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oh hey we made a vodcast!
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (718+ words) Yapping about pop culture is kinda our thing. How lucky for all of us at Junkee that we literally get paid to do it (and also that we have all the professional equipment to nicely record said yapping and put…...
do we really want more realism in video games? really??
1+ week, 2+ day ago (647+ words) When I opened up The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for the first time in 2006, I could not believe how real it looked " the scale of the world, the level of detail, the lighting " I could almost smell Cyrodiil as I explored…...
the oscars don’t deserve kpop demon hunters
2+ week, 2+ day ago (579+ words) I'll be the first to confess that I'm a little tired of hearing "Golden'. In the movie, "Golden' is representative of Rumi's struggle in reconciling her demon heritage, which can certainly be applied to the filmmakers' Korean-American experience. In her…...
the moment is a capitalist hellhole
4+ week, 2+ day ago (371+ words) A few weeks ago, credit card debt in the US hit a record $1.28 trillion. The rate of loan delinquency, i.e., late payments, rose to 12.7%, the highest it's been since 2011. Almost the nation's entire economy hinges on the use of credit cards…...
it’s a privilege for mardi gras to give us the ick
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (158+ words) some things on our radar this week: songs to add to your playlist rn: Thundercat, Mac Miller - She Knows Too MuchA new Thundercat album is upon us and who better to feature but Mac Miller? Truly the gift that keeps…...
maybe taylor didn’t feel like announcing a new album at some nobody convention
10+ mon, 6+ day ago (787+ words) In case you missed it, the AMAs were yesterday. You're forgiven if you didn't even know they happened because they, in fact, made absolutely no noise. What once was considered an A-list award show with iconic performances and legacy-making career…...
watering down race and class conflict is not ‘romantic’, btw
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (684+ words) Wuthering Heights has taken over both mine and Tash's feeds, and even though that was kindaaa inevitable, thank GOODNESS for the plethora of online discourse. It's very much informed our understanding of the book a little further, esp coming from…...
thnx hollywood but video games don’t need ur validation
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (316+ words) Video games are an extraordinary artform, more immersive and emotionally affecting than any other storytelling medium imo. So of course I want more people to know this. But when I saw the announcement that a Baldur's Gate 3 live-action tv show…...