offworld Why are the stories in video games so bad? Leigh Alexander

offworld You're the writer of a terrible video game. Can you save it? Laura Hudson

music Marc Maron reveals "What's in My Bag?" Gareth Branwyn

TV shows New book looks back on things we lost since LOST premiered 20 years ago Thom Dunn

Comics "Public Domain" explores comic books exploitative past through family drama Thom Dunn

books Band People: the artistry and economics of supporting musicians Thom Dunn

fantasy Peter Bebergal's "Appendix N" in a revised, expanded edition Gareth Branwyn

Games Minecraft is for the children Rob Beschizza

writing NaNoWriMo endorses AI, faces backlash, and struggles to clarify Thom Dunn

Comics "We Called Them Giants" is a gorgeously haunting graphic novel Thom Dunn

Comic Books Marvel's new "Aliens vs Avengers" comic is fun Thom Dunn

batman A radical unlicensed queer comic book movie returns to theaters Thom Dunn

ai hell Zombified tech blog publishing AI articles under real names of former authors Natalie Dressed

Comics "Mary Tyler Moorehawk" is Johnny Quest meets Infinite Jest by way of Jack Kirby Thom Dunn

Guided by Voices interviewed on their 30-year-old EP that became a cult classic  Lee Keeler

books Illiterate street vendor's raw tale exposes gritty 1960s Tangier life Mark Frauenfelder

MTV MTV News website vanishes, and with it 30 years of archived stories Rob Beschizza

music Universal Music Group partners with AI voice-cloning company Thom Dunn

gadgets MicroJournal: a distraction-free writing device with knobs Rob Beschizza

extreme sports Inside the weird world of competitive Microsoft Excel spreadsheeting Thom Dunn