A dad and his kid on Father’s Day

Kind stranger stopped and asked if she could take pictures of me and Lily this morning

New York happier than the first day of spring right now.

Wish I had watched Exit 8 instead of Backrooms today but I already watched Exit 8 twice

Keith David’s reaction to receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. So deserved! Thank you for your work and impact! 👏

No number can encapsulate a feeling, let alone a potentially complex weaving of feelings So no number can ever really mean anything about art

The only benefit to scores is avgs, and those are just as bad An average of 3 means something incredibly different if it's every reviewer scored it near 3 vs they all went either 1 or 5 And then, until reading individual reviews, who's taste aligns enough with yours that the avg is worth anything?

Adding to the hating on review scores, agreed on these points, but also, they're useless You give a game a 4, what does that mean? Does every 4 look the same to you? The answer is bound to be, no. The score needs to be contextualized. It's meaningless without the explanation, so, what's the point?

Jordan Calhoun@jordanmcalhoun.com · 5mo ago

100% agree with Jordan here. One thing I’ll add is that review scores contribute to these kinds of lazy, reductionist conversations about art, which is why I loathe them.

100% agree with Jordan here. One thing I’ll add is that review scores contribute to these kinds of lazy, reductionist conversations about art, which is why I loathe them.

Movies Don’t Need Reviews. They Need Something Else.

Reviews are about the writer as much as the art itself.

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Jordan Minor@jordanwminor.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Review scores, frame rate, sales, player counts, price, etc. It all just feels like this nerd impulse to use Objective Math to avoid the uncomfortable realities of discussing subjective art. Annoyingly stockholder brained, too

Review scores, frame rate, sales, player counts, price, etc. It all just feels like this nerd impulse to use Objective Math to avoid the uncomfortable realities of discussing subjective art. Annoyingly stockholder brained, too

“Some people might look down on Worm’s mechanics and call it immoral. But it’s immoral to let a sucker keep his money.”

Jordan Calhoun@jordanmcalhoun.com · 6mo ago

The Mario Galaxy Movie reminds me of the scene from Rounders where Matt Damon and Edward Norton hustled a group of frat boys, openly pulling tricks they’d never do anywhere else www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN2I...

Has it been long enough to criticize the Mario movie without people saying “iTs a kiDs mOviE” or “jUsT eNjOy iT”? It’s an affront to storytelling so blatant that it almost feels like the raptors testing the fences

Does anyone have evidence to suggest teams are blackballing Natasha Cloud for her politics? Or is this just speculation people accept in Earth-616 for content?

Had a moment listening to music with my daughter last night where I realized music singles don’t exist anymore. She had no concept of the idea. (I know they technically still exist, but not in the way I traditionally think of them as “the songs on the radio and with music videos.”

Just to update on this: I’ll start interviews for this next week and respond to freelancer emails this week. Between here and LinkedIn, I have more than enough apps and emails that’ll take me the week to sift through. Thanks for the shares and connections, looking forward to meeting folks

Jordan Calhoun@jordanmcalhoun.com · 6mo ago

I’m hiring! I need someone who can give clever, informed, actionable advice on tech, home automation, VPNs, and online privacy. (Bonus if you have hands-on familiarity w the dark web) Minimum salary $78K. WFH or office. Appreciate signal boosts, and others will too www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

I think the biggest damage to the art community was the obsolescence of gallery sites (y!, deviantart, etc) and the rise of scroll-by social media, like twitter and even tumblr. Art is not ''content'', you shouldnt need to post art every day (or every month!) to be relevant. This mindset sucks.

I'm also looking for consumer tech freelancers with hands-on expertise in the dark web, home improvement, or VPNs. Rates vary based on the article, but happy to discuss more, if interested: jordan.calhoun@ziffdavis.com, subject line "Tech Freelancer - [your area of expertise]"

I’m hiring! I need someone who can give clever, informed, actionable advice on tech, home automation, VPNs, and online privacy. (Bonus if you have hands-on familiarity w the dark web) Minimum salary $78K. WFH or office. Appreciate signal boosts, and others will too www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

I feel this should go without saying, but please don’t search for my personal email address online and message me there. I try to keep my life organized, and that kind of thing doesn’t help either of us

Jordan Calhoun@jordanmcalhoun.com · 6mo ago

I'm also looking for consumer tech freelancers with hands-on expertise in the dark web, home improvement, or VPNs. Rates vary based on the article, but happy to discuss more, if interested: jordan.calhoun@ziffdavis.com, subject line "Tech Freelancer - [your area of expertise]"

This soundtrack isn’t hitting like it should, maybe I need to play the game first

Jordan Calhoun@jordanmcalhoun.com · 6mo ago

Time to feed my soul

I’m hiring! I need someone who can give clever, informed, actionable advice on tech, home automation, VPNs, and online privacy. (Bonus if you have hands-on familiarity w the dark web) Minimum salary $78K. WFH or office. Appreciate signal boosts, and others will too www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

Every woman who appears in JJK has coherent motivations, a distinct personality, a narrative function beyond supporting male characters, and agency within her available screentime. They are not love interests. They are not damsels. They are not rewards. They are people the series takes seriously…

In Defense of Jujutsu Kaisen's Women (Yes, All of Them)

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Me 🤝🏾 cozy gamers

JerseyQuinn@jerseyquinn.blacksky.app · 6mo ago

Më: *building act iii in the Sims 4* we're the same ✊🏾🤓🎉

Më: *building act iii in the Sims 4* we're the same ✊🏾🤓🎉

a cartoon cat is sitting in a chair playing a video game with headphones on .

ALT: a cartoon cat is sitting in a chair playing a video game with headphones on .

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Jordan Calhoun@jordanmcalhoun.com · 6mo ago

[me with that thing on me] I don’t fight! #GhostOfYotei

[me with that thing on me] I don’t fight! #GhostOfYotei

Time to feed my soul

Any Doubts@anydoubts.bsky.social · 8mo ago

#withalttext

The latest Bluesky update allows streamers to display their "Live Now" status directly here. The feature makes it easier to connect to social audiences across platforms: You can click a profile's "Live" status and be directed straight to their Twitch stream I hope this spreads more broadly

Everyone Can Now Use the 'Live' Status on Bluesky, and I Couldn't Be Happier

The latest Bluesky update, v1.114, allows streamers to display their Live Now status directly on Bluesky, making it easier to connect social followings across platforms. It allows users to click a pro...

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used to be like "ha ha how could people fall for snake oil" and now it's like "oh everyone falls for every kind of snake oil possible all the time including billionaires and politicians, just guzzling up snake oil at a horrifically alarming rate and vomiting out onto the rest of us" 🫠🙃

Had a fun time with @jordanwminor.bsky.social and others across @cnet.com, @pcmag.com, and @mashable.com talking about our favorite games of the year. I especially appreciate that this list isn't ranked

Our 10 Favorite Games of 2025, and Why Only One Wins Game of the Year

The gaming obsessives at CNET and its sibling sites ZDNET, PCMag, Lifehacker and Mashable put their heads together and chose their absolute faves that were released this year.

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