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Published in Gay Mag

·Oct 18, 2019

Strangers Like to Touch Me

When tattoos are interpreted as an invitation — Strangers like to touch me. It happens most in summer — a curious commuter lifting my skirt above my knee to look at the flowers on my thigh, a half-drunk man twisting my arm to get the perfect look at the bird on my wrist. It’s very rare that a…

Tattoo

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Strangers Like to Touch Me
Strangers Like to Touch Me

Published in Tenderly

·Aug 2, 2019

Why Does My Dog Make Bad Decisions?

I sought expert opinions on a mystery that everyone with a canine companion must confront — My two-year-old basset hound mix, Major, explores the world with his mouth. He doesn’t always eat everything he picks up, but this process is essentially a way to determine if he can eat things. I imagine his mind working like this: There’s a thing on the floor! It must be…

Pets

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Why Does My Dog Make Bad Decisions?
Why Does My Dog Make Bad Decisions?

Published in OneZero

·Jun 27, 2019

Preservationists Are Saving Video Game History, One Upload at a Time

Games are key to understanding modern culture, but archiving them can be surprisingly challenging — How much is history worth? In May, the video game world got an answer of sorts: $14,000. That was the winning bid for a prototype of a cancelled game developed for the original Famicom — the Japanese name for the Nintendo Entertainment System from the 1980s, with its pixelated graphics…

Gaming

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Preservationists Are Saving Video Game History, One Upload at a Time
Preservationists Are Saving Video Game History, One Upload at a Time

Published in OneZero

·Mar 20, 2019

The Future of A.I. Isn’t Quite Human

On the red carpet or the esports arena, the next generation of celebrities could be artificial — Nothing about Shudu is real, exactly. She doesn’t have a physical form, and until now, she has existed only on our screens. She lives, so to speak, mostly on Instagram, where she models clothes virtually tailored to her computer-generated body. But last month, Shudu stepped beyond our phones and onto…

Esports

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The Future of A.I. Isn’t Quite Human
The Future of A.I. Isn’t Quite Human

Dec 13, 2018

Neopets as We Know It Is About to Be Obliterated

When Adobe Flash dies, so will your childhood memories — Sarah Closson’s Neopets routine starts with breakfast. She visits a massive omelette that’s served free eggs for nearly two decades, then collects interest at the Neopian bank and spins wheels to win prizes in Faerieland, Tyrannia, and the Haunted Woods. …

Neopets

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Neopets as We Know It Is About to Be Obliterated
Neopets as We Know It Is About to Be Obliterated

Dec 7, 2016

Overwatch pros on MLG Vegas map pool: ‘Everyone hates it and it’s a bad idea’

MLG Vegas will have a preset map pool and no one is happy about it. — Major League Gaming’s first major Overwatch tournament is quickly approaching, but participating professional players aren’t happy about the way it’s set up. MLG revealed today that it’s forgoing a map drafting phase — which has become traditional in competitive Overwatch — for a preset map pool during the tournament (Dec…

Esports

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Overwatch pros on MLG Vegas map pool: ‘Everyone hates it and it’s a bad idea’
Overwatch pros on MLG Vegas map pool: ‘Everyone hates it and it’s a bad idea’

Dec 7, 2016

Esports gambler makes $12,500 on ELEAGUE bet

Betway underestimated OpTic Gaming with 500/1 odds. — One OpTic Gaming fan took a big risk betting the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team would reign supreme during ELEAGUE Season 2. Sports betting website Betway gave OpTic Gaming 500/1 odds of winning the tournament. As OpTic moved through the tournament, folks began to notice the potential large payout should they…

Esports

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Esports gambler makes $12,500 on ELEAGUE bet
Esports gambler makes $12,500 on ELEAGUE bet

Dec 6, 2016

Will Ferrell to star in new esports comedy movie

Esports teams Evil Geniuses and Fnatic are in talks to appear in the film. — Actor and comedian Will Ferrell is looking to bump up the average esports player age by a few decades in Legendary Entertainment’s upcoming esports comedy film. The film, written by Spongebob Squarepants 3 writers Michael Kvamme and Jordan Dunn, will center on Ferrell’s character, described as an anomaly in the…

Esports

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Will Ferrell to star in new esports comedy movie
Will Ferrell to star in new esports comedy movie

Dec 6, 2016

Blizzard confirms Overwatch holiday event

Cheers, love — winter is here. — Grab your hats and gloves — Blizzard Entertainment’s Overwatch winter holiday event is hitting the game next week. Officially confirmed today, the event will go live Dec. 13. The Overwatch developer formally invited all players to the event in a Twitter post, writing, “It’s the most wonderful time of the…

Overwatch

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Blizzard confirms Overwatch holiday event
Blizzard confirms Overwatch holiday event

Dec 6, 2016

Who gets to be Santa in Overwatch’s holiday event?

There are a few obvious choices, but we’re hoping Blizzard takes a more unconventional approach. — UPDATE (Dec. 5, 2016 1:04 pm ET): Seconds after posting this story, Blizzard confirmed the holiday event. Leaked audio files found in late November suggest Blizzard Entertainment may be preparing for an Overwatch holiday event. …

Overwatch

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Who gets to be Santa in Overwatch’s holiday event?
Who gets to be Santa in Overwatch’s holiday event?
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