I think there’s still some value in auteur theory as shorthand for “creative vision” versus everything by committee (i.e. slop).

I’ll take a crazy game over most AAA titles because I know it will have a real vision (cracked as it is).

Auteur theory isn’t necessarily a mark of quality btw - there are shit artists too.

to one of our great posters.

If you are not communist tendency, insert the gold star you want here comrade:

I’ve just started Unicorn Overlord. I know it’s as all Vanillaware games are but as a studio they are permanently committed to the bit. It’s a fun SRPG and the fantasy setting is really enjoyable.

Obviously don’t play if you don’t like horny anime art (guys and gals btw, they are equal opportunity at least). But it’s good and the studio has amazing sprite art.

Yeah just glad we’ll have a comm back. To be honest the party line (new name, keep counter programming in the same way as electoralism/politics) is basically good. I’m not sure why the drama, we’ve arrived at a good place I feel

Blerg. I’ll check some videos. My current batch of cartridges is almost gone and if I can do this comfortably I don’t mind switching.

Do you shave your head with it? If so, send links to brand etc. I’m a baldie and thus have to do a shave every few days, and find it easier in the shower. I just don’t want to cut myself - I once shaved off a flap of skin (granted it was ironically with a Harry’s, had to switch back to Gillette after that sadly because the Mach 5 never cut me like that).

I honestly don’t mind the dunk tank rename, we will rise again.

I will say I think the conceptual idea in separating dunk/dredge makes sense in terms of punching up vs sideways (i.e. posts from David Brooks vs ransoms from the Internet), but I also never minded the conflation so

Honestly this is it.

I feel like we need a :blowback: emote. Maybe the tactical espionage podcast logo from last season?

Lots of versions here

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Yeah very reminiscent of the ROTJ sand dunes fight in some ways, lots of chaos even tho it’s less kinetic (the back and forth between the barge makes that one way cooler in many ways)

The throne room battle was actually sick as well and yeah snoke getting smoked was 10/10

That would have been actually awesome. Should have let him cook

I’ve always been very pro Last Jedi - there’s some shaggy elements to it (in particular, low speed chase is kind of silly) but overall I actually really like it - Luke and Rey’s arcs are both good. I also really like “rey from nowhere” and the fact they recanted all of it was truly dogshit storytelling.

Yeah I’m with you that this won’t last - he can’t shake the old habits. It was just funny that he had a moment of lucidity in his normal horseshit. Because he’s right - the party rebuilding around the working class would be it’s future.

I work in a university and have some curriculum Input even though I’m a non tenure track faculty. We are reworking the textbook this year and I’m one of the writers. Curent stuff is very libbed “rhetoric is like the courts, look at this good lib decision” shit.

Needless to say I’m gonna cook because the courts won’t save the libs now. The “what is to be done” framing is going to be front and center.

All irony and jokes aside, I think a bit of fear is entirely justified and organizing is more important than ever.

I wish the general strike wasn’t 2028.

Wish I had in my state.

Yes vote local. Especially against judges.

The Communists disdain to conceal their views and aims. They openly declare that their ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions. Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win.