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Jun 26

What PC game genres have the most 'Hype' in 2024?

Also: Steam controller data & lots more besides...

[The GameDiscoverCo game discovery newsletter is written by ‘how people find your game’ expert & company founder Simon Carless, and is a regular look at how people discover and buy video games in the 2020s.] Hey, it’s us, we’re here again, our paperclips all ‘minty fresh’ from

Simon Carless ∙ 23 LIKES

James Francis

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Nice analysis. I have to add my 'indie' two cents - notice how many of the top 10 genres are not triple-A staples? I'll always be fond of triple-A games, but the big publishers have really thinned that market down to an anemic group of genres.

The Shortcut

Jun 24

Sweet Baby Inc. detected: What actually happened and why should you care?

An inclusion-focused narrative company called Sweet Baby Inc. has sparked a heated debate online between gamers and people in the industry

Sweet Baby Inc. has become the focus of some gamers’ ire on social media, but what happened and why should you care? Here’s everything you need to know about the latest discourse in the gaming industry from an impartial and fact-based viewpoint.The Shortcut is a reader-supported publication – without banner ads and completely in…

Adam Vjestica ∙ 21 LIKES

The Shortcut

Jun 24

PS5 Disc vs Digital: which is better?

Our in-depth comparison of PS5 Disc vs Digital Edition consoles charts the price, specs, storage and performance of each Sony console

Our detailed comparison of the PS5 Disc vs Digital will help you decide which of Sony’s two console models to buy if you're looking to purchase a PlayStation 5. But here’s our quick conclusion to save you some time: don’t buy the PS5 Digital Edition, even though it’s cheaper upfront.

Adam Vjestica ∙ 19 LIKES

Game File

Jun 3

Hype season for video games has changed since E3 ended

But maybe not in the ways you'd think.

They say E3 is dead, but you might not realize that if you looked at my work calendar for the coming week. I will… Fly to LA on Thursday. Attend game showcases on Friday. Game demos and interviews on Saturday and Sunday (plus another showcase), and then do that again on Monday.

Stephen Totilo ∙ 22 LIKES

James Francis

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Jun 7

Was that 2004 Nintendo announcement where Shigeru Miyamoto lept on stage with Link's sword and shield? I saw people at the front literally cry during the announcement. I lost a lot of respect for gaming journalism that day.

This was a nice look at the E3 era - thank you!

ForbiddenNews Substack

Jun 29

Juan O Savin on Tore Says Show!

THE PLAN TO SAVE THE WORLD

JFK and RFK gravesites at Arlington National Cemetary. Juan O Savin joins the Tore Says Show from London, in an appearance that I did not see coming – let alone, a four and half hour marathon! He talks extensively about the "Q Operation" and the plan to save America, which he says was gamed-out on supercomputers for two decades and how it's…

Forbidden.News ∙ 58 LIKES

MaliaNCarolina

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Possible financial collapse? Propaganda by MSM solar flares causing power outages. Interesting time to witness. God be with US All. Everything seems fake and orchestrated to me. So blatant and in your face fake. Focus on survival skills, creativity and spending time with family and likeminded friends. Get healthy and strong!

Darlene Downing

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Both “Juan” & “Tore” are big fat asshats in my opinion.

diabolical

Jun 25

'The Acolyte' Deserves Its Bad Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score

It may be review-bombing, but that doesn't mean it didn't earn it.

Erik Kain ∙ 17 LIKES

Jesse Schiller

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I am generally very open minded, and find very rarely do I agree with the 'popularly touted opinion' however in this case the Acolyte, which given the context and the realm of the story I should love, it has the capacity to expose some deeply interesting parts of the lore, is just... mediocre. (I genuinely love the part in Fury Road when you realize the warboys are saying 'mediocre' because it's the highest praise they've ever received).

I want to like the show, but the narrative is genuinely shallow, the characters are wishy washy, and the 'big reveal' didn't surprise me at all, it seemed quite obvious the moment you first see them on screen.

The sisters feel flat... like they want to have emotions, but are confused how to express them. Maybe that's on purpose, but if it is it definitely isn't helping the show at the moment. The revenge plot is confusing. I'm genuinely hoping they can come up with a legitimate way to explain it, but the way they're leading up expectations it seems like it's going to just roll right into another misfire. The sith motivation is... almost as shallow as the rest of the show.

I keep hoping that the next episode is going to bring things together into a cohesive whole, or at least show some signs that it might be leading to something cohesive, but if that's the path they're taking they're going an awfully roundabout way to get there. The kind of roundabout that tends to lose half their audience before they finally bring it all together.

To be fair, there are some genuinely interesting tidbits in the show. Master Sol seems to be trying very hard to one handedly carry the show, but is struggling because even a legendary actor needs some kind of idea where the story is going. (I'm not stating that the actor is legendary, only that even a legendary actor would likely struggle under his circumstances. I am still giving him props for pulling the show along as much as he does.)

They failed to live up to one of the most obvious gimmicks they could have used to boost the shows ratings, though it is possible they may bring it back in cut scenes, if they don't it will be a sad day for all of Star Wars. The hell you going to even mention a Wookie Jedi, and not even bother to give him a fight scene? (and not the fledgeling from the clone wars/bad batch) I want to see the supposed sith lord struggling to match the might of the wookie master, this would only add more tension to see how easily he defeats the others. (sorry for rambling!)

Kevin Tierney

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For all the talk of "if you don't like it, don't watch" it kinda ignores that for the most part.... people aren't watching.

The Acolyte by all accounts seems to be one of the least watched Star Wars shows. She-Hulk (where many fans made the same arguments) similarly bricked. The problem is precisely because people aren't watching, and that's going to affect the future of the franchise.

High Growth Engineer

Jun 23

How to get promoted: Lessons from an ex-Amazon VP

Ethan Evans, ex-Amazon VP, shares how promotion decisions are made and how to increase your chances

Hi all, Jordan here 👋 Today, we’ll dive into the top career lessons from an ex-Amazon VP, Ethan Evans. Ethan is one of the most prolific teachers for engineers and managers. He’s hired 1000+ people, led teams of 800+, and has driven 25+ Principal Engineer & Director promotions.

Jordan Cutler ∙ 148 LIKES

Bineesh

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Really amazing. 100% Useful.

But I'm sad to see the negative comments over here. Why its necessary for them to add a negative comment?

I respect & encourage you @Author. Great things covered.

Khal

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Jun 23

One thing that I find is usually missing in any conversation about promotion is Why? Why do you want to get promoted?I find having clarity of intent to be foundational for anything else you suggested. And the reason being that your reasons for promotion might actually be met through other means

Game File

Jul 1

A few things I learned about Star Wars Outlaws

The makers of The Division are trying something a little different.

Ubisoft’s first video game set in a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars Outlaws, was partially inspired by a Martin Scorsese comedy, defaults to widescreen and has another video game inside it. That last detail threw me last month, when I played Outlaws and talked to the game’s creative director, Julian Gerighty.

Stephen Totilo ∙ 25 LIKES

Ravi Hiranand

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“a sort of paramilitary Diablo” made me laugh (in a good way!)

manifest

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I'd lose my mind and all my credits if we get to play pazaak in Outlaws.

ADHD: Hunter in a Farmer's World with Thom Hartmann

Jun 24

ADHD: The Perception of Time

One thing that seems true for the vast majority of ADHD adults is that they experience the passage of it in a fashion different from that of “normal” individuals.

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. —Henry David Thoreau, Walden Philosophers and scientists have examined for millennia both the way we perceive and the way we move through time. Some have characterized it as standing in a river while time flows by us, or floating down the river of time as the world (past) moves by…

Thom Hartmann ∙ 43 LIKES

Patricia Lane

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I would be happy to share this with my friends . They are quite aware of my time challenge. Anytime I have an appointment at a specific time, I’m in trouble . I insist on ‘ giving myself enough time ‘ to get there promptly. It doesn’t usually get too precise, in my thought process. When I’m aware that I have someplace to be at a set time. My mind becomes very muddy in terms of what I’ll do in the time leading up to departure.

I don’t have a good sense of ‘how long things take’. Inevitably my choice will be to read something . Usually as my departure time encroaches , I am always surprised by how much I have to do to get ready. I’m always on the edge of my designated leave time. So the angst I insist on feeling is apparently something I need to feel .

Mmerose

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Problem is, human lifespan has a time limit. In college, I had a poster, quote from Satchel Paige: "Sometimes I sets and thinks; Sometimes I just sets." Funny how that spoke to me way back then. I dare say I am exceptional at "integrating ideas from wildly unrelated disciplines." But what that looks like from the outside is "just setting."

Devon Price

Jul 1

Supporting the Suicidal No Matter What

Holding body autonomy, dignity, and grief all at once.

As an abolitionist, a trans person, and a believer in harm reduction, I support the freedom of all people to do what they wish with their bodies. But in this world, that principle can prove quite unpopular and difficult to uphold. Legal and educational institutions

Devon ∙ 157 LIKES

Steph Fowler, LCPC, CADC

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Thank you so much for writing this! It echoes so many beliefs, stances, and conflicts I have as a therapist and person who has lived with thoughts of suicide. I’m heartened to see more of a shift to understanding and responding to suicidal thoughts this way in the last handful of years, and I hope it continues. I can’t tell you how many people have told me they have been so harmed by therapists’ responses to even vague mentions of suicide without any intent, that they now fear or loathe the idea of getting support from mental health professionals. I hope we will see the day that this field reckons with and takes accountability for the harm it’s caused to the people seeking help at their most vulnerable points.

skylar

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Thank you for writing this! I read the book Every Cradle is a Grave a few years ago, which is a work of philosophy that takes a more morality-grounded approach to suicide harm reduction. But that book radically changed my perspective on the matter and reading it at a time when I myself was actively suicidal was, somewhat surprisingly to me, immensely comforting. Ever since, I have always been invested in this harm reductionist model and sought to find more texts on the subject. This article along with the zine cited will be good resources! I’d also recommend the article from Ayesha Khan / wokescientist called Destigmatize Suicide. <3

The GameDiscoverCo newsletter

Jun 24

How The Planet Crafter hit 1 million sold, post-1.0!

Also: some thoughts on market growth & lots of platform/discovery news.

[The GameDiscoverCo game discovery newsletter is written by ‘how people find your game’ expert & company founder Simon Carless, and is a regular look at how people discover and buy video games in the 2020s.] Another fine week in the world of PC and console video games, and GameDiscoverCo is delighted to have you along for the ride. This time, we’re start…

Simon Carless ∙ 15 LIKES

Samuel

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Jun 25

Great analysis Carless, impressive achivement for the Planet Crafter team!!

Blood in the Machine

Jun 28

The most powerful takedowns of generative AI, from those who know its impacts best

It's knives out for AI: Engineers, artists, educators and other workers are raising the alarm more loudly than ever before. Here are 8 of their must-read broadsides against the tech.

Greetings, and welcome to another edition of BLOOD IN THE MACHINE, the newsletter about the humans caught in the gears of AI + big tech. I’m traveling this week—if any of my fellow machine breakers are in France this July, give me a shout—and under a deadline for a forthcoming project, so today’s post is something a bit different: A curated reading list…

Brian Merchant ∙ 66 LIKES

Peter Jones

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So... we can write songs, record and perform them ... and be better off selling original recordings offline... 🤔👋... what was the point of the internet again?

Gerben Wierda

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For a while now, I have thought (and suggested) we need to have a sort of 'required Hippocratic oath' for people working in IT. I proposed this in a talk at the BIL-T conference in 2020 (and DADD in 2021). My draft (better versions are of course possible) was:

As no society can exist without shared convictions, and as the most beneficial convictions are factually truthful ones, and as the convictions of members of society are strongly influenced by the information that a person consumes, I declare:

• I will not work on systems that have the effect of damaging society by weakening the flow of factually truthful information or by amplifying the flow of factually untruthful or misleading information

• I will not work on systems that damage people’s security of mind

• I will not remain silent if I know of such systems being created or used

As Brian has so clearly pointed out, the evil of GenAI is more economic. Taking an ethical stance against that is in fact a political stance. And 'capital' will fight hard, as it did late 19th first half of the 20th century, and I suspect this was a major factor in the world wars that followed.

Biocentric with Max Wilbert

Jun 29

First-Responder Trauma: A New Framework for Activists

Effective movements to transform our world will emerge from cultures that integrate both resistance and healing.

Most people today are experiencing ecological trauma. Whether it’s attached to anxiety about catastrophes like global warming and species extinction, toxic pollution, or to seeing beloved places destroyed, these experiences are ubiquitous. There are even new terms — solastalgia and climate anx…

Max Wilbert ∙ 27 LIKES

Kathy Leathers

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Thank you, Will. I needed to read that as it seems the US, France and the European Union are descending into Fascism.

Jade Connelly- Duggan

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I love this… and with much honor and gratitude and support for your work “This is psychologically, physically, and spiritually stressful, and can result in trauma and burnout.”

What if- this isn’t *inherently* true outside of the physical tiredness, resolved by sleep? What if there’s another orientation towards the danger we run toward that enables us, hones our, sharpens or clarifies our ability- capacity for- “healing presence” which is always inherently mutual?

I’m afraid the western paradigm of “cost” has invaded our most intimate moments: what if being with someone at the moment of death, or suffering, is as equally an honor and a fullness of presence that is a gift to both us and those we tend as is- or more than- any “self care?”

I’m concerned that the paradigm of “give” and “take” (eg: caregiver and caretaker) have settled into our belief- bones as a society in ways that simply do not serve. There are ways of knowing in our physical bodies that don’t add the psychological paradigm of “cost” and “stress” to the realness of “being with each other” (and the land, etc.).

There is plenty of physical need for the use of our adrenals towards other ends.

I hope I’m making sense here- I am committed (and am a veteran healing professional working with both first responders and addicts on the side of the spectrum closest to death, amongst others- as well as an org systems worker) to the same things you are pointing to here, so if further conversation makes sense I’m here for it.

What Doesn't Kill You

Jul 2

No man taketh it from me

When you have no choice - make one anyway

On the day of my greatest professional achievement, I had a 20-minute timer running on repeat. From the edge of a high-backed wooden chair I watched with excitement as 2,500 HR professionals filtered…

Stephen Fortuna ∙ 9 LIKES

Pessimists Archive Newsletter

Jun 18

When the Surgeon General Warned About Pac-Man

Old News: this is our new shorter form newsletter that draws a line from the past to present day news (our longer form posts will continue)

Louis Anslow ∙ 32 LIKES

DtI

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Jun 20

It feels like you are saying people were wrong in the past, therefore people are wrong now since they're saying something superficially similar. But... this time there is data! Big difference.

Jessie

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Jun 19

Ooh sorry, this is not an equal comparison… the science may not be conclusive at this point but the data showing the sharp rise in youth self-harm and suicide is undeniable. Down playing this epidemic to make a point for your article feels yucky. Yikes!

The Algorithmic Bridge

Jun 14

Girlfriends, Inc.

Just one more addiction for you, son

A blog about AI that's actually about people It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a computer must be in want of an AI girlfriend. — Arwa Mahdawi I. A solid funding plan Young people are not having sex. They are not hanging out

Alberto Romero ∙ 112 LIKES

Brian Carter

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Jun 14

It's a bleak subject and an even bleaker future you've portrayed.

Riccardo Vocca

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Jun 15

I think the really interesting thing about this article is the double focus that you wanted to highlight: on the one hand that of users, who have all the freedom and who should never be misjudged for the consumption choices they make on certain platforms; on the other, companies, which precisely want to be the antidote but also the cause of the problem. This is the true fulcrum of the discussion: this double nature which in this way also tries to shed its 'guilt' by presenting itself in a new light without however taking into account - also in terms of consequences of consumption and public opinion, as well as value reputational and economic - where it all began, trying not to make online environments something that stimulates people more positively, but rather trying to create a solution that is of the same type and of the same 'mesh' as the problem. Thank you for sharing it.

The GameDiscoverCo newsletter

Jun 19

When games don't sell - and what happened next...

See, we don't always do success stories around here? Also: lots and lots of news.

[The GameDiscoverCo game discovery newsletter is written by ‘how people find your game’ expert & company founder Simon Carless, and is a regular look at how people discover and buy video games in the 2020s.] Back, we are, for more game discovery analysis - and speaking like Yoda, we also are, for some reason. (Does anyone remember the game

Simon Carless ∙ 26 LIKES

Juliano Zucareli [ozuka music]

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10h

As for Strayed Lights' marketing I think we should just go with "soulslite" like what happened with rogue games at this point tbh

Brian Handy

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"...got bundled with Apple One because it focused on quantity over quality while misunderstanding what drives real engagement in games."

I wonder if there are any examples where the inverse has been true: Jon Blow focusing too much on quality over quantity with the Witness' release schedule, etc. Nintendo usually focuses on quality, but has it ever done so too much? That might be why N64 trailed behind PS1 in part.

The GameDiscoverCo newsletter

Jun 17

Which games hit big in Steam's June 2024 Next Fest?

Also: what got the most extra wishlists from 'not E3'? And lots more....

[The GameDiscoverCo game discovery newsletter is written by ‘how people find your game’ expert & company founder Simon Carless, and is a regular look at how people discover and buy video games in the 2020s.] We’re definitely, absolutely back in your inboxes, ahead of another exciting week in

Simon Carless ∙ 15 LIKES

James Francis

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Jun 18

Thank you for again posting a great Next Fest roundup! Does the analysis in your subscription tiers include data to look at Next Fest game performance in different geographic regions?

Mata Haggis-Burridge

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Jun 18

Wow, that advert! 'Here's a shot of a woman's bum, she plays the game too, but the punchline is she's missing a tooth! *comedy twang*'. 🤦

The Pillar

Jun 25

Pray for pilgrims, the news, and 'their own thing'

The Tuesday Pillar Post

Pillar subscribers can listen to this Pillar Post here: The Pillar TL;DR Hey everybody, Today’s the feast of the missionary abbot William of Vercelli, you’re reading The Tuesday Pillar Post, and I do not have Covid. I thought I had Covid, because I’ve been feeling unwell over the past few days, and

JD Flynn ∙ 37 LIKES

Helen

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Jun 25

JD, I love your commentary on your children finding their vocation. When my oldest son went to college, he decided to be a history major. I told an acquaintance that, and she laughed in my face and said she made her children pick a major where they could make money. Well, the history major is now a successful history teacher who is much beloved by his students.

Jim

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Jun 25

JD your baseball story brings to mind the time I was working for the railroad right after high school. I had the pleasure of working with a conductor by the name of Roland "Rags" Guidry. He had two sons: Ron Guidry and Travis Guidry. During that time Ron won the Cy Young award and his brother (17 years younger) played for a Special Olympics team. "Rags" was equally proud of both boys. He also sold me a Ron Guidry poster which was created to benefit Special Olympics. I'll will always cherish my memories of them and the love within that family.

Reflections by Samantha Rose Hill

Jun 25

20 Tuesdays

Lesson #1: Totalitarian movements are mass organizations of atomized, isolated individuals.

Dear Reader, In 2016 Hannah Arendt’s The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951) became a bestselling book. That winter I began teaching Origins to adults in New York City through the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research who had purchased Arendt’s nearly five-hundred page work in an attempt to understand what was happening in American politics.

Samantha Rose Hill ∙ 37 LIKES

M C

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Comme toujours, Arendt nous aide à penser au-delà de ce qui nous est présenté. Merci Sam pour cette initiative.

Armand Rodriguez

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Yes to all that—and this one seems to be going around the globe (far right mvmt). I hope we’re not caught in it coz we’re supposed to be the beacon of liberalism and freedom…with that said as a writer I’m curious about the next topic!

Thanks for sharing.

Graphic Rage with Aubrey Hirsch

Jun 25

Over and Over Again

on trauma and gun violence and America

This essay originally appeared in The Audacity. I’m supposed to tell the story every time it comes into my head, so here it goes: Once when I was visiting my sister, a man burst into the house in the middle of the night and robbed us at gunpoint. I’m supposed to tell the story over and over and over again because a few years after the robbery, I started …

Aubrey Hirsch ∙ 286 LIKES

John R

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Jun 25

“That person died on the cheap, laminate flooring between the kitchen and the living room in the house on Robert Street. The person writing this essay is the person who took her place, stepped into her life, and went on with things because, well, what else is there to do?”

I don’t think I’ve ever read a description of surviving trauma that is so simple and perfect.

Chin-Sun Lee

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i read a different version of this from you some time ago. i was riveted then, same as now. you're such an effective writer, you make me feel as close as i can to an experience i never want to have. i live in new orleans and feel such sorrow that this happened to you here. that this happened to you at all, and that it keeps happening all the time so you and other survivors have to relive it over and over again. and you're "the lucky ones." it is such a sickness in this country most of all.

Crossplay

May 31

Your Guide to June’s Family Friendly Video Games

School is coming to an end, but the pools are open and the weather is (mostly) gorgeous outside. Video games may not be the priority.

Is this the month where Nintendo doesn’t release a major game? No, it is not. At least, presuming you believe a Switch version of a 3DS game from 2013 is a major game. I suppose that’s debatable. Frankly, even though I’m playing more video games than ever because of the absolute deluge of indie releases in the past few months, I can’t give my children, ol…

Patrick Klepek ∙ 9 LIKES

Adam Small

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Jun 1

OMG Atari remade Super Sprint! ❤️

Noahpinion

Jun 17

Why some franchises go downhill while others stay great

A little break from our typical economics fare.

Warning: This post contains spoilers for a number of popular science fiction and fantasy entertainment franchises. You know, I was writing a post about some substantive econ stuff, and halfway through I realized that my original thesis wasn’t really supported by the data. So, being a writer of great

Noah Smith ∙ 251 LIKES

rahul razdan

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Jun 17

Nice break... This is absolutely true: "So that’s my first piece of advice for franchises. Don’t fill in the world. Expand the world." ... two of the most interesting prequels were Better Call Saul and Young Sheldon... did exactly that. In Better Call Saul, the most interesting characters are Kim, Nacho, Lalo ... the Breaking Bad characters provide structure, but the compelling story is with the other characters. Same with Young Sheldon... sheldon is actually boring.... his brother, father, sister are much more interesting.

Benjamin, J

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Jun 17

I think you’re over complicating things. The Star Wars prequel trilogy (to start with your first example) was a good story ruined by awful writing. George Lucas was never a good writer of dialogue which hampered the whole exercise. He also made some bad choices, like making Anakin too young in Phantom Menace, and not giving Padme enough to do in general, which weakened the story. But the story itself is a necessary corrective to the original: clearly the Jedi screwed up pretty bad! Otherwise why would they be in exile?

The reason why spinoffs succeed or fail is entirely due to a simple question: can we write a good story and make fans care? The execution and the idea matter in equal measure. House of the Dragon is an adaption of existing material (there’s a whole book on it) and it does an amazing job because it’s well written and makes me pity Viserys, makes me feel the misogyny at the heart of Westeros, and turns a meh plot into a tragedy. I’d argue House of the Dragon is superior to Game of Thrones.

There isn’t any secret sauce. It’s just writing and execution. Same as any other TV show, movie or book project.

Confidence and Joy by Emily Nagoski

Jun 27

Sexual incompatibility in long term couples

Robyn's back to tackle a big question

Robyn is back to discuss another question that came up on Emily’s Come Together book tour: “Can you talk about sexual incompatibility in a long term couple?” This is a really complex question, one that would typically benefit from some real time follow up to clarify the details. However, I chose to address it because I think it’s important to explore the phrasing here in light of everything that’s covered in

Emily Nagoski and Robyn Manning ∙ 30 LIKES

Steve Kaiser

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I think a little more discussion on what sexual incompatibility is as it can take many forms. For me it was a problem as I rarely orgasm to ejaculation. I get and stay hard but I just don’t ejaculate. This has caused all kind of issues as my partners think they can’t please me. Even after asserting that I completely enjoy every minute they don’t believe me and it’s caused a huge problem. My current partner gets it and we are so happy even after 3 years. She’s highly orgasmic and completely enjoys all the extras. And I get how it has been a problem for some

Blair Frodelius

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I like this. A lot.

I’m Walking Here

Jun 26

The happy chaos of six

Mayhem with whipped cream from a can and rainbow sprinkles on top.

We have officially entered our annual summertime ritual fondly known as Musical Kids. Like musical chairs…but with kids. (Music optional but always encouraged.) I’m Walking Here is an entirely reader-supported publication. To receive new posts in your inbox, to support my work, and to ideally keep this space ad-free for …

Liz Gumbinner ∙ 39 LIKES

Rob Tourtelot

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What a lovely mention, Liz, thank you! So glad to find your writing here and reconnect. I feel this one so keenly, especially the sweet moment on the couch where Jon asks, how long will we get to have this?

So much sounds familiar—especially every surface covered in sewing projects. We've been doing our own little shuffles this summer with various camps and trips, and it is amazing for the one kid to find themselves an only child, as well as for us to occasionally feel what it'll be like when it's just me and Emma again. I want it all to last forever, but of course it's wonderful seeing who they're becoming and what they're heading toward. Such a lovely piece. I hope we get to connect with the families before too long. x

Mikal Rankin

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I feel this so intensely. Im crying

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