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End of Letterboxdelion

This week, we're discussing platform apocalypses, internet mysteries, and singing Toads. First time reading? Sign up here. Letterboxd defies god, pays price Anime, as they say, was a mistake. Film-reviewing platform Letterboxd compounded that mistake this week by deciding to remove anime masterpiece End Of Evangelion from eligibility

Unintelligible chittering

This week, we're discussing toads, monkeys, replicants, and Andrei Tarkovsky. First time reading? Sign up here. Did Toad kill E3? As everyone knows, the game industry trade show E3 is no more. Like a great marketing mirage, it disappeared as soon as a few companies stopped believing in

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Lain chasing

Also: artisanal white noise, a card shop tycoon, and the giallo zone.

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Yes yes yes

Also: strawberry man, ding-a-ling kid, and dog ahead

Islands in the net

Also: frog golf, ant tears, and medieval beats.

Mum ridge

Also: EX takes a load off

Blue man revisited

Also: fakes of a fake, cars at 1000x speed, and Sotenbori at sunset.

Nobody's hero

Also: oddball wikis, dating sims, and distant Waluigis.

Cultural victories

Also: skeleton battles, Sonic mythology, and Letterboxd crimes.

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What’s the deal with Roblox? An EX Special Report

We turned our red Roblox caps backwards and started greeting our fellow kids.

Making robots smile

This week, we're talking about ethereal anime, internet rap, and Digimon mortality. First time reading? Sign up here. Want to write for us? Submit here.  This Week's Stories Pitchfork good? Pitchfork announced the hire of Mano Sundaresan, founder of the extraordinarily good blog No Bells, as

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Horse girl with a knife

Also: mind control gaming, Sonic kindergarten, and Fortnite simps.