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Neopets and Non-Fungible Tokens
As a child of the 2000s, I remember begging my parents to let us get a pet. A puppy, a kitty, a fish, maybe even a rock, it didn’t matter what it was as long as it was something I could play with and keep as a companion (I was an only child). It was […]
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“Robots” (2005) was a warning.
“They’re alive, they’re awakeWhile the rest of the world is asleepBelow the mine shaft roads It will all unfoldThere’s a world going onUnderground“Tom Waits, “Underground” (1983). Robots is a 2005 American computer-animated science fiction comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and directed by Chris Wedge. The film is set in a futuristic world where […]
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The Relationship of Michael De Santa and Trevor Philips in Grand Theft Auto V
Grand Theft Auto V (often abbreviated as GTA V) is an action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It was released in September 2013 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, in November 2014 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and in April 2015 for Microsoft Windows. The game is set […]
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The Anticlimax of “Joker” (2019)
“For my whole life, I didn’t know if I even really existed. But I do, and people are starting to notice” – Arthur Fleck. I’m going to be honest with myself for a second. I really, really love the 2019 film, “Joker”. I remember seeing the teaser trailer for it, Joaquin Phoenix all done up […]
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What I Did During My Summer Vacation
I can’t sleep, so in the spirit of back to school season here’s an essay about everything I did this summer.
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ghost of website’s past: DigitalSpace Traveler
many years ago, i stumbled across a video by boxcarjakey about a weird experience he had while browsing DigitalSpace Traveler. the video in question was called “Creepy Digital Space Traveler Conversation”. something about the video is mildly jarring, the low quality microphone with the cryptic messages being sent to boxcarjakey from a strange user named […]