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Jordan Calhoun

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Editor in Chief, Lifehacker Author, "Piccolo Is Black: A Memoir of Race, Religion, and Pop Culture" "Wasn't what i expected. Very heavy" ★☆☆☆☆

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16.02.2026 01:58 👍 119 🔁 25 💬 1 📌 0

I always thought Kung Fu was one of those 80s games that was impossible to beat. I don’t think we ever made it past the third level as kids. I played it again at Christmas recently and we were even worse

19.01.2026 00:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I have to be sure

17.01.2026 13:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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...

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

16.01.2026 23:39 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The Shield - Ending
The Shield - Ending YouTube video by David G.

Yeah, I think The Shield is my favorite ending in television history. Unforgettable. I have the closing song and credits scenes playing in my head like it was yesterday. youtu.be/axvXoX2rDJc?...

07.01.2026 08:50 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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" 🫠🙃

11.12.2025 14:37 👍 810 🔁 214 💬 4 📌 1
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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.

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

09.12.2025 16:07 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

@carolynmichelle.bsky.social This the shit I be talking about

Shit=complimentary

09.12.2025 16:02 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

This is exactly the media writing I love, offering insight on the writer's relationship with the art instead of condescending and faux-objective analysis on why a story is "good" or "bad"

09.12.2025 16:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

"Like Swann, I prefer to walk the woods alone. I watch '80s slashers in my bedroom with the door closed ... also like Swann, when she's at her most self-conscious, I feel an inch removed from other girls."

-@ashleybardhan.bsky.social

09.12.2025 15:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Also, "See You In Hell" is a banger and 10x more a banger after playing

09.12.2025 15:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I love this, and had a ton of fun playing Lost Records

"This indie studio is one of the best at demonstrating how to be soft in the hard world"

09.12.2025 15:52 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

I'm doing this tonight at 7pm! Partly because I'm considering writing a follow up to Piccolo Is Black in 2026 and would be happy for the structure and accountability, partly just to hang with @nicolechung.bsky.social because she's good people

Come join, it's free!

08.12.2025 18:57 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

god YES. Obviously legitimate criticism is an art and so important, but too much of the internet is rage-for-pay and I hate it. (also Jordan I am playing Baldur's Gate 3 finally and I am OBSESSED)

08.12.2025 16:00 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

For sure. I really value criticism as a way to help grapple with and better understand art. But too often it's reduced to "yOu liKe sOmEtHiNg yOu sHouLdN't liKe" followed by "i aM vErY iNtElliGeNt" and it's really obnoxious and sad

I still need to play BD3 but I'm afraid of the time commitment 😭

08.12.2025 18:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

*Especially* with video games

08.12.2025 15:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I really appreciate this sentiment. Especially related to art and media criticism, where it’s easy to grow accustomed to internet-brain analysis that prioritizes negativity as the highest form of criticism

08.12.2025 15:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Spotify Wrapped

Spotify Wrapped

Top song: “How Bad Do U Want Me” by Lady Gaga

Top song: “How Bad Do U Want Me” by Lady Gaga

Spotify Wrapped top songs

Spotify Wrapped top songs

Top album: Mayhem by Lady Gaga

Top album: Mayhem by Lady Gaga

Thought Lily Allen might catch up but our girl held on for the finish

04.12.2025 05:30 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Had a meeting with @jordanwminor.bsky.social and was proud of my name-twin

02.12.2025 20:38 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Post-game sadness in full effect

23.11.2025 23:20 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It deserves the best resolution! You’ll be caught up well in time for Legends to drop, we gotta get this online multiplayer going

23.11.2025 22:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Platinum PlayStation trophy for Ghost of Yotei, “Legendary Onryō”

Platinum PlayStation trophy for Ghost of Yotei, “Legendary Onryō”

A lot of travel kept me away from this, but I can finally say it:

Went Platinum in Hokkaido

23.11.2025 13:05 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1

Ah okay. Not gonna watch the whole hour but I’m curious. Do you remember ballpark of the minute mark?

10.11.2025 17:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Do I want to watch this YouTube clip or should I save myself the stress? I can never be sure.

10.11.2025 17:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

lol That is very fair

03.11.2025 18:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

God I love runners

02.11.2025 21:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Runners on 1st Avenue during the NYC marathon

Runners on 1st Avenue during the NYC marathon

Marathon day is truly the best of NYC. If you’re not running, you’re cheering

02.11.2025 20:19 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Gaming is so much fun if you ignore people on YouTube

30.10.2025 17:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Alexa, clear my schedule.

25.10.2025 00:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“There’s been a second divorce.”

25.10.2025 00:14 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0