Mike Merrill

L.A.'s underground art scene comes alive in new video game, 'Blippo+': L.A. arts and culture this weekend The duo behind the L.A.-based post-pop band YACHT created a video art project/video game called 'Blippo+' featuring more than 100 artists from the L.A. underground.

Blippo+ in the news 📡 🌴

www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

A screenshot of the trailer (on YouTube) for the new Ice Cube vehicle War of the Worlds, showing the truly ludicrous onscreen text "DATA IS THEIR FOOD"

AND BONES ARE THEIR MONEY

YouTube video by Seasoned Gaming Blippo+ : Live-Action, Cable TV Simulator?

Had the opportunity to interview @kmikeym.com at Summer Game Fest for @seasonedgaming.com about the surreal and fascinating Play Date game @blippo.plus . Looking forward to the Steam and Switch release so I can experience this first hand!

youtu.be/V2stnm0lVfA?...

YouTube video by Seasoned Gaming Blippo+ : Live-Action, Cable TV Simulator?

Blippo+ is one of the most unique "gaming" experiences we've seen. While it began on the Playdate, it's coming to the Switch and Steam soon.

We had a quick chat with Executive Producer Michael Merrill about it.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2st...

└A➝ You’re invited next Thursday, August 7th, to the historic Bob Baker Marionette Theater in Los Angeles.

It’s a party, exhibition, puppet fashion show, and demo — all in one!

🍾 RSVP for entry:
partiful.com/e/sILTWX7v4o...

@panic.com @play.date @com.y-a-c-h-t.com @telefantasytv.bsky.social

morning

some of us are out here still trying to live that Grief Life (aka The Lord's Work, aka, creep into their lane, aka operation slow poke)

Employee of the Month or: Why Mike is Quitting McDonald's (S2E11)

Being chosen as Employee of the Month at McDonald's was truly one of the greatest awards I've ever received.

www.hamburgerbusinessreview.com/p/employee-o...

Lenny's favorite t-shirt

Blippo+ signal received over the air?!!

well, at least there are more episodes of Blippo+!

PAGING PATIENT ZERO — Your Electronic Program Guide summary of what’s on this week, only on @blippo.plus

i had a gas station version, it was okay. i feel like i still wanna try the $20 kind...

already past LA?

weirdly the record is only 1702 feet...

guinnessworldrecords.com/world-record... Longest string of liquorice | Guinness World Records

The Revolution Would Not Be Franchised S2E10 How did McDonald's weave itself into Black America? Marcia Chatelain joins us to follow the threads.

an amazing additional ep. of the HBR podcast talking to Dr. Marcia Chatelain about dynamiting a Portland McDonald's, researching a corporation w/o access to their archives, winning a pulitzer, and ideas about the big opportunities for the McD CEO...

www.hamburgerbusinessreview.com/p/mcdowells-...

THIS WEEK ON BLIPPO+ POWER TO THE PUMPULATOR Nurse Echo learns the hard way that there’s a lot more to surgery than daydreaming. Ned Telson talks Bend physics with his deceased mentor, Taffy Rompler. Discover the perfect lunchbox for a picky eater. The Bushwalker tackles a challenging loop.

This week on @blippo.plus.

Head over to the Desktop Electronic Program Guide to follow along. blippo.plus/depg/

but still, RIP Quibi... 🙏

i'm mad at my friend.

Jona keeps making amazing merch for @blippo.plus and I'm not sure I can afford to buy it all. but this is a already my new favorite and it hasn't even arrived yet...

cottonbureau.com/p/ZA4ZW9/shi...

fun fact: I met JJ as the GM of our Shadowrun RPG group

(i played a disgraced corp exec. who kept trying to be "in charge" of the group, then i ended up as an EP on Blippo ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ )

stay LOCKED IN :)

i feel drawn to the trash bin... an essential and under-recognized aspect of the McD system

YouTube video by Video Ditch Podcast The MIX Interviews: blippo+

Here is the full length (just 2 min) chat that @telefantasytv.bsky.social and I had with the folks at @videoditch.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bba5...

we interviewed some of the team ( @panic.com / @kmikeym.com / @telefantasytv.bsky.social‬ ) behind the game?/television?/FMV? experience that is ‪ @blippo.plus ‬

We Made a Video Game Introducing Blippo+, our most ambitious project to date!

I got to help @com.y-a-c-h-t.com make a video game: open.substack.com/pub/yacht/p/...

did you know there is a Blippo+ store and that every week when the new episodes come out there are TWO NEW ITEMS in the store?

cottonbureau.com/people/blippo

There is a part of me that believes Panic created the Playdate solely to enable the experience of old school TV channel surfing (if this is true, I am in full support)

The Fast-Food Gimmick That Became an Unlikely Muse for Chefs

say what you will about mainstream media, but at least the @nytimes.com is out there doing the work

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/d...

i can imagine the youtube thumbnail for this "i used a gold trump phone for 30 days!"