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Kevin Cortez @kevincortez.huffpost.com · 02/10/2026

dear lord, please save me from the internet

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gagan531.bsky.social @gagan531.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Subscribed because of this article, stuck around for some cool stuff since. Highly recommend a sub to mothership 👍🏽 www.mothership.blog/any-objectio...

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'Any objections, Lady?': On linearity, subservience and feminine agency in Metroid Fusion and Metroid: Other M

“Understood, Adam. No objections, of course.”

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WIRED @wired.com · 30/09/2026

From outrage over Nolan Wells’ death to analysis of HBO Max’s “Lanterns,” Threads has transformed into a vital artery of the Black social media ecosystem. www.wired.com/story/thread...

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Black Twitter Is Thriving—on Threads

From outrage over Nolan Wells’ death to analysis of HBO Max’s “Lanterns,” Threads has transformed into a vital artery of the Black social media ecosystem.

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Kevin Cortez @kevincortez.huffpost.com · 28/09/2026

I've started an invite-only Substack called Stuff That I Like. It's a place for all the things I don't have time to make videos about or that I wouldn't cover at HuffPost. This includes games, manga, music, tech, products, things I'm working on, etc. It's free. stuffthatilike.substack.com

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Stuff That I Like | Kevin Cortez | Substack

Stuff That I Like is an invite-only email list for material goods and good materials. Click to read Stuff That I Like, by Kevin Cortez, a Substack publication.

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Kevin Cortez @kevincortez.huffpost.com · 28/09/2026

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Stuff That I Like | Kevin Cortez | Substack

Stuff That I Like is an invite-only email list for material goods and good materials. Click to read Stuff That I Like, by Kevin Cortez, a Substack publication.

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Kevin Cortez @kevincortez.huffpost.com · 25/09/2026

SPX may be over, but I've finally gotten around to looking at footage from the big ol' comics weekend. Here's a convo between Tinguu and Ryan Holmberg about 'The Cannibals', out now via @fieldmouse.press. This was part of a pre-SPX event at @fantomcomics.bsky.social! youtu.be/1lnRKVezxzA?...

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Ryan Holmberg and Tinguu Talk Art, Inspiration, and His New Book "The Cannibals"

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

There’s a “pro-data center party” taking place in D.C. right now, with a generative AI photo booth, AI themed cocktails

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Kevin Cortez @kevincortez.huffpost.com · 25/09/2026

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Ryan Holmberg and Tinguu Talk Art, Inspiration, and His New Book "The Cannibals"

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jae holzman @jael.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

if you’re not here tomorrow you’re missing out on history. dc trans punk scene put together the first show at the sylvan theater next to washington monument since fugazi played there in 1995. headlined by glitterer (ex title fight). all free, benefiting our neighborhood.

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BENEFIT AT SYLVAN
Glitterer
Posición Unida
Somebody’s Daughter
FREE SHOW!
RECOMMENDED $10-$20 DONATION
AT THE
SYLVAN THEATER4-7 PM
(next to the Washington Monument)

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Emily | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This chat with @kevincortez.huffpost.com was filled with hehe’s and haha’s and thoughtful takes 💜

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Kate | No Small Games 💫 🌲 @katerblossom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I’m so glad I finally got to play Wax Heads and discuss it with two amazing friends! @kevincortez.huffpost.com was a fantastic guest and y’all will love hearing from him 🎧 💜 🫶🏼

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No Small Games @nosmallgames.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Our fall season has officially begun! We're kicking off with a wonderful guest, the amazing @kevincortez.huffpost.com, and a delightful game... Wax Heads!! You can listen to our deep dive into this record store sim wherever you get your pods 🎧 nosmallgames.com/2026/09/ep-7...

Graphic announcing that the No Small Games episode covering Wax Heads is now live! It features screenshots from the game, including various cartoony looking characters and a wide shot of a girl standing in a record store, looking at her phone.

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Sherry Turkle @sturkle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I really enjoyed my conversation with @samleecole.bsky.social @404media.co. We talked about how my earlier work prepared me for writing Artificial Intimacy. How artificial companions deskill us in our capacity for human connection, and we got to the crucial question: How can we find our way back?

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No Small Games @nosmallgames.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Please give @kevincortez.huffpost.com a warm welcome to NSG!! Kevin is the HuffPost Shopping Editor, a contributor to Mothership, & content creator who curates recommendations for a wide variety of fun product types. We had an incredibly fun chat about Wax Heads, which you'll get to hear tomorrow!!

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Kevin Cortez @kevincortez.huffpost.com · 23/09/2026

I don't talk about my job much, but one of the more significant changes by AI in shopping is the sheer amount of ChatGPT-generated user reviews popping up on Amazon. Just the same string of "exactly what I needed" and "I don't typically write reviews" practically everywhere, for ANY product.

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No Small Games @nosmallgames.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This Thursday we kick off our fall season with a game about the power of music, community, and sticking it to the man: Wax Heads!! 🍂🎵 Our special guest @kevincortez.huffpost.com joined us to usher in fall with a delightful chat about this quirky and charming game!

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Kevin Cortez @kevincortez.huffpost.com · 22/09/2026

It is so infuriating to constantly watch large corporations cut the very people who made their billions possible. Despicable.

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Phil Salvador @philsalv.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Even though the Halo franchise has been gutted for failing to meet unrealistic expectations, at least Bungie, the original creators of Halo, have also been separately gutted for failing to meet unrealistic expectations

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

“Game journos have an anti-Xbox bias!!!” Actually no, Microsoft is just a heinously evil and reckless company

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Kevin Cortez @kevincortez.huffpost.com · 22/09/2026

the weather tells me it's spooky season so I'll be reading the Kitaro manga for a few months

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i’m just ken @shepardcdr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Now that EA's been acquired by the Saudi PIF, sources tell Kotaku company execs are swearing its new "partners" won't make creative decisions, but queer fans who found belonging in Dragon Age, Apex Legends, and The Sims are mourning that their favorite games have gone somewhere they can't follow.

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EA Tells Devs Its Saudi Arabia Owners Won’t Make Creative Decisions, Queer Fans Don’t Buy It - Kotaku

BioWare, Sims, and Apex Legends fans found belonging in games they feel they can no longer support

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No Small Games @nosmallgames.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Get your comfiest sweaters and hot cocoa ready, autumn is approaching!! 🍂🍵 We've got a great combo of creepy and cozy titles lined up for our fall season, along with iconic guests @robinbombus.bsky.social and @kevincortez.huffpost.com!

No Small Games fall season lineup graphic, displaying the dates, games and guests for the upcoming season of the podcast. The episodes are:
Sept 24 - Wax Heads, feat. Kevin Cortez
Oct 08 - Sovereign Tower, feat. Robin Bea
Oct 22 - Project Songbird
Nov 05 - Creature Kitchen
Nov 19 - Forbidden Solitaire

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The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com · 14/09/2026

We're The Flytrap, a worker-owned, intersectional, and expansive feminist media group. We publish cultural criticism of the feminist variety. We believe a better internet is possible, and our guiding principle is: fuck the algorithm. Now, it's time for our annual subscription drive!

A bright pink graphic that says FUND FEMINIST MEDIA, with a drawing of a venus flytrap in the middle, wearing sunglasses and roaring in the middle of a yellow heart.

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Marlow Stern @marlownyc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

‘The Matrix’ creator Lilly Wachowski on J.K. Rowling and the new ‘Harry Potter’ series: “She is funding trans genocide. J.K. Rowling funds trans genocide, full stop. So, if you support ‘Harry Potter,’ you’re supporting trans genocide.” variety.com/2026/tv/feat...

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Lilly Wachowski on Her New Studio Anarchists United, the Black Power Origins of ‘The Matrix’ and How ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Are ‘Supporting Trans Genocide’

‘The Matrix’ filmmaker Lilly Wachowski opens up about her new studio for marginalized voices Anarchists United, J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk.

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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Hooters Remembers 9/11

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Noah Hurowitz @noahhurowitz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

BREAKING: Tonight, a United Airlines flight from Newark to Tel Aviv is set to carry onboard 5 cargo shipments destined for the weapons giant Elbit Systems. Past shipments by United — on passenger flights! — have included parts for fighter jets and tanks theintercept.com/2026/09/09/u...

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United Airlines Ships War Materiel to Israel Aboard Passenger Flights

Unfriendly skies: On United, checked bags might ride next to tank parts bound for Israel. Direct flights to Israel are set to resume tonight.

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 09/09/2026

After years of company stalling, Blizzard workers win mega-contract that applies to all unionized teams aftermath.site/blizzard-union...

the famous orc statue outside blizzard's HQ in irvine, california

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Kevin Cortez @kevincortez.huffpost.com · 09/09/2026

Bootlegs that currently have me in a chokehold. I need all the Ridge Racer merch oh my godddd.

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Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

“I feel like it’s really easy for people to hear these stories and go, ‘Oh, that's so sad,’ and then go on with their lives and not think about the fact that this was a person,” Megan said. “A silly, funny, kind person who is dead now.” www.404media.co/austin-gordo...

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'Tell Everyone:' A Man Died by Suicide After Talking to ChatGPT. His Former Partner Wants to Warn the World About AI

After allegedly becoming emotionally reliant on ChatGPT, Austin died at 40 years old, leaving behind family and friends who loved him. Megan wants everyone to know what happened.

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Kevin Cortez @kevincortez.huffpost.com · 09/09/2026

Going to SPX this weekend and I'm absolutely hype about it.

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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

An Anthropic researcher resigned, citing concerns about the destructive potential of AI systems and the conduct of the top companies working on the technology. "The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade," he said. www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...

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‘Gambling With Our Lives’: Anthropic Researcher Resigns, Sounds The Alarm About AI Safety

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 05/09/2026

Not The Onion.

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Kevin Cortez @kevincortez.huffpost.com · 05/09/2026

Just uploaded this full interview between @ill-iterate.com and Ryan Holmberg at @fantomcomics.bsky.social from… *checks notes* July 11. Great stuff here about Gengoroh Tagame, gay erotic manga, and translation workflows. SUCH an interesting conversation to watch!!! youtu.be/H1cZsmdoYNA?...

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Anne Ishii in Conversation with Ryan Holmberg | Gay Manga, Gengoroh Tagame & Translating Japanese

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Kevin Cortez @kevincortez.huffpost.com · 05/09/2026

Hikackjng and jumping in (respectfully) in to promote this panel she did at Fantom Comics with Ryan Holmberg I just uploaded! A little more about Massive here… youtu.be/H1cZsmdoYNA?...

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Anne Ishii in Conversation with Ryan Holmberg | Gay Manga, Gengoroh Tagame & Translating Japanese

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Kevin Cortez @kevincortez.huffpost.com · 04/09/2026

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