April 17th
Welcome back, readers. First things first, thank you this week to everyone who circulated our Patreon Update or became a backer! We’ve seen a boost in support that has helped pull us out of immediate...
View ArticleRegina Seiwald and Ed Vollans – Paratexts | Keywords in Play, Episode 19
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View ArticleApril 24th
Welcome back, readers. This week’s around-the-site announcement is that the new Keywords is live! This episode’s guests are Regina Seiwald and Ed Vollans, speaking on the topic of paratexts. This Week...
View ArticleMay 1st
Welcome back, readers, and happy International Workers’ Day as well. I have no major site updates this week, so I’ll keep the preamble short and hope you enjoy this week’s thirteen cool-and-interesting...
View ArticleMay 8th
Welcome back readers, and happy Mother’s Day. . . .Look, if we’re being honest it’s been a pretty fucked up week for a lot of moms, or really anybody who likes having human rights but isn’t a white...
View ArticleJaroslav Švelch | Keywords in Play, Episode 20
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View ArticleMay 15th
Welcome back readers. We’re running a shorter issue this week, so I’m switching up our usual format again to take a more leisurely stroll through this week’s selections. This Week in Videogame Blogging...
View ArticleMay 22nd
Welcome back readers. We’ve got another smol issue lined up for you this week, as a treat, collecting work on queer masculinities, ruins, platforms, art trends, and more. This Week in Videogame...
View ArticleMay 29th
Welcome back readers. We’ve got a compact and varied issue of the good stuff ready to go for you–please enjoy! This Week in Videogame Blogging is a roundup highlighting the most important critical...
View ArticleJune 5th
Welcome back readers. I’d like to echo more than a few sites in my critical orbit by dropping a quick plug before we proceed for the Queer Games Bundle on Itch, which you have a whole month to pick up....
View ArticleJune 13th
Welcome back readers. Thanks for your patience while I took an extra day with this week’s issue to make sure I was happy with it. A weird spectral echo of E3 is still going on this past week, and if...
View ArticleGregory Whistance-Smith | Keywords in Play, Episode 21
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View ArticleJune 19th
Welcome back readers. It’s our biggest issue in a hearty while, and on top of that, we’ve got new Keywords for you! Our guest this episode is Gregory Whistance-Smith, and the topic is meaning-making in...
View ArticleJune 27th
Welcome back readers. Abortion should be safe, legal, and accessible everywhere, no reasons, no qualifiers. That’s it! Anyways. This Week in Videogame Blogging is a roundup highlighting the most...
View ArticleJuly 3rd
Welcome back readers. You’ve got just a few days left to pick up the Queer Games Bundle 2022! This Week in Videogame Blogging is a roundup highlighting the most important critical writing on games from...
View ArticleJuly 10th
Welcome back readers. We’re running a wee issue this week, a portable one even, so we will once again dispense with the usual format and get right to the good stuff. This Week in Videogame Blogging is...
View ArticleAlesha Serada | Keywords in Play, Episode 22
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View ArticleJuly 17th
Welcome back readers. One item of news from around the site this week: there’s a new episode of Keywords in Play! The Keywords team will be taking a short break in August before returning later in the...
View ArticleMarch-April 2022
Hello readers. It’s me, Critical Distance’s resident vod-sifter. I’m back from my unintended sabbatical aka the painful and all-consuming process of finishing my thesis for submission. I’m all better...
View ArticleJuly 24th
Welcome back readers. This week is a shorter one, and as has become my quasi-custom in such cases, I’ve eschewed grouping the selections into categories in favour of trying to weave a larger thematic...
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