I get into a discussion of Lost Media – and how being “Lost” is less a binary, and more a spectrum.

Remembering my Kitty, Patacon
So, I’ve posted a bunch of pictures on the blog of Patacon, but I never really got around to talking about Patacon. I should do that.
Continue readingIn the past, when I’ve been tired, rushed, burned out, or just hadn’t been able to put a blog post together, I would post pictures of one of my two cats – Patacon – who basically adopted me as her person. My profile photo on Twitch even had me with her on my lap.
She passed away today. She was 16 years old.









My Kitty Passed Away
It’s time for another book review – as I take a look at one of the titles that was a recent Sword & Laser Book Club pick.
Also RIP Romhacking.Net
I didn’t intend to be memorializing two entities in the video game fandom and media space this weekend, but this has been a hell of a week, as Romhacking.net has also gone into archive-only mode.
Continue readingRIP Game Informer
So, I will admit I fell behind in writing blog posts for today, so I had planned to post some cat pictures – and then this morning I learned that Game Informer had closed its doors.
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Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 138
It’s time to take a look at what was going on in the game industry as a whole in late 1997, early 1998.
This month I’m joined by Blaine of the Babylon 5 30 Years Later and 99 Years 100 Films Podcasts (at Bureau42.com) to discuss My Neighbor Totoro & Akira.

Photos from Prestige Wrestling: Combat Clash 2024
On July 12th I went to Prestige Wrestling’s Combat Clash 2024 event at the Viking Pavilion in Portland (which is available for streaming on YouTube). I took a bunch of photos from my seat in the stands, and I figure I’ll just post those here.
Continue readingWhere I Play Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition (JIP): Part 3 – Politics Can Be Murder
Our recent friend, Princess Melia, is the new heir – and not everyone is okay with that.