Competitive Pokémon has been a long-standing trend in the franchise, having started all the way back in August of 2009. Each year, various tournaments are held from Japan to the U.S., all ranging in size and caliber. As the tournament season starts, new “metas” and strategies develop where Pokémon trainers can more effectively win battles. […]
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“The Amazing Digital Circus” Summary and Deep Commentary
What is it? “The Amazing Digital Circus” is by far one of the most creatively jaw-dropping independently animated series that surfaced on October 13 as of this year. Produced by a digital animation company called Glitch Productions with the help of program creator Gooseworx, the animation was teased with a trailer released on September 22 […]
Pokemon Legends: Arceus
I’ve already spoken on Pokemon, having previously talked about the newest installments in the franchise, Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet. These games showed us glimpses of the past and future, with Pokemon Scarlet specifically granting us ancient, prehistoric versions of modern-day favorites. However, these glimpses were just that – glimpses – and while this did […]
A Space Hotel. . . Made Out of Ice?
It’s Friday Evening, and you’re getting ready to board your spacecraft. It didn’t arrive on time, but only because it had to travel 240,000 miles back to Earth. Eventually, it arrives and you show your tickets and passports, making your way on board. “Ladies and gentlemen, please put on your seatbelts. We’re getting ready for […]
The Barbie Movie: Showing the Other Side
Ken has always been the Yin to Barbie’s Yang, standing beside her at every press conference, rocket launch, and presidential address. However, this status quo was recently flipped in 2023’s “Barbie” movie, in which we saw a much more complex and less two-dimensional side of Ken. In the movie, we are shown “Barbieland,” a (very) […]
CookieRun: Kingdom: A Korean Gacha Game That Will Capture Your Heart (And Maybe Your Wallet…)
Intro CookieRun: Kingdom is, suffice to say, an odd game. Not just this, but all its developer’s (Devsisters’s) prequel games and spinoffs – CookieRun: Ovenbreak, JellyPop, Infinity, and CookieWars – share this same oddness. Now, fundamentally, these games center around one thing – living gingerbread cookies with big personalities taking on huge goals. These cookies […]
Slime Rancher 2: The Goopy, Gunking, and Slippy Sequel That Never Disapppoints!
Slime Rancher has pretty much everything you could ever want in a game – the slimes, the ranching – and Slime Rancher 2 is no different. It beautifully fills the shoes of its award-winning predecessor, and it keeps the game fun and lively without forgetting what made the game so good in the first place. […]
Pokémon Scarlet/Violet: Review from a True Gamer
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet – this amazing duo is the newest installment in Nintendo’s long-running franchise of beast-catching, bond-forming, berry-finding games. Pokémon has had a history of A-Tier games, with quality and creativity to match. From the worldbuilding to the Pokémon themselves, the games get increasingly more sophisticated with every chapter. Scarlet and Violet are […]
One Piece – A Review From a Man Just a Few Episodes In
Assuming you don’t live under a rock, you’ve probably heard of One Piece, whether you’re big into pop culture or not – that old anime, the one with 1000+ episodes. What you probably don’t know, however, is just what this show has to offer – not just your typical, goofy shonen (fighting anime) about overcoming […]
Spaghetti Western Pt. II
The ringleader offered him a dollar if he would stay for the show, so the young desperado did. He was fingering the smooth-bore barrel of his revolver as a few militias bustled around a few shop ramadas—a handful of dirty-faced children roamed afront of the wagon carts reared before the town hall, their caretakers staggered […]
SCPs – A Comprehensive Guide to the Foundation
The SCP Foundation, standing for “Secure.Contain.Protect,” is a foundation dedicated to hiding that which lives in the dark so that society can live in the light. It designates the entities they find as “SCP’s” giving them designations like “SCP-682,” or “SCP-23.” These SCP’s can range from lego bricks that move on their own to rapidly-evolving […]
Spaghetti Western Pt. I
He shoots down a tin can behind the saloon and the bartender tells him he did well. He lumbers atop dog whelks and broken shells back to the hitching post and feeding troughs where he propped up the ancient containers of spirits and liqueurs. Aching and stretching his back, the man returns the shot metal […]
The Clock is Ticking
I waited outside Office 3001. I felt sweat building from underneath me. I knew that my turn was next. I also knew this might determine my position in this new workplace. I needed to be ready. The clock is ticking… I heard the office door open and the previous agent step out: “Agent 106, you […]
My Waterfall
The rivulets cut into the ground, making a nice latticework of blue-steel water. The eggy sun shone down streams of shine; the grass and its roots hugging the ground in hopes of getting only an ounce of water. Jeremiah scooped his hand into the ground to taste the sediment– he wanted to know if the […]
A Rainy Day
He clicked open the slot for Mr. Stein’s niche and the drawer poofed some dust in the air– his father left him his watch, and he carefully removed it from its ancient recess and shoved it into his coat pocket. The columbarium was wide and open and dark and cold; he felt like it was […]
Morning Glory
Fine loam and overworked soil crunched under his feet as he made his way along the basin. Storm clouds rolled along in the twilight peace. The din of silence enraptured him under the blue-indigo blend of the sky. Dotting the endless plane before him, ocotillo and creosote dipped into their silhouettes. Valleys and bluffs—limestone, obsidian, […]
Mountainscape
Some flat rocks made some disparate noise as they tumbled down the lee of the cliffside and snuffed out some of the rustling of the rodents in the grass and the swooping of the wattlebirds. My tongue was sticking heavily to the butt of the mouth, and I tried reaching for the canteen at my […]
Wind Upon Lashes
Paris is nice in the Springtime—the sun shines unquestionably the grass stands always. My shirt began to billow in the crisp wind, and bird chirps poured into my ears while the coarse path scratched at my boots as I made my way toward a bobbing shore. The plains’ blades of grass still padded along the […]
Among Us: The Undead Meme
August 2020. This was when it all began. In other words, this was when the word ‘sus’ became more popular than any other word on the internet. From playing the game with your friends in discord calls to making sus references in our daily lives, Among Us has truly deserved a spot in the collection […]
The Cat With No Eyes
Warning: The following story contains details about serious topics such as addiction and suicide. I have enough of my irritating siblings and ask my father if I can play outside with my friend. “Of course,” he replies. It’s odd he approved this time, it’s currently a quarter to 7 in the evening. I pull the […]
A Honest Letter
Dear Humble Villagers, I have a confession to make. Just yesterday, I was walking by Joe’s house, and while admiring the pristine cleanliness of his house, I tripped over a cylindrical metal object and crushed the flowers lining the sidewalk. John, if you are reading this letter, I am terribly, terribly sorry. I might have […]
Types of People V4
Types of People Playing in a Mystery Game The Distracted: The person who always gets distracted by their phone The Silent: The person who does everything silently and solves everything The Confused: The person who always gets the facts wrong The Leader: The person who tells everyone what to do The Solver: The person who […]
India Steals Russia’s Glory in Hosting 2022 Chess Olympiad
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last month, you probably know about Vladimir Putin invading Ukraine. If you want more information about the war, you can check out our article on it: Ukraine-Russia Crisis: Why Does It Mean Full-On War?. Due to the war, many other activities have been excluding Russia from […]
The Batman: Movie Review
The new Batman live-action movie hit theaters earlier this month. Batman is a fan favorite for superhero fans with the comics and numerous adaptations as both TV shows and movies, and 9 live actions to date. This review will have a slight summary with no spoilers in it. The movie will be rated out of […]