Started Slow Horses yesterday (I know, very au courant of me). If any of you are thinking "that was great, wish I could watch more" I advise you to track down The Tunnel - the British/French remake of The Bridge - because it's the same vibes and occassionally the same actors.

This seems bleak but it's actually very good news for gaming, because historically what Peter Molyneux says will happen isn't what ends up happening.

As much as I hate to admit it, reading does, in fact, make you a better writer. Very frustrating. Bad news all round, frankly.

masks belong in healthcare, retail stores, grocery stores, for employees at prisons and nursing facilities etc., and the politicization of masking has killed and disabled millions needlessly.

No Gain No Love hitting the holy trinity of absurdly overt product placement by not just having Kopiko, they go to Subway, AND have a random coffee brand/franchise that they stop a whole episode to advertise.

Yeah, this scene was fucking gross and it's notable how this show goes from a fun romp with best friends to this dude becoming a creepy, sullen, uncomfortably handsy piece of shit the moment it turns to a romance.

If covid magically disappeared today, we’d still have to contend with the trauma that our loved ones are fine with killing and (further) disabling us just as long as they weren’t inconvenienced. And I don’t know how I’m supposed to heal from that.

Nobody tell him. Let him enjoy this feeling.

Cannot recall the last time I booked a routine appointment with my doctor - which I have monthly - and it hasn't been cancelled for "staff sickness."

Mask mandates in healthcare should be permanent. We should immediately clean the air in all public buildings idgaf what it costs. N95s should be sent to all households for free. Public health should tell the truth even when people don’t like it.

Now I can pay more for hand pain, cool.

I actually don't think it's too much to ask that streaming services actually... work. Like, I shouldn't have to wait two minutes for Prime's subtitles on non-English shows or have to sign out every time I want to watch something on Apple TV+...

Had a lovey breakdown the other day about how “back to normal” for everyone I love and everyone I thought loved me means a life without me actively in it. Your disabled and chronically ill friends and family are NOT okay. Wear a mask.

people love to say “I’m also disabled” in response to having their ableism called out as though that doesn’t just kinda make it worse. like oh okay so you just hate the people who could be the community you claim to care about building. cool!

This is the only two-state solution I believe in.

Very bored of coming up with my own story ideas, so if anyone has tips/stories hit me up (DMs open). I'll cover anything, but my regular beats are entertainment/media, tech, history, accessibility, and design. Similarly, always happy to be assigned stuff.

You can’t “form community” with people who actively or passively want you dead.

Finally somoeone has pointed out how weird this Bombadil portrayal is (everyone else seems excited) but also, it feels like the showrunners have made a very clear decision that Bombadil is a Valar - specifically Aule - given the role they've bafflingly placed him in.

Someone should let me write about the fact Rings of Power has two COVID precaution teams...

Been a while since I've been able to catch a film, but now watching GREYHOUND (2020, written by Tom Hanks).