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Also: construction influencers, light bulb collectors, and android graveyards.
Also: construction influencers, light bulb collectors, and android graveyards.
Also: cat racing, Spoongelim, and premium geodes.
Also: hallucinating seahorses, a good deal on 600 eggs, and what gamers really want.
Also: incremental fishing, cargo boxes, and lost imps.
Also: Bebop in English, Genshin goes Roblox, and a note about September.
Also: the expanding void in New Jersey, bot duels, and unkillable historical figures.
Also: chatbot yuri, breakcore Peter, and an ancient Slammaster.
Also: runeskating, slop leaderboards, and the 2008 Suzuki Swift GL.
Also: basketball in Smash Bros. 64, the mascot for divorce, and turning into coins.
Also: cyberpunk Chow Yun-Fat, scary spaceships, and the worst noise.
Also: house parties, horse movies, and "honestly?"
Also: crazy cattle, echoes of friendslop, and what is and isn't horse yuri.
Also: the Adoring Fan, Poob, and King Ramses' curse.
Also: cowboy hats, the Afterlife bar, and guys reflecting.
Also: Bad babies, bad Tarkovsky, and better Mikus.
Also: yellow art, junky crosshairs, and Female Dracula.
Parametric Avocado explains how he riffs on Kojima classics.
Also: disrespectful demons, microwave speedruns, and chairs for hands.
Also: Claude's second chance, past lives made new, and Diet Yabujin.
Also: Mickey Mouse says "Mario Kart," devs get diagnosed, and the Enterprise cranks up the stereo.
Also: a nightmare about math, a forever-falling Banjo, and a cream meant for sippin'.
Also: weird hams, an overstuffed chatbot, and the fate of corecore.
Also: feverish calculations, space travel agents, and the Chaos Emeralds.
Also: weird gloop, pipe bombs, and Fox McLOUD.
Also: suspicious maps, Jeff the Killer, and roguelike taxes.
Also: AI Minecraft, Cave Story unfiction, and a pumpkin surprise.
by Dan Solberg 20+ years ago in magazine sidebars and web 1.0 galleries, the dominant visual representation of videogames
A conversation with one of the internet's most ardent SpongeBob archivists.
Also: teleporting bread, emo spies, and MTV2.
Also: a good maggot bit, going Thatcher-free, and the suffering of Minecraft Steve.
The Sphere is itself a symbol — but of what?
Also: machine megastructures, Columbo, and the ultimate hater.
This week, we're discussing platform apocalypses, internet mysteries, and singing Toads. First time reading? Sign up here. Letterboxd
This week, we're discussing toads, monkeys, replicants, and Andrei Tarkovsky. First time reading? Sign up here. Did Toad
Also: artisanal white noise, a card shop tycoon, and the giallo zone.
Also: strawberry man, ding-a-ling kid, and dog ahead
Also: frog golf, ant tears, and medieval beats.
Also: EX takes a load off
Also: fakes of a fake, cars at 1000x speed, and Sotenbori at sunset.
Also: oddball wikis, dating sims, and distant Waluigis.
Thoughts on guitars, tablature, and the internet (plus a bonus mixtape).
Also: skeleton battles, Sonic mythology, and Letterboxd crimes.
We turned our red Roblox caps backwards and started greeting our fellow kids.
This week, we're talking about ethereal anime, internet rap, and Digimon mortality. First time reading? Sign up here.
Also: mind control gaming, Sonic kindergarten, and Fortnite simps.
Also: anti-easter eggs, Man-Crates, and cursed Vines.
This week, we're talking: * lost albums * imaginary videogame consoles * secret corporate emojis First time reading? Sign up here.
This week, we're donning our borrowed skins, going PokéRogue, and learning how to tell cat-girl vtubers apart. First
Anyone who works for very long on “the internet culture beat” has to quickly come to terms with the fact
Also: a jester's boot, a third strike, and a hard right at Saratoga.
Also: Internet decay, Albini drums & glowing televisions.
Also: creep-blocking, the Marvel loyalty oath, and a list of Templar presidents.
Also: jumpscare stimboards, sniper cats, and Dog World.
The beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake has dominated pop culture for the past 6 weeks or so, and one
Also: water boys, the evil way to smoke, and the lies of Steve.
Remembering every fake Han Solo.
Also: treepunchers, ‘80s sleaze, and Minecraft rackets.
Also: bonkable surfaces, mouthwash horror, and the gamer's playpen.
It’s quite likely that you and I are both thinking of the exact same thing right now.
Also: Geocities jams, Purble Place, and plain life.
Also: Space Godzilla, giant pinballs, and collateral damage.
Julia Holter, One More Shot, and Slice & Dice.
Also: a high-five guide, falling 🗿 heads, and 1000% traffic.
On the tail of an unforgettable call to action
Also: milkmen, slimes, and Mario's strongest soldiers.
EX launched almost a year ago as a research report about where culture is headed. We have not yet answered
If you're anything like me, you've always wanted to hear Tierra Whack just release a darn
Also: cartoon chaos, surreal home decor, and music for dogs.
Also: classic ragers, false fathers, and music that sounds like all of your favorite games.
Also: ghost tokens, content kids, and worm guys.
Balatro, Kali Malone, and MGMT.
Also: strange lines, questionable geometry, and nerd domains.
Also: real-life graphics, old-school sounds, and a dark turn for product reviews.
Also: the video we watch every time we eat breakfast.
Also: Ganondorf's infamy, high-stakes Madden, and sweats.
Also: cursed collabs, submerged animatronics, and Furbies.
Also: Sopranostok, dog speedrunners, and Scorsese's movie picks.
Also: alternative algospeak, a fake John McClane, and "the Friend."
Also: virtual explorers, tactical cosplayers, and Caillou.
Slow burns, imp-induced madness, and the dog.
Also: memory card voyeurs, cyber-vigilantes, and the ban on time travel.
Also: faceless suitors, jump scares, and deep-space burgers.
Also: loremasters, rockers, and the Book of Yog.
Also: berry men, multiverses, and country PNGtubers.
Also: Doomers, Blood Warriors, and werehogs.
Also: eggplant runs, rat phones, and Andre 3000.
Also: Skibidi Todd, Bloodborne Kart, and a gacha apocalypse.
Also: the People's Champ, the centrist Necronomicon, and Agent 47's breakfast takes.
Also: Death Grips, tryhards, and analog droners.
Also: Moebius, 1-bit horror, and the "shut up" button.
This week: Robocop, fake news, and real smol monsters.
Perfect Picture, her last record on PC Music, comes full circle
Also: a return to form, a return to rock, and the return of Cait Sith.
Also: Xbox 360 avatars, Oneohtrix Point Never, and horses are back.
Q&A with Holiday Kirk, the avenging angel of nu-metal
AI pits centaurs against cyborgs, dogs dream of human homes, and screens beget more screens.
Bethesda’s seven-years-in-the-making space RPG Starfield finally came out on Sept. 6, and public opinion has been sharply divided. At
Also: wellness influencers, Tomb Mold, FaZe Clan stock advice, and more.
Also: fingerless gloves, Lavender Island, and Roblox e-boys.
Also: the poolrooms, prize-winning onions, and Turtle WoW.