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Amanda Jones-Rincon, PhD @jonesrincon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This month was for my partners <3 A tribute to Brian's mom and her catchphrase, video game couples for @billydreamshake.bsky.social & our 17 year anniversary and of course, @dralnah.com favorite thing ever - flip phone. Commissions are open! DM me for cute cross-stitch art <3

Ren & Makoto, James & Mary, Melinoe & Moros, Zagreus & Megaera, Jorge & Amanda, Geralt & Yennefer, Roxas & Namine, Mario & Peach, Sly & Carmelita

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Amanda Jones-Rincon, PhD @jonesrincon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Post your lock screen! Bird of Paradise next to the worlds largest pair of cowboy boots - as taken by @billydreamshake.bsky.social and visited with him and @dralnah.com ❤️

Birds of paradise with the worlds largest cowboy boots from San Antonio

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Amanda Jones-Rincon, PhD @jonesrincon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

One of the best nights of my life - my favorite band with one of my favorite persons 🥰

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LukeVonKarma @lukevonkarma.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

bi visibility day means i get to post my favorite image

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Amanda Jones-Rincon, PhD @jonesrincon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Rush still has it, even after 52 years. An incredible experience I get to do again on Friday 🥰

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Dr. David Pecotić @djp1974.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Your #existential PSA for the day, courtesy of #AkiraKurosawa:

"A human life is truly as frail and fleeting as the morning dew." - from the 1950 jidaigeki (period drama) film "Rashomon" (羅生門).

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Dralnah @dralnah.com · 21/09/2026

Went on a hike last week, finally got around to editing the photos from it. REAL rough hike up a very steep incline on a mountain, but it was nice as I had the trail mostly to myself in the late afternoon.

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Mirri @himirri.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The art / The artist

Long rows of brackets and backslashes on a laptop computer screen

A tabby looks up with wide, innocent eyes from next to a laptop keyboard

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Rethink Mental Illness @rethinkcharity.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Everyone has a part to play in suicide prevention. Talking about suicide saves lives. So for #WorldSuicidePrevention Day, share this post. You never know who it might help 💜 More detailed guidance 👉 bit.ly/4tZGrJY

A poster titled "How to support someone who is feeling suicidal" lists six tips with icons: listen and be kind, do no try to fix things, stay connected until they're safe, ask about suicide directly, connect to help, stay connected, and follow up. A note at the bottom says World Suicide Prevention Day.

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Dr. Laci Brock 🪐 @stellerarts.com · 09/09/2026

Amaze amaze amaze. Tiny paintings for space nerds. Project Hail Mary and Artemis II mini print restock is in one week! stellerarts.com/pages/shop

Mini painting of Rocky in field of dandelions

Mini painting of Erid. A blue planet with rings

4 mini prints of my Project Hail Mary paintings

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Eric Klug @klugalters.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

When Jace, the Mindsculptor was printed I was still taking commissions and it was easily my most requested card. To this day it's the card I've painted on the most - I've done at least 40.

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Kirby and the World Beyond Trailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUp_...

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Amanda Jones-Rincon, PhD @jonesrincon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Yall - find a guy who makes cookies the first time yall meet up 🥰 They are so goddamn good

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/09/2026

Isaac Newton famously wrote “if I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” Academic progress is always iterative and builds on the work of others, and a key component of academic culture is proper citation & attribution. It would be a travesty to let LLMs destroy that.

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 06/09/2026

Coming in this week’s newsletter… 👀📚 A brand new book exploring the design and psychology around PlayStation Trophies and Xbox Achievements 👉 thevideogamelibrary.substack.com/subscribe

A collage of pixelated gaming awards, trophies, and controllers on a display, on a cover with a dark blue background.

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Safe In Our World @safeinourworld.org · 05/09/2026

For #InternationalDayOfCharity, we're discussing our mission to improve mental health in games and our top picks for other charities to support. 💚 safeinourworld.org/news/how-we-...

Safe In Our World: For International Day of Charity, we're discussing our mission to improve mental health in games, the positive impact already felt across the industry, and top picks for other charities to support. Safe in our world dot org.

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Ricky @tharixer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

NEW VIDEO I Speedran Yu-Gi-Oh With Fiends Only. It Was Pain. (41:38) This is my first second channel video ever and I'd love it if you guys could subscribe and share it with a few friends. I need 500 subs to reach monetization, any bit helps ❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZPR...

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A quick edit of tonight's beautiful lunar #eclipse.

A close-up photo of the full Moon during a 96% lunar eclipse. The top of the Moon is bright white, but most of the rest is orange to red in color.

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Alice Ruppert 🐴🎮 @malicedafirenze.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I told @ramiismail.com some of what my talk was about and he said you should all listen to me so that means I am objectively correct and you should take me very seriously thank you

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marphoria @marphoria.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

potty is not only a pillar in our speedrun community, but he’s a very dear friend of mine who’s currently battling a strong fight against a rare form of cancer. please consider donating to help him & his family during this hard time. 💙 www.gofundme.com/f/leveling-u...

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Donate to Leveling Up Against Lymphoma: Support Mason's Journey, organized by Nick Dietrich

My brother, Mason Dietrich, has been a successful gamer his entire… Nick Dietrich needs your support for Leveling Up Against Lymphoma: Support Mason's Journey

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Nick Astalos @nickastalos.com · 24/08/2026

ICYMI: I am pushing for partner on Twitch! Tues-Sat at 3-9pm EST! I've been doing Ratchet & Clank speedruns while still throwing in fun things SUCH AS: Starting Kingdom Hearts for the first time ever TOMORROW... Appreciate your lurks and raids for the rest of this year 🤍

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Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · 23/08/2026

🧡 💚 💙

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Amanda Jones-Rincon, PhD @jonesrincon.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Not surprised <3 undertale.jadenthejaded.uk

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SPine (tingling) Cellar (OOOoooo) 💀 @pinecellar.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

No more microphones for men. Only microphones for cats

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Amanda Jones-Rincon, PhD @jonesrincon.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Bookstores make for peak dates ❤️

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Amanda Jones-Rincon, PhD @jonesrincon.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This run is brilliant and good. If you have any interest in speedrunning, DOOM, flip phones, panda plushies, charity donations or incredible people, watch it <3

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Sprouts 🌱 @ ASC @coolartcorner.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Life just be that way all the time 🙃

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Zach Bussey 🍁 @zachbussey.tos.gg · 12/08/2026

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Zal @zalman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The Japanese Sly Collection box art goes incredibly hard

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Inbal Breda @greyannis.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Might as well post it here! A magical girl animation I've been slowly chipping at over the weekends for ages.

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Amanda Jones-Rincon, PhD @jonesrincon.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

For someone who didn’t go to ESA this past week, I feel inspired to learn the few of games I’m really into. I think being connected with a couple key people during the whole event gave me “inspirational FOMO” which is a wild concept. Now to complete Hades II and start the process for next year 🥰

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J. Isaac Gadient (they/them) @jisaacgadient.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Best book cover I've seen in awhile.

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A. Faë @anaisfae.art · 05/08/2026

Since it's the start of the month, here's a reminder that you can support me on Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/anaisfae/tiers You can get early access to finished art plus high res scans and wallpapers, or you can just toss me a coin if you want! I'm chronically ill and art is my sole source of income

watercolor painting of a very tiny kitten sitting with its front paws stretched. Its fur is white with patches of tabby grey, its eyes green and its smol snoot dark pink.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 05/08/2026

Turns out Golden Sun, my first and still favorite RPG of all time, turned 25 years old today. Unrivaled to this day.

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Golden Sun - "The Elemental Stars"

YouTube video by gamemusicisgood

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Joshenanigans @realjoshenanigans.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Day 578 - Not strictly #AnimalFarm but it *is* some animals on a farm 🤷‍♀️ #pixelart, #pixel_dailies, @pixeldailies.bsky.social

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Yining Karl Li @yiningkarlli.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Another recent Animation Obsessive article that I really like: this one about Hayao Miyazaki's gorgeous image boards. Miyazaki's image boards aren't storyboards, but they're not fleshed out concept art either; they kind of sit somewhere in between. animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-image-...

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Dr. Rachel Kowert @drkowert.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

It's been a minute since I shared this collection! Science + videogames? Say less. #gamestudies go.bsky.app/Vp95Zio

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Angel @angelrosestar.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Together now 🎶 #rhythmheaven #pokemon #art

Glee club mini game but its mudkip, woopers, and quagsire

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Dr. Rachel Kowert @drkowert.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

ICYMI: Let's talk about proactive reporting in games (and how we could make it WAY more efficient) #gamedev #gamestudies open.substack.com/pub/rachelko...

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Why can nobody can agree on what "harm" in games is?

There is a gap between what studios say is harmful and what they actually let you report.

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Dralnah @dralnah.com · 27/07/2026

Do YOU want to see runs such as "DOOM on a Flip Phone" and "Super Kiwi 64" being run live in front of at least dozens of people? Check out my runs at @esamarathon.bsky.social ESA Summer 2026! Schedule links below! DOOM is Saturday on Stream 1! horaro.net/esa/2026-sum... horaro.net/esa/2026-sum...

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DOOM On A Flip Phone (E1-E3) in 21:11

YouTube video by Dralnah VODs

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