offworld The games you don't play Leigh Alexander

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Games Clicker games honored, decried Rob Beschizza

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alabama Train load of NYC poop stinks out small town little league Jason Weisberger

web theory Deepfakes has democratized the creation of extremely realistic video faceswapping, especially in porn Cory Doctorow

Copyfight #Elsagate: a subreddit that's sleuthing out the weird videos of Youtube Kids Cory Doctorow

video Ridley Scott unpacks the original Alien chestburster scene Andrea James

1990s The glorious inelegance of the 1990s family computer Jess Kimble Leslie

Games The 20 games you shouldn't miss in 2016 Brandon Boyer

happy mutants Read: Rescue, by Sarah Gailey Sarah Gailey

offworld Why Cities: Skylines has become the new darling of the city-building genre Leigh Alexander

offworld Interactive movies make their glorious return Leigh Alexander

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offworld Offworld Monday roundup: Empathy, criticism and being filthy in the shower Leigh Alexander

comedy A Conversation with John Cleese Ethan Gilsdorf

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