Drawing in a rather laid-back, sketchy style, the artist known only as "Snail" has exploded in social media popularity recently, gathering over 40,000 followers on Twitter and almost 8,000 on Instagram. Their art runs the gamut from funny to surreal to downright sad, but it's always interesting. Read more.
The first spirited Black Lives Matter protest in Washington, D.C. after the police murder of George Floyd occurred on May 29, 2020. Beginning their march near the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center on U Street, several hundred justice-starved Washingtonians descended on the White House, led by local Black organizers. Read more.
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel is perhaps the premier 'hipster' album, and has become a popular meme in the online music world. Released in 1998, the album quickly developed a cult following that still persists to this day. Read more.
VTubers, short for Virtual Youtubers, are blowing up these days. Read more.
Bahamut Lagoon is an extraordinary hidden gem among the plethora of Super Famicom / Super Nintendo JRPGs, and will celebrate its 25th anniversary in February of this year. Developed by Square and released solely in Japan in 1996, the game was never officially translated into English or licensed abroad, much to the chagrin of Western fans. Read more.
Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1946, Mark S. Geston began writing science fiction novels as a student in the 1960s. Read more.
There's something about Nam Mac's artistic vision that speaks to me as late millennial 90s kid (basically a boomer nowadays!), and after interviewing him, I can pretty much pinpoint it exactly. Read more.
It came to me in a daydream as most things do, a remix of Camellia feat. Nanahira's "Can I Friend You on Bassbook? Lol" entitled "Can I Friend You On Basedbook? Lel." Read more.
Anime has entered the mainstream, there's no doubt about it. But a lingering stigma still remains: complaints of overly sexualized characters, convoluted plots, and 'zany' humor continue to drive many curious would-be-watchers away from the medium. Read more.
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