I'm in a group chat with a mail carrier and he shared this letter

I spoke to the comedian Sarah Keyworth about holding explosive dinner parties for her character’s various lovers in The Sims, what happens when your therapist hears about a stand-up routine you put them in, and Sarah’s new tour, My Eyes are Up Here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/my-…

I spoke to the comedian Sarah Keyworth about holding explosive dinner parties for her character’s various lovers in The Sims, what happens when your therapist hears about a stand-up routine you put them in, and Sarah’s new tour, My Eyes are Up Here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/my-…

Ali Salim was a software engineer for Xerox. He died ten years ago. Now his son, the actor Abubakar Salim, has made a game exploring that loss. For British GQ I asked Abu whether it has been hard reliving his grief on the promo trail, with journalists like me: gq-magazine.co.uk/article/tales-…

I spoke to johnjohanas, creative director at Tango Gameworks (EN) about the webgame that led him to work with Resident Evil’s Shinji Mikami, and how he convinced a major publisher to back Hi-Fi RUSH, a lavish tribute to blue-sky Dreamcast games: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/my-…

Debbie Reynolds was 19 — with no formal dance training — when she filmed this scene. She was then put on bed rest for two days.

“Making ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ and childbirth were the two hardest things I’ve ever done.”

Born today in 1932. #RIP 💕

I spoke to johnjohanas, creative director at Tango Gameworks (EN) about the webgame that led him to work with Resident Evil’s Shinji Mikami, and how he convinced a major publisher to back Hi-Fi RUSH, a lavish tribute to blue-sky Dreamcast games: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/my-…

i dont think ill ever forget this comment

In a recent episode of The Rest Is Entertainment, a listener asked why the games industry, which dominates media in commercial terms, is still viewed as a cultural underling. Marina Hyde argued it's due to an absence of stars. For My Perfect Console Podcast I put the question to BAFTA's deputy chair:

imo, the Monopoly film Margot Robbie should be making is a biopic of the game's inventor, Lizzie Magie, who, after the game was taken from her, recorded her vocation in the US census as “maker of games” and her annual income as “$0”: newyorker.com/culture/cultur…

imo, the Monopoly film Margot Robbie should be making is a biopic of the game's inventor, Lizzie Magie, who, after the game was taken from her, recorded her vocation in the US census as “maker of games” and her annual income as “$0”: newyorker.com/culture/cultur…

I spoke to siobhan, deputy chair of BAFTA and studio director at Media Molecule, about how workers in the film, TV and game industries are all similar geeks, and the sensitivity of holding an awards ceremony at a time of widespread industry layoffs: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/my-…

This interview is actually Chotiner’s masterpiece — an essential document of this moment.

Honestly don't know how to earn that 5th star

I spoke to Wes Fenlon, senior editor at PC Gamer, about the art and economics of running one of the world's most successful video game outlets, his passion for fan translations, and the five games that have shaped his life and tastes: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/my-…

can you make the perfect cup of tea???
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UK Publication day. I'm so grateful to everyone who's been in touch already after reading the book, and to those who shared their stories while I was piecing it all together. Thanks also to my brilliant publisher Quercus Books