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Charles Pulliam-Moore

@charlespulliam.bsky.social
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Now: Film / TV / culture critic @ The Verge. As previously seen in: io9 + Gizmodo + NPR. GLAAD Award-winning comics wonk. Adjunct Pokémon Professor. Quite gay. Friend to all cats. charles@theverge.com

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Kylie Eleison @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 15h
People always respond to stuff like this by speculating the person has himself raped someone and I'm certainly not going to discount the possibility but I think it discounts how much of misogyny is built on people who are in it for the love of the game
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If children had any political power, instead of being treated like property, we wouldn't be in such a mess. Exhibit A: Attacks on Critical Race Theory started in schools as "parents' rights" and book bans-- within 7 years, this morphed into an anti-DEI purge of adults in workplaces and academia.
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Kylie Eleison @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
How the tables turn... 19-year-olds are going to meet Chris Hansen this time
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Reminder that there are monsters everywhere
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John Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'm listening to a podcast where the hosts read through all of Ready Player Two, and none of us should ever suffer imposter syndrome if that mess can be published.
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Ravenous @weareravenous.com · 27/09/2026
The results of our subscriber drive, and celebrating with a new movie showcasing Filipino food and culture.
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It’s Not a Party Without Lechon and Karaoke
The results of our subscriber drive, and celebrating with a new movie showcasing Filipino food and culture.
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Genuinely find it hard to believe that people like Lanterns as much as they seemingly do. Too grounded to be a proper sci-fi series, and too boring to be a gritty detective show imo
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dillon snook @dillonsnook.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
if youre playing control resonant wondering how remedy manages to do it so well, a reminder that i went to espoo last year to answer that exact question www.theverge.com/games/691964...
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Remedy is in control
Amid a bleak landscape, the studio behind Alan Wake has found a way to survive and grow, all while staying weird.
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Think about the loudest person at the gym you know. It's a man isn't it? 🫩
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A (mystery) gift link:
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Pokémon card resellers have turned collecting into an online blood sport
Hustle culture and the content creator economy are poising the Pokémon fandom.
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Spent a lot of this past week hanging out in Pokémon card scalping Discords to learn about how and why resellers became so focused on this specific franchise. Pokémon's popularity is part of it, but it also has a lot to do with the evolution of the creator economy
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Spent a lot of this past week hanging out in Pokémon card scalping Discords to learn about how and why resellers became so focused on this specific franchise. Pokémon's popularity is part of it, but it also has a lot to do with the evolution of the creator economy
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Resident Evil (2026)
A Steven Universe shot of shattered Gems trying to reform.
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Not really ready to say goodbye to warm weather, but ngl I cannot WAIT to wear this mf oot and aboot
Hypland's Greymon puffer jacket
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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is one of my favorite types of stories. Get an expert who is a Good Sport to talk about something that's popping in pop culture & explain what we know about history / science / murder / etc. and have a fun conversation:
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Finally could have gotten into dating sims smh
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! (2000) warned us about this
Keramon gobbling up data in Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026
They are constantly telling us who they are. In this regard, we should believe them.
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The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian @janus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New: I wrote about the “privacy safeguards” that tech companies are putting on pervert glasses and other consumer surveillance devices, to obscure the fact that these devices violate consent by design My latest in @theverge.com (Gift Link) ⬇️ bit.ly/4dUwffE
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Everything is spying on you and there’s no opting out
A new wave of AI-enhanced consumer creep-tech disregards the privacy of everyone but the wearer. The people have had enough.
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andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
you could say this game really resonated with me www.theverge.com/games/999268...
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Nobody does it like Remedy
The studio remains in control.
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Been spending more time on Discord/Twitch/TikTok for a story, and it's wild how bad all of these platforms interfaces are. Everything's just flashing lights and jingling keys
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Some CNN staffers were still barred from entering the White House this morning following a judge’s ruling blocking Trump’s ban on multiple outlets
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Some CNN Staffers Still Unable To Enter WH Following Court Ruling
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
People writing "whilst" in earnest 🤢
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Kylie Eleison @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It's easy to make fun of this because Katzenberg came up with Quibi, but you could also make fun of it because he wanted Steve Martin to voice Goofy in A Goofy Movie and just do his normal voice
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Jeffrey Katzenberg Says Hollywood Must Accept AI as a Tool: It ‘Is Not Going Away’
Jeffrey Katzenberg, the legendary Hollywood producer, thinks Hollywood needs to accept AI if it wants to remain at the forefront of the future.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 23/09/2026
In terms of overall output, these proposed goals would be a step up for both Paramount and WBD as separate corporate entities. Read more from @charlespulliam.bsky.social buff.ly/aS6y8Ye
Graph: Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount's film releases over the last six years

Warner Bros averages ~17 per year, Paramount averages ~15
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The Verge @theverge.com · 23/09/2026
Paramount says that it will release a minimum of 30 movies annually after it absorbs WBD. But when you look at the studios’ recent output, it seems very much like Paramount CEO David Ellison is making promises to the public that he might not be able to keep.
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Paramount will need to release way more movies to make this merger work
It looks like David Ellison’s playing the long game.
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Jaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 23/09/2026
Had an "Old Man Yells at Cloud" moment about restaurants not putting where the fuck they are on their Instagram pages
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Alright IMDb, relax
IMDb Exclusive: Zach Cregger "Cranked" His 'Weapons'
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Emma Frost x Miss Piggy comic has hit the internet and it's so, so, so much more magnificent than I ever could have hoped for
Emma Frost: "Emma Frost, darling. I'm a telepath. May I read your mind to ascertain if you're telling the truth?"

Miss Piggy: "But of course, darling I am an open book, a tell-all memoir."Emma Frost telepathically witnessing the entirety of Miss Piggy's life.Wolverine: "Frost? She legit?"
Emma Frost: "She's..She's... She's everything. And I would die for her."
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James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
There can never be a fourth season of a daredevil TV show
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‘Daredevil: Born Again’ to End With Season 3 (Exclusive)
Showrunner Dario Scardapane, who headed up the Marvel show's second season, is no longer working on the series.
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Cable is dead. Long live cable
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
And now we enter the state media segment of the opera (a farce)
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Log in before you read this gift article" So you want me to self-harm is what you're saying
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Resurfacing this for no reason in particular
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Cable is dead. Long live cable
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Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Silent Hill: Townfall is good — very good, in fact. Especially the sequence in a municipal-style high rise building which plays like a slow-burn, Ballardian take on The Raid. It's a game less of psychosexual terror than psychosocial dread: I was hooked. www.theguardian.com/games/2026/s...
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Silent Hill: Townfall review – shame and suffering on the Scottish coast
Tragedy, and an apocalyptic fog, befall a fishing community. It is up to outsider Simon to offer some kind of closure
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It is 1997, I am playing Jazz Jackrabbit in computer class where I'm supposed to learning how to type It is 2026, I have strapped a Jazz Jackrabbit sprite onto Phoenix-empowered Emma Frost while trying to get my hands on the Kingdom Key to bludgeon strangers for rings
A green jackrabbit shooting a blaster that looks like crayon.A Fortnite screenshot depicting Emma Frost with a Jazz Jackrabbit sprite strapped to her back.
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
They’re right and they should say it
“The recklessness of the tech oligarchs pushing AI on our society has been matched only by their rampant dishonesty.”
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Was curious to hear what Hollywood thinks about all the "AI is going to destroy humanity" discourse coming out of the tech sector. Didn't hear back from any of the studios, but SAG-AFTRA and the WGA had quite a bit to say
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Was curious to hear what Hollywood thinks about all the "AI is going to destroy humanity" discourse coming out of the tech sector. Didn't hear back from any of the studios, but SAG-AFTRA and the WGA had quite a bit to say
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Actually think the movie has a lot in common with Anderson's RE films in the sense that they're all having fun and getting silly with the source material. Big difference is that Cregger leads with more explicit humor and puts more focus on the survival aspect of survival horror
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Went in to the new Resident Evil thinking it would be another wild Zach Cregger horror gem, and came out delightfully surprised that it's also a slapstick comedy
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Went in to the new Resident Evil thinking it would be another wild Zach Cregger horror gem, and came out delightfully surprised that it's also a slapstick comedy
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Brett White @brettwhite.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"AI is going to kill us all." "I was in AI, and AI is going to kill us all." "The AI guy saying AI is going to kill us all is overreacting, actually. But AI is going to kill us all." On a loop. Every week.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has refused to allow mail-in voting restrictions for the midterms, rejecting the Trump administration’s bid to revive a U.S. Postal Service plan. USPS is expected to continue delivering mail ballots as usual www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Mitch McConnell is seen for the first time in months via CNN's Annie Grayer
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404 Media @404media.co · 14/09/2026
NEW: EXCLUSIVE: Humans are reading ChatGPT users’ prompts to improve OpenAI’s models, and those chats can include sensitive, personal information, according to leaked internal documents and real prompts seen by 404 Media. @josephcox.bsky.social reports. Scoop here: www.404media.co/inside-proje...
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Think this is really the crux of it tbh
Many of these creators specialize in anime and gaming reaction videos that feature blurred-out or otherwise altered pieces of copyrighted footage. The creators superimpose the altered copyrighted footage (like anime opening sequences or full episodes) onto videos of themselves reacting to and/or commenting on it.

Though these types of videos are kind of like an inverse Mystery Science Theater 3000 where the on-camera creators are meant to be the focus, viewers can also use them as a (less-than-ideal) way to watch copyrighted material without having to pay for it.
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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Dug into some YouTube drama involving content creators getting slammed with DMCA takedowns for videos that prominently feature *substantial* chunks of copyrighted material. Creators have insisted that their videos are transformative and protected by fair use, but copyright enforcers beg to differ
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