Zoyander StreetSnowflake is a shitty insult used by some of the worst people on earth. Why have you adopted it?Okay, I just saw the far-right described as “racist snowflakes”. I kind of get it? It’s an attempt to turn their own language against them…Nov 6, 20171Nov 6, 20171
Zoyander StreetTwo Dots’s depressing locus of controlAfter a remission of about six months, my depression came back at some point in August; shortly afterwards, I developed an affection for…Sep 7, 2017Sep 7, 2017
Zoyander Street“Cognitive toxins” in Rick and MortyThis week’s episode of Rick and Morty, “Rest and Ricklaxation”, is sort of making a complicated argument about the folly of viewing…Sep 5, 2017Sep 5, 2017
Zoyander StreetSick building syndrome as metaphorThis is a half-formed thought about how we’re all festering pieces of garbage but that’s probably okay.Sep 4, 2017Sep 4, 2017
Zoyander StreetThe worst viral video is the First Person MakerThere’s something I’ve wanted to say for a long time. I’ve held my tongue, partly because there are other writers who share my perspective…Jan 14, 2017Jan 14, 2017
Zoyander Street17 wonderful things in the 1994 music video for East 17’s number 1 single ‘Stay’1. FloofsDec 17, 2016Dec 17, 2016
Zoyander StreetWhy I needed to start a part-time PhD, and what I needed in order to get this farI have no shortage of regrets about my academic choices. I’ll probably never know if my choices at BA and MA level were the right ones in…Dec 9, 20161Dec 9, 20161
Zoyander StreetIt’s time to admit that the President-elect’s name means “fart”All is lost. A tax-dodging sleazeball who treats women like show ponies has been elected on a platform that includes banning all Muslims…Nov 10, 2016Nov 10, 2016
Zoyander StreetOn bisexual visibilityI have a lot of fun on bisexual visibility day. This is the one time of year when bisexual people are visible: so monosexual people, be…Sep 23, 2016Sep 23, 2016
Zoyander StreetThe other first-person walkersOne thing I learned at DiGRA-FDG this year: when it comes to games studies, especially papers presented by younger academics, walking sims…Aug 10, 2016Aug 10, 2016