Brain Escape

I’ve fallen into a pop-cultural rut: Dunno why, but I feel incapable of ingesting new media that isn’t part of my…

In times of distress—and right now, I am constantly distressed, despite what manner of bullshit I post on…

Back when this era of social distancing began two months and also an incalculable number of years ago, I was playing …

Writing about games invites accusations of taking things too seriously. Criticism, it sometimes seems, is a dirty…

Soon after the coronavirus struck my busy Brooklyn hospital, I found myself caring for an older gentleman with…

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Earlier this week, my partner quit playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons. I have continued to incrementally improve…

Things feel so bizarre right now. Diving deep into a game like In Other Waters is giving me the sublime opportunity…

A remake is, by nature, an egotistical exercise. Choosing to revise and re-release an old work of art is looking…

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