"...‘Cowboy Bebop’ explores the meaning of life in a tasteful, engaging way without being overbearing." #anime #NoPaywall medium.com/theuglymonster…

"...Spire’s art perfectly primes players and gamemasters for a dark and desperate and bizarre game." #TTRPG #gaming medium.com/theuglymonster…

"It was important for the show’s creators to do right by DMC’s leading hero, and they pretty much nailed it. Unfortunately, despite being the protagonist, Dante ends up getting sidelined by his co-star." #DevilMayCry #Netflix #gaming medium.com/theuglymonster…

"This is your typical violent 80s anime; it’s bloody, crude, and straight to the point. It’s the perfect movie for fans of this kind of content and many older otakus credit it as their introduction to anime." #horror #movie #vampires medium.com/theuglymonster…

"The general problem with putting too much emphasis on something is how it darkens everything else around it." #kpop #Netflix #movies #NoPaywall medium.com/theuglymonster…

"...what do you do when things go wrong and don’t pan out the way you expected?" #anime #NoPaywall medium.com/theuglymonster…

"When the future is dark, all anyone can do is look back. The past will be far brighter by comparison." #capitalism #comics #NoPaywall medium.com/theuglymonster…

"Initial reactions were positive — the metrics probably got skewed due to non-game fans enjoying it — but mixed to negative opinions started popping up days after the release..." #Netflix #DevilMayCry #animation medium.com/theuglymonster…

"...Rebirth managed to clone the action, but left out the heart of what made the original films so memorable." #JurassicWorldRebirth #movies #dinosaurs medium.com/theuglymonster…

"In 2025, the number one use of Generative AI is for therapy and companionship. It has seen a shift from last year’s more technical applications. Some seek AI because it is the only affordable solution." #NoPaywall #ArtificialIntelligence #society medium.com/theuglymonster…

"...is being evil what Megamind truly wants? The answer is ambiguous and only because Metro Man is the only one amongst the two selfish enough to fake his death and retire from a life of heroism." #movies #superheroes #NoPaywall medium.com/theuglymonster…

"All-Star Superman teaches us that fighting to be better in the face of ultimate defeat is true heroism." #comics #DCcomics #GiftArticle medium.com/theuglymonster…

Anyways, it's #Superman week!

"Once, his motto was “Truth, Justice, and the American Way,” but now it has evolved into “Truth, Justice, and a Better Tomorrow” (much to the anger of isolationist right-wingers), a reflection on what we want the world to be." #Superman #comics medium.com/theuglymonster…

"A seemingly well-heeled masked man lies dead on a tile floor, his head lying in a pool of his own blood. A bloody knife — bordering on short sword — lays beside him, as does a spilled cup of red wine." #art #TTRPGs #fantasy medium.com/theuglymonster…

"...people with autism are often represented as nonverbal, friendless, and permanently reliant on their parents or caretakers. A foil to that stereotype in the outspoken, independent, and rich-in-friendships Brennan is impactful." #TV #society medium.com/theuglymonster…

"...we can, and have, naturalized violence. Meanwhile, we have denaturalized sex." #movies #society #MarvelStudios medium.com/theuglymonster…

"...a bunch of dictators with their brains in giant war-robots did a Skynet and obliterated and enslaved most of humanity. Later they decided to chill like some kind of hedonistic robotic Cenobites while stepping on humanity’s throat." #Dune #books medium.com/theuglymonster…

"The greatest strength of this comic book arc is the villain: Gorr the God Butcher. Gorr is an interesting and complicated villain with many layers to him that are unfolded as the story goes on." #Marvel #comic medium.com/theuglymonster…

"The game had the bad luck to come along at the awkward early 90s when graphics capabilities were doubling roughly every year, so that yesterday’s cutting-edge 3D was today’s butt-ugly rendering in garish colors." #gamedev #gaming #gamedesign medium.com/theuglymonster…