Vita Werdegast

Hey, everybody! I'm back at the Gutter this month with a piece about Dragon Age: The Veilguard! #dragonage #veilguard #datv #didiforgetanyhashtags #culturalgutter

Since it's Halloween season, I found myself thiking about how Japanese myths and legends have like 100 different varieties of vampire but basically no Western-style werewolves. So I looked into it. Then I pitched the idea to Tokyo Weekender. Then I wrote this: www.tokyoweekender.com/art_and_cult...

Nothing can be done without accountability. Nothing. There were no consequences for the war on terror’s transgressions and look where that got us. There were no real consequences for an armed attempted overthrow of the government and look where that got us.

😈🎨🦇 The second Artwork I made for Crossroads, Issue 2, for a piece on the murder ballad "The Twa Sisters" 🎶 And he made a little fiddle of her breastbone Oh, the wind & rain The sound could melt a heart of stone Crying oh the dreadful wind & rain 🎶

Scorpio in Scorp Szn help

"I suppose every generation thinks the next has lost its way, but there’s so little artistry to it anymore. We used to spend months figuring out how to make racism look like a perfectly legitimate concern about municipal governance." buff.ly/bEdtrJN

It's ace week!!! Kembral Thorne, the hero of my Echo Archives series, is a biromantic asexual (like me!), which is super important to me but can get lost in book descriptions with everything else going on (Tired mom MC! Sapphic romance! Time loops! Layered worlds! Murder! Swordfights in ballgowns!)

I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.

Having a new, effectively Sci-Fi Channel era MST3K feels weird. Not bad weird. Weird like I might go into the next room and find out it’s still the 90s and Trump is just a punchline donating to the Clintons. Bobby in the shower stuff.

Tearstone on replays, once the consequences are understood.

"Why would I denounce the KKK? I have nothing to do with them. See, questions like these are why Christians continue to be the most persecuted group in the United States." buff.ly/oFYteni

It's convenient for the child rapists who now run EA to claim Veilguard was a massive flop because what they want to do already is eliminate any part of EA that isn't a gambling and sportswashing operation. You don't have to fucking help them.

happy dragon age day! pls accept old sketches of my most gender love interest emmrich volkarin ✨💀💚 [ #DragonAgeDay ] [ #DragonAge ]

Sorry, I’m reskeeting through it

Video games has decided to discontinue its once leading product, the video game

RIP BioWare Fuck EA

Putting words to action. Here are some other current studios housing former BioWare folks (that I have readily available links for): @summerfallstudios.com @studioresetgames.bsky.social @yellowbrickgames.bsky.social @exodusgameofficial.bsky.social @trickweekes.bsky.social

Very heavy news as our former studio, BioWare closes its doors today. It was a formative place for many. However, many former BioWare devs are scattered around the industry. Find them, support them. Like, follow, comment and help us prove there is still support for the types of games we make!

Anyways

BioWare all but salting the earth Veilguard was programmed on, then having random merch drops like the fan community doesn’t have that HANDLED

I've mentioned before I've updated my contracts to make sure everything in the production of my books is done by humans and not "AI"; if you're wondering what such a thing looks like, here's a clause covering that from a recent contract.

I couldn’t care less about anything Marvel, but I do love James Spader doing interviews

Still one of my favorite things I’ve ever written culturalgutter.com/2016/10/20/h...

I have waited so long for them to make this guy

rare non-shitpost from your pal ceej: if you self-host plex you’re gonna wanna update asap. crypto miner malware started hitting installs yesterday, it got me and I’m usually pretty up on this stuff

I would rush $15 before tonight's fundraising deadline to any democrat who commits to never mentioning his name or speaking to him again.

Hit me with the first line of your novel, published/finished or not. He came for her early, as any hunter worth their salt would do.

The eerie, mechanical repetition of “I have not heard you disavow them”after hearing him, in public, full-throatedly, unhesitatingly disavow them

You're either a "sometimes a semi-colon is the only thing will do" person or a " I will put a blowtorch to all semi-colons on sight" person. I belong to the first category, but I will not fight people in the second. I believe we can co-exist, separated only by an ocean many thousands of miles wide.

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

Um, CRYSTAL LAKE is EXCEPTIONAL 😍

Next #FolkHorrorFriday, the original Suspiria!

YES. JESUS CHRIST YES. ITS ONLY BEEN AROUND 3 YEARS. WE DON'T NEED IT. www.techspot.com/news/114234-...

An important thing to note in this period of fascism is that fascists are historically not good at government. Their entire shtick is "oh yeah? Well that's so-and-so's fault." Actual governance requires you to have a solution that is not "well let's fuck those marginalized guys up."

Sharing this interview again now that issue 2 is out:

Russell’s masterpiece. A true horror story. Overwhelming to finally see it on the big screen.

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