Sterile Art

Translated from the german newspaper Die Zeit:

"(...) In fact, we should be living in a golden age for wild, rebellious, and subversive art. Finally, there are conventions, linguistic regulations, prohibition signs, the right morality and customs, that can be violated - and as bearers of the moral of progress, a Justemilieu, a public of the righteous and well-intentioned, who are also willingly provoked. It really couldn't be any better!"

But, spoiler: It's not happening.

Very good article that perfectly sums up the current cultural enviroment, in my opinion.

Citizen Sleeper

I just finished playing Citizen Sleeper. Wow - what a game! A masterclass in delivering great punches with so little fanfare: After all, it’s „just“ a text adventure, with some dice mechanics and a bit of RPG progression thrown in. On paper there is not much of a game here. But, whoof… nothing could be further from the truth.

So much of the game comes to live in your mind: When the amazing art, the great writing, the perfectly tuned soundtrack and the interplay of mechanics and story effortlessly click into place to manifest as real tension, anxiety, hope, belonging… It’s enthralling.

I don’t want to dive into the story, or tell you all the cool, wonderful, or sad things that happen. I just urge you to discover them for yourself.

Soufflé Pancakes

I love how YouTube just combined two of my interests - Japan and pancakes - to serve up this ASMR-inducing cooking video. It's maybe the most delicious looking pancake ever?

Tasty!