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We Weren't Ready for 'janet.'
Twenty-five years ago, Janet Jackson’s fifth studio album provided a legacy of sexual liberation, until the 2004 Super Bowl debacle proved it was all an illusion.
Experience the Horror and Absurdity of Writing for Video Games
‘The Writer Will Do Something’ is required reading for anyone interested in how the sausage gets made.
Witness the Ending of Alien Civilization in '500 Apocalypses'
"Our world," says entry 216, "is haunted by a billion stories." This game has 500, each about the death of an alien world.
Vesp: A History of Sapphic Scaphism
Presenting Terraform's first original piece of interactive fiction, an atmospheric head-trip that must be played rather than read.
Watch a Light Art Installation Get Down in the Club
Paris-based design studio IF creates a geometric a/v artwork for Paris night club Machine du Moulin Rouge’s fifth anniversary celebration.
The Hidden Language of Long Form Improvisers
We turned to the co-creator of the Upright Citizens Brigade to learn about yes-anding, premise improv, games, and status.
The Syrian Peace Talks Look Like a Tragic Farce
The "Geneva II" talks got off to a bad start, as participants immediately accused one another of being illegitimate and committing horrible crimes. And even if the two sides could come together, they'd have to figure out how to deal with the jihadist...
Syria's Revolutionaries Are Fighting Back Against Foreign Jihadists
One revolution, two bloody years, and 11 dark months later, came more Facebook posts—this time calling for: “a day of Anger against ISIS.”
Syria's Revolutionaries Are Fighting Back Against Foreign Jihadists
It started with a Facebook post in February 2011. “Together for a Day of Rage in Syria to end the state of emergency in Syria and end corruption." One revolution, two bloody years, and 11 dark months later, came more Facebook posts—this time calling...
If You Post Pictures of Your Naked Girlfriend...
Do you think making art is more like masturbating to web porn or having sex with a beautiful girl?