apple.com/us/album/dis...

Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: 'Diamonds and Pearls' by Prince music.apple.com/us/album/dia...

Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: 'Mezzanine' by Massive Attack music.apple.com/us/album/mez...

I'm building a folio of weekly artwork @plante.bsky.social Post Games podcast, starting with the latest, and the spookiest of them all. More at post.games

Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: 'Homogenic' by Björk music.apple.com/us/album/hom...

Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: 'Hounds of Love (2018 Remaster)' by Kate Bush music.apple.com/us/album/hou...

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