An in-progress collection of who and what I'm most often reading and listening to. I find them by turns inspiring, entertaining, informative and jealousy-inducing, making me want to be a better writer!

There's so much fantastic writing out there on the internet, and most of it doesn't get the audience it deserves because there's just too much noise. It takes more work to hear people's voices when they're siloed to their personal websites, but as the cacophany and algorithms of social media prove less sustainable, it's on all of us to go out and find each other and recommend that fantastic writing to our own small circles.

When you read something you love tell the author! And help beat back the encroaching lonliness of the web by passing it on.

Gaming and emulation

Kimimi The Game-Eating She-Monster
Retro XP
Retro reviews, analysis, and thoughts about retro games I’m playing, and think you should be playing, too.
Dolphin Emulator - Last entries
Latest news for Dolphin Emulator
Shonumi: Articles
Rings of Saturn | Bo | Substack
In-depth writeups of my explorations in retro game reverse engineering, with a focus on Sega games from the 32-bit era. Click to read Rings of Saturn, by Bo, a Substack publication.
A Profound Waste of Time
A Profound Waste of Time is a bold independent magazine, celebrating gaming as an art form and emerging culture.

I wrote features in issues 4 and 5!

Blogs I love

Tsundoku Diving
Dedicated to discussing Japanese media of all kinds and the ways they impact us and the world.

Baxter writes about Japanese media with a probing critical insight but also the warmth of someone who falls in love with everyone he meets

cabel.com
A blog by Cabel Sasser

Cabel's rabbit holes are fascinating, often related to Nintendo, Disney or retro tech ephemera. "More than you bargained for" every time.

rotational
A personal website by writer and gamester Alex Wiltshire.
Blog
DNA Lounge: Behind the Scenes

Stellar indie publications and newsletters

Defector | The last good website.
Defector is an employee-owned sports and culture website brought to you by the former staffers of Deadspin.
Today in Tabs
Your favorite newsletter’s favorite newsletter.
404 Media
404 Media is an independent media company founded by technology journalists Jason Koebler, Emanuel Maiberg, Samantha Cole, and Joseph Cox.
How Things Work | Hamilton Nolan | Substack
Labor, politics, and power. Click to read How Things Work, by Hamilton Nolan, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

Podcasts I always listen to

Get more from The Back Page on Patreon
creating A Video Games Podcast
Get more from Brad Shoemaker & Will Smith on Patreon
Creating Brad & Will Made a Tech Pod, a podcast about technology
Post Games | Chris Plante | Substack
A weekly podcast about how and why we love video games. Click to read Post Games, by Chris Plante, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
Episodes • A Life Well Wasted
Hyperfixed | HYPERFIXED
Alex Goldman’s new podcast, Hyperfixed, gets to the bottom of life’s most intractable and annoying problems and has fun along the way…

The savviest film reviewers working today

Authors: Walter Chaw Archives - FILM FREAK CENTRAL
est. 1997
The Draftland Scene | Darren Franich | Substack
Movie reviews, film essays, and more cinematic exploration. Click to read The Draftland Scene, by Darren Franich, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.