Riley MacLeod's discussions

Hi all, I’m the editor on this piece. Thanks for flagging this (it’s a nice thing about having comments!). While the mine clearly doesn’t appear in the writer’s game, as evidenced by the screenshot included in the piece, we crosschecked it on another staffer’s machine and are working on updating the piece accordingly. … Read more

You don’t even know, friend! FOR. DAYS. Read more

It should be! Read more

Like I say, I’m not a Marvel guy, so friends kept telling me Galactus-related lore and I’m “Wait, is this a joke or a real thing that happened in the comics?” Read more

I don’t think we’re leaning on the side of Apple. I think Apple’s policies suck, personally. But I also don’t know that Epic can actually win this fight, or at least the most recent fight to keep their game on the App Store, though I think there’s potentially a lot of good if they do. And I think some of the ways… Read more

This stuff came out shortly after I wrote this! The filing is quite a read! Read more

Oh no, don’t make me choose between...well, anything and bathtub Geralt... Read more

Yeah this whole thing is...something. Seems like the organizers could be taking a firmer stance at the very least, but it’s still wild to me they planned to have the tournament in person at all. Read more

Hi, since I’m seeing lots of talk about whether the headline/image are a spoiler, here’s my thinking on that: it’s only a spoiler if you look at Lev being trans as something that’s meant to be a surprise or some kind of dramatic reveal. Years upon years of trans storylines have taught us this (think: The Crying Game,… Read more

There’s a scene where she talks about how she struggled with him being trans at first, which is what I’m referencing here. Read more

Same!! I struggle with this desire because I worry it veers too close to me wanting someone’s gender or sexuality to “not matter,” which I don’t think I want. Like, I am trans all the time, and that affects my experience--a short film about me going to the grocery store would be a film about a trans person going to… Read more

I don’t think they ever say, but I’d agree whatever medical supplies still exist in the game’s world are...probably dicey to put inside oneself, at best. Read more

Ugh, that sucks! I’m trying to accept that I’m just going to feel generally terrible and anxious for...the foreseeable future? That’s a dismal thought. Read more

I don’t know why frozen pizza was my compromise! It felt like...going to the grocery store, which is a thing I can justify because I ‘have’ to, but it was definitely worse than takeaway pizza. A bunch of my friends have been making their own pizza lately but the one time I tried to do that it cost a fortune and was… Read more

I have an abundance of questions about pickled strawberries! I keep getting strawberries in my CSA and they’re not my favorite fruit, and while I’m learning not to hate them they’re still not very exciting, so I’m always looking for new things to do with them. Read more

I said this in a previous blog, but somehow I’ve failed to see a Christopher Nolan movie since Memento, which I recognize is very weird. Read more

I just want to say that you all have appropriately strong feelings about lettuce, and also some good lettuce ideas, and I appreciate you. Read more

Aah, I just made my first kimchi and I have NO IDEA if it’s working--my friend who makes kimchi told me to put it in the fridge since it’s so hot here, but now I don’t think it’s fermenting? I’m not in a rush for it, but I spend way longer than I should just...staring at the jars as if I can somehow will it into… Read more

My nephew makes fun of me for playing it, which is a real burn from a 10-year-old. He’s more of a Minecraft kid, though every time he asks me about Notch I just kind of change the subject... Read more

Yeah, the map itself is largely the same (at least for now) but I like the water look! I assume we’ll see other changes when the new season starts. This feels pretty standard for end-of-season events to me? If I recall right they usually have some teasers for what’s to come but no giant shakeups until the new season… Read more