Eric Matthew Richardson

this is something a hacker would do in a shitty self-published sci-fi book

not listed in the press release, but his fifth favorite was Red Rooms (2023)

What if we left all of our gaming consoles behind when we moved like we do with major appliances? Like yeah, this unit comes with a washer/dryer and also a Wii U (landlord hasn't done a refresh in a bit).

Does the 50-year mortgage proposal include Switch 2 financing? Could be interesting.

Got to see this during the initial NYTW Off-Broadway run, feels like the show it was always meant to be

People are going to MELT for Dermot Mulroney!

This sucks, thanks!

holy shit

"Do unto your unit as you would have done unto your own child's unit" is an all-timer quote. One of the greatest minds since Plato or perhaps Woody Allen.

A softly smiling woman with dark hair and medium-brown skin wearing light orange. She holds a cute, fluffy little brown dog.

We mourn the loss of National New Play Network Board Member & Affiliated artist Lavina Jadhwani, the great human & Chicago-based playwright whose scripts I'll be enjoying on NPX this weekend. newplayexchange.org/users/5506/l...

Semi-related:

Dick Goddard came to my high school's opening night of Singin' in the Rain to do a little cross-promo. I was playing Cosmo and had some pre-show jitters. This dude would not stop talking about the origin of the term "raining cats and dogs." Like 15 minutes. Really calmed me down.

Any Haunted Mansion items going up?

happy to gobble up the final dregs of public funding before our final descent into the looming water wars

A graphic that reads “I got a 2025 grant!” in green text. “Individual Artists Program” in yellow text. A bottom banner bears the logo of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.

Happy to announce that I’ve received an Individual Artists Program grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events for further development on EI HYTTE (THE CABIN), AN A CAPPELLA MUSICAL.

Keep an eye out in 2026!

#DCASEgrants #DCASE #musicaltheatre

Getting married at the end of November, but if the dates work out, I'd be there with bells on. There's also a nice black box space at Steppenwolf which feels very on brand.

colored pencil of fragile from death stranding 2

but not that fragile

I don't really know how we fix this though. I mean, ultimately, it comes down to paying for stuff like this, which I don't think any of us will be doing any time soon. I'm not about to add another sub to my budget. I'm not going to pay for someone else's critique if I can barely afford to see it.

I feel like this town was once known for its unpretentious criticisms that would cut through (and cut down) the hype machine, but the internet has really flattened out culture. Big institutions are more interested in reporting box office numbers than film quality. I mean, this was Gene Siskel's job!

don't think they'll be able to hang after four rounds of marg towers and a quick date at the Museum of Ice Cream, which was actually pretty dope

I’m not sure how to put this but Hideo Kojima, Tom Cruise, and LeBron James are all spiritually linked to me. Massive cornballs that are operating on another level than the rest of us. They should all work on Death Stranding 3 together.

You've got to check out Foxx Nolte's books! Deeply researched studies on the development of the Disney parks that cuts through a lot of the corporate myths. Boundless Realm is an incredible deep dive on the Haunted Mansion and I'm currently working through her latest one on Pirates.

intentionally mislabeled and shipped with a custom Winamp skin

Now that we've exited the vinyl phase, endured the kitschy cassette tape phase, and are living in the return of the CD, there's only one option left for entrepreneurially-minded indie artist: the humble 96kbps MP3 download via LimeWire

it’s a line drawing of a man in a big comfy armchair who is overwhelmed by four cats who have decided to stand on his lap

please enjoy this illustration by Erik Blegvad of a man with four cats in his lap

Did you carve these by hand? I’m so bad with lettering when it comes to lino.

"May every day be another wonderful secret" is actually a very beautiful message to send to your bro. It's rare to find that level of intimacy within male friendships.

How much? Feel like Peter marrying Ben Reilly has a lot of potential.

Opinion | If Emanuel runs, he’ll bet on candor defeating the ‘culture police’ The former mayor of Chicago talks about what ails the Democratic Party, and how to cure it.

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wish i had the bravery to write a Tarman. a Tarman only comes along once in your life. you'll never know when, so you have to be ready. you have to keep swimming in that tar.

creating an endless loop of Tarman saying "tar" with that Aussie accent so I can fall asleep at night