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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I, for one, am not falling for it. I've read and watched enough sci-fi to know that just because they're cute doesn't mean they won't kill us all

A group of small, bald, gray-skinned aliens with pointed ears and big amber eyes, all smiling sweetly with their mouths closed.

Same aliens, but the one in the middle now grins wide, showing rows of sharp, needle-like teeth.

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I remember Battersea Power Station derelict and under threat. I once got driven through it in a rally car; it felt post-apocalyptic. Now it's protected, beautifully restored and Apple's UK headquarters, with its first live music venue beneath it. Progress is awesome www.theverge.com/tech/998581/...

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Apple’s first live music venue is opening beneath its UK headquarters

Say hello to Apple Music Hall

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Glad to see LEGO maintaining its relentless quest to bankrupt me as I, the willing supplicant, continue to beg them to take my money. I mean, who doesn't want a LEGO Godzilla? ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

OK, this folding animation on the iPhone Duo is stunningly impressive. Am I going to buy one? Hell no—at least, not yet

iPhone Duo mid-fold, showing the translucent animation.

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Pairing this image with this headline is as exquisite as Chateaubriand with a '61 Pétrus

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The Dusk Bloods looks like FromSoft combined the best of Dark Souls/Elden Ring with Bloodborne. I am losing my goddamn mind over how wonderful this game looks. I'm generally not a huge fan of multiplayer, but this looks WAY more fun than Elden Ring Nightreign youtu.be/rh2XRuhlHNY?...

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I Played 12 Hours of The Duskbloods

YouTube video by VaatiVidya

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I get it, brand updates are tricky. I also get the need to refresh the Instagram logo. But as if we needed proof that people don't read anymore (and kerning and letterform criticisms aside), that's not how Rs work. The 'r' looks like a 'z,' so Instagzam it is

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Buddy Pine (from The Incredibles) could have written Zuckerberg's new 6,500-word AI manifesto. Read his monologue to Mr Incredible and you'll never unsee Zuck as Buddy: "I'll sell my inventions so everyone can have powers... and when everyone's super, no one will be." www.meta.com/thefutureisf...

Syndrome, the villain from Pixar's The Incredibles, smirking while adjusting his wrist gauntlets against a blue sky with clouds. Image: Pixar

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The gods of design and gaming combined to help me create some VERY moody art for this week’s Post Games. What larks!

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Team that ships dumb idea realizes it was dumb to ship the dumb idea

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Even in this era of dumb ways to integrate AI that nobody wants, this dumb idea seems particularly dumb

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

At last, we get to see what Apple TV’s ‘Neuromancer’ looks like (and it looks very good) youtu.be/g79GPZSQHBk?...

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Neuromancer — Official Teaser | Apple TV

YouTube video by Apple TV

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The first production Luce, Chassis 0, is a one-off all-white model from Ferrari Tailor Made. Very Kubrick—it also reminds me of the white Peugeot 205 GTI I had in 1988. Now that was a stunning car www.wallpaper.com/transportati...

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First-ever production Ferrari Luce goes up for sale at RM Sotheby’s

Ferrari Luce Chassis 0 has been given the Ferrari Tailor Made treatment, creating this uniquely sensual white-on-white car

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I don't know, with AI-exposed stocks accounting for approximately 40-45% of the S&P 500's total market capitalization, this seems like potentially a big deal

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Writing about reading Neuromancer for the first time, then being retweeted by William Gibson, is like unlocking a hidden level in this video game called life

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Neuromancer, William Gibson's seminal cyberpunk novel, was first released exactly 42 years ago today. I read it for the first time in 2025. It holds up remarkably well and is remarkably prescient about AI—so much so that I wrote an essay about just how uncanny it is at times. I also made art

The word "Neuromancer" spelled out in blocky, three-dimensional pixel-style letters arranged in a four-row grid against a black background. The letters glow bright green with a neon light effect, casting a soft green halo into the surrounding darkness.

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Having watched the 'Klara and the Sun' trailer a few times since it dropped, I can't get over how different Taika Waititi's world looks compared to the novel; brighter, sillier, than the poignant, cosy dystopia in my head—something I tried to visualize in the lead art for my essay

Title illustration for "Klara and the Sun" in bold dark red letters against radiating orange and yellow sunburst rays, with a small glowing sun motif nested within the letters.

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Elysium is fundamentally about healthcare: who gets it, who's locked out, in a dystopian future. As someone whose healthcare costs rose 178% this year, I find the film disturbingly relatable living in the US; watching it hits different in 2026 mbh4h.substack.com/p/elysium-mo...

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In 2013, Elysium was pure science fiction. In 2026, it's disturbingly relatable

Neill Blomkamp's Elysium imagined the extremely wealthy decamping to orbit and leaving the rest of us behind. In 2026, they don't need a space station.

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Is AI a good thing or a bad thing? The answer is, yes. It's an "and," not an "or"—so I wrote two essays arguing both sides, framed around two great sci-fi films: Denis Villeneuve's Arrival and Neill Blomkamp's Elysium. First up: AI is good—Arrival. 🧵 mbh4h.substack.com/p/arrival-mo...

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Why Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival is a perfect framework to the AI debate

Is AI a weapon, a tool, or a gift? By revisiting the sci-fi classic Arrival, we can move beyond binary debates and finally understand the nature of AI today.

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Taika Waititi's 'Klara and the Sun' looks VERY different from what I imagined reading Kazuo Ishiguro's novel, which is anything but a lighthearted romp ("You're not the droid we're looking for." Really?) youtu.be/wixzainceAE?...

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KLARA AND THE SUN – Official Trailer (4K)

YouTube video by Sony Pictures Entertainment

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Years ago I was sent by a national newspaper to photograph a by-election in Devon, where the winning candidate had to stand on stage next to Lord Buckethead, a man dressed as Boss Hogg, and other representatives of the Monster Raving Loony Party. No one does local politics as well as the British

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

First photos from the set of Taika Waititi's Klara and the Sun are out. Jenna Ortega's Klara running through the wheat fields looks decidedly Star Wars-esque www.vanityfair.com/story/klara-...

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Exclusive: Taika Waititi on ‘Klara and the Sun,’ His Most Dramatic Movie Yet

Jenna Ortega reveals her brighter side as a solar-powered android, opposite Amy Adams, in this adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel.

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Ted Chiang is the writer and thinker this era of AI demands. Nobody else has their finger so precisely on the pulse of the existential dread AI is creating in all of us right now www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...

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No, Artificial Intelligence Is Not Conscious

Taken to its logical conclusion, this line of thinking is absurd—and damning.

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The Ferrari Luce is stunning as an Audi—and I've mocked it up to prove it. New badges, new lights, rebranded interior. No AI. Just Photoshop and me. Vorsprung durch Technik indeed

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

The electric Ferrari Luce is finally revealed, complete with the Jony Ive–designed interior. It's... well, very Apple-y, which is another way of saying I think Ferrari fans will hate it www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf2T...

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Welcome the Ferrari Luce

YouTube video by Ferrari

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

The sandwich segment with Jeff Daniels deserves an Emmy

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

By Grabthar's Hammer, what a savings

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Angine de Poitrine are proof positive that human creativity will never be defeated by technology, only enhanced by it—their use of looping and a microtonal double-neck guitar is extraordinary youtu.be/0Ssi-9wS1so?...

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Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

YouTube video by KEXP

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

This piece from @happicamp.bsky.social draws a line from the Emmerich Godizlla through Minus One and into Minus Zero -- while doubling back into the catalogue for context. A sprawling, spiderweb analysis of Godzilla and its various trips to America.

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How Godzilla Minus One Out-Monstered Hollywood

Takashi Yamazaki's vision and a small, tightly-knit creative team with an obsessive love for the source material made the most authentic kaiju movie in decades

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I recently started playing Dark Souls III almost ten years to the day since it was first released. So yes, I am a little late to Dark Souls, but damn the wait was worth it. And now I get to learn more about how this extraordinary game came into existence www.patreon.com/posts/histor...

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The History of Dark Souls (2011) | Post Games

The History of Dark Souls (2011) by Post Games on Patreon. Join Post Games's community for exclusive content and updates.

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Me, an old, still playing with LEGO and proud of it. So yes, of course I bought this beauty. Happy Star Wars Day to all who celebrate www.lego.com/en-us/produc...

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The Mandalorian's N-1 Starfighter™ 75442 | Star Wars™ | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop US

Impressive LEGO® Star Wars™ gift for fans of The Mandalorian

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Cool t-shirt, a longform essay on the genius of Godzilla Minus One and the Monarch: Legacy of Monsters finale. It’s a mega kaiju weekend. Enjoy

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

It's not just the dance scene that's remarkable; this whole Yung Lean video is extraordinary, like a modern-day version of the 1979 movie 'Scum' starring Ray Winstone. Utterly phenomenal www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6_m...

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GENER8ION - STORM starring Yung Lean

YouTube video by GENER8ION

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

My, how the time has flown. Hard to believe there are 50 episodes of Post Games already

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I found myself compelled to write a long-form essay about the creative genius of the director and team behind Godzilla Minus One. Yup, they made a Godzilla fan out of me mbh4h.substack.com/p/godzilla-m...

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How Godzilla Minus One Out-Monstered Hollywood

Takashi Yamazaki's vision and a small, tightly-knit creative team with an obsessive love for the source material made the most authentic kaiju movie in decades

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I am a human who knows (ish) how to like and subscribe on YouTube and so I am now subscribed to this new thing from @joannastern.bsky.social (this tweet was also made by a human) youtu.be/Qd2Dyr0m3BI?...

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Why I Quit WSJ To Start This YouTube Channel

YouTube video by Joanna Stern

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

The Post Games 1-year anniversary is about a month away! One goal I'd love to hit is 500 reviews on Apple Podcast. If you like the show and have 60 seconds to spare, a short review would be a tremendous help. 🥰 (Thank you for amplifying my work for more folks to hear!)

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Post Games

Video Games Podcast · Updated Weekly · Post Games is an audio magazine about how and why we love video games. Each week, host Chris Plante reports on a new, overlooked, or underappreciated topic in ga...

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I am convinced that Apple's strategy of kicking the AI can down the road, whether by luck or judgement, could prove a massive win as AI grows ever more toxic to consumers—particularly among younger ones. Shareholders may want Apple to go all in on AI but I'm damn sure many of their customers don't

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John Ternus’ first big problem is AI

The next Apple CEO will be tasked with regaining the company’s lost ground.

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I'm updating Dr. Ian Malcolm's warning for the bros of Silicon Valley: "Your VCs were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." Another banger from @lopatto.bsky.social www.theverge.com/tldr/915176/...

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Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want

Did the tech industry get high on its own supply?

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Listening to more albums in their entirety rather than just playlists. This afternoon's album: 'Nine Inch Noize' by Nine Inch Nails & Boys Noize music.apple.com/us/album/nin...

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Nine Inch Noize by Nine Inch Nails & Boys Noize on Apple Music

Album · 2026 · 12 Songs

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Our cherry tree has burst into full bloom seemingly overnight. Spring has finally sprung in our little corner of northwest Connecticut

Cherry tree in full bloom with white and pink blossoms

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

In a Thanos-worthy move, Disney axes 'nearly the entire Academy Award-winning visual development team at Marvel Studios'—the creative team behind some of the highest-grossing movies of all time. It's astonishing how often creative teams take the brunt of layoffs at companies built upon creativity

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The Onion writers nailing the assignment once again

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Today is the tenth anniversary of Dark Souls III. I've been playing it for the first time this past week—10 years late, having beaten Elden Ring twice. It feels familiar yet new. I keep coming back to FromSoftware; I can't help myself. To borrow from @ohnorosco.bsky.social: I have been Souls-pilled.

A heavily armored knight, wreathed in fire and decay, holding a massive sword, set against a ruined landscape beneath a sulfurous yellow sky.

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

This is one of my favorite pieces of Post Games episode art to date. Super simple but reassuringly creepy and weird—and the game 'Prove You're Human', from which the image is taken, looks utterly fascinating. @plante.bsky.social interviews the team behind it www.patreon.com/posts/where-...

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