The Anti-Love Story of Homer and Marge

I’m an American in their late 20s to early 30s. As a result, you will not be surprised to…

Several Thousand Years of Reploid Aesthetics: An Ethnography of the Mega Man Universe

Legend of Mana

In 70 AD, the Romans sacked and burned Jerusalem. This was at the end of a several year long siege, which had left the inhabitants dying in the street from hunger and thirst. Josephus, mediator for the Romans, wrote that 1.1 million people were killed during the siege and a further 97,000 were…

Pokemon Battles in Context Part 3 — That’s Just Not Cricket

A brief history of weaponized insects

We’re an interesting species. Let no one say that, for all our faults, a lack of creativity…

Pokemon Battles in Context — Part 1: Poffins and Circus

Sunset

I didn’t expect to fall for Gabriel.

I resented him at first. He had everything. A beautiful home, wealth, connections…

Pokemon Battles in Context Part 2 — Those Of Us About To Faint Salute You

“You come by it honestly, the ugliness inside you.” BoJack Horseman, Abuse and Depression