LATEST FROM THE SHELF
- Lost Kingdoms (Day 11, Finale) – Paradise Lost
Katia takes on the final legendary beasts, storms Broch Black, and faces the God of Destruction in the finale of Lost Kingdoms. After six and a half hours and only two deaths, the first lap of the Race to Git Gud comes to a close.
REVIEWS
Honest, spoiler-light breakdowns of what I’m playing — and whether it’s worth your time.
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MLB The Show 26 – Seventh Inning Stench
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WOTS State of Play 2026 – Two Weeks Late and Right on Time
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Viewfinder – A Different Perspective
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II Review – Spectacle Without Evolution
CHILLERS
Songs that stick with you — the ones that hit at just the right moment.
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Rubble to Rubble – Wilderado
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Postcards from Hell – The Wood Brothers
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Six Rounds of Love and Hate – Autry Inman
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I Wish I Was – The Avett Brothers
RETROSPECTIVES
Looking back at the games that shaped us — and seeing how they hold up today.
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Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee (GC) – Smash First, Ask Questions Later
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Pokemon Snap (N64) – Nintendo’s Weird Success
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Binding of Isaac (PS4) – Crying in the Basement
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Punch-Out!! (NES) – Little Mac, Big Memories and Bigger Asterisks
CHILLERS – COVER UP
Originals vs covers — side by side, to see which one really hits harder.
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Cocaine Blues – Billy Hughes vs. Johnny Cash
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Hurt – Nine Inch Nails vs. Johnny Cash
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If We Were Vampires — Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit vs. Noah Kahan & Wesley Schultz
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The Man Who Sold the World — David Bowie vs. Nirvana
LYRICS OF LABOR
Songs with something to say — stories of work, struggle, and everything in between.
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Deportee – Woody Guthrie
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The Wreck of the Old 97 – Johnny Cash
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Sixteen Tons – Tennessee Ernie Ford
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1913 Massacre – Woody Guthrie
NO SKIPS
Albums you don’t skip—just press play and let it ride.
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The Cars 1978 – The Cars
RACE TO GIT GUD
A journey through FromSoftware worlds — one death, one lesson, one small victory at a time.
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Lost Kingdoms (Day 11, Finale) – Paradise Lost
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Lost Kingdoms (Day 10) – White Tiger, Blue Dragon, and the Grind Before the Finale
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Lost Kingdoms (Day 9) – Volcanoes, Skeletons, and One Very Angry Turtle
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Lost Kingdoms (Day 8) – Trial by Fire…and Poison
LOVE LETTERS
Long-form gush sessions about the games and stories I can’t stop thinking about.
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A Love Letter to The Pitt
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A Love Letter to Civilization VI
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A Love Letter to FromSoftware
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