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Even when it starts to fray at the seams a bit, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die feels like the perfect encapsulation of everything that makes life in 2026 feel so insane. Didn't expect it to be more Weapons than Black Mirror. My review:

Good! You should still get rid of these things if you have them and tell your family members to do the same 🫡

ICE "Withdrawing" from Minnesota, but Intensifying in Pittsburgh & Elsewhere Immigrants’ rights activists are also concerned that the withdrawal of thousands of federal agents from Minneapolis could simply lead to a transfer of these agents to intensify ICE operations in other...

ICE "withdrawing" from Minnesota, but using those agents to already intensify deportations in Pittsburgh & elsewhere.

paydayreport.com/ice-withdraw...

Even when it starts to fray at the seams a bit, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die feels like the perfect encapsulation of everything that makes life in 2026 feel so insane. Didn't expect it to be more Weapons than Black Mirror. My review:

Got a chance to spend a bit of time playing Pokémon Pokopia ahead of its release. Very cute and very relaxing, but the thing that had me most intrigued is how the game seemed to be teasing some sort of calamity that disappeared all the humans. Some early impressions:

“Please enjoy the museum”:

Relooted is OUT NOW!

Please share!

A little sad at how much generational analysis is just “look at these self-starters who know exactly how to work seven jobs to afford a carrot”

Reanimal wants to devour you These nightmares aren’t so little.

​Imagine Aesop’s Fables meets the nightmare visions of Lars ​Von Trier and J. G. Ballard. That's Reanimal​. I reviewed​ it for @theverge.com.

www.theverge.com/games/876355...

An Ark showed me augmented reality’s true artistic potential An Ark — playing at The Shed until March 1st — uses AR glasses to take you on a journey to the afterlife.

Wrote about what it felt like to have Ian McKellen and Golda Rosheuvel staring directly into my soul and telling me how I'm going to die while seeing An Ark at The Shed

The Switch 2’s GameShare multiplayer turns this horror game into an unexpected comedy From scares to laughs.

i wouldnt call tokyo scramble a good game, but it does make the wildest use of gameshare that ive seen so far www.theverge.com/games/876621...

My one (1) big hope for the game: beachy pancake mouse

Got a chance to spend a bit of time playing Pokémon Pokopia ahead of its release. Very cute and very relaxing, but the thing that had me most intrigued is how the game seemed to be teasing some sort of calamity that disappeared all the humans. Some early impressions:

“As we all padded out to collect our shoes (you have to take your shoes off)”

i was with this production until this part

An Ark showed me augmented reality’s true artistic potential An Ark — playing at The Shed until March 1st — uses AR glasses to take you on a journey to the afterlife.

Wrote about what it felt like to have Ian McKellen and Golda Rosheuvel staring directly into my soul and telling me how I'm going to die while seeing An Ark at The Shed

We asked the Ring CEO pretty directly about this on the show late last year.

www.theverge.com/podcast/8220...

New follow-up: Many people helped Jeffrey Epstein whitewash his reputation. Reputation management firms billed for thousands of dollars; SEO consultants jumped in; and when called upon, scientists did him favors that helped his Google presence.

www.theverge.com/report/87608...

Futurama did it

Bad Bunny's performance was very Puerto Rican and also very, very, VERY East Coast. As Kendrick's performance was both Black and West Coast. These people are mad at distinctly American performances because they don't like the color of the box the gift came in.

“She uses her voice to protect herself,”

That’s right, Stefani 🥹

YouTube video by The Official Pokémon YouTube channel What’s Your Favorite? | #Pokemon30

Welp. Lady Gaga harmonizing with Jigglypuff has me in my feelings

A cat who wants doesn’t like being picked up

A Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade screenshot of Jessie whispering “swing by my place later after—so I can ‘pay you in full.’”

Loving FFVII Remake on the Switch, but I need all the women in Cloud’s life to stand tf UP and get over this broken man

This loser admits she doesn't use her real name when she uses AI to write books and doesn't reveal they're AI. Which means she knows it's wrong and she knows it's shameful and does it anyway.

The New York Times thinks that's neat though! Unsurprising that this toilet paper rag aligns with hacks

Marvel’s Orphan-Maker and Nanny

Telling my kids this was Dunk and Egg

catching up on some Olympics and rooting for everyone 30+ because the announcers and analysts are out here calling for them to be sent to a glue factory

Oh—Regina Hall, duh

In no particular order: Countess Vaughn, Tracee Ellis Ross, Cate Blanchett, Titus Burgess, Jane Krakowski, Jamie Foxx

Bullying works

Just saw it snowing outside again and let out a Charlotte Pickles scream 😔

Got cut for length, but: the ducks are good