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Federal Judges Issue Restraining Orders Prohibiting National Guard From Deploying in Illinois and Protecting First Amendment Rights as Protests Continue in Chicago
Judge Perry said that deploying the National Guard on the streets of Chicago would only make an already volatile situation worse. She said that troops are “not trained in de-escalation or other extremely important law enforcement functions that would help to quell these problems,” and mobilizing them would “only add fuel to the fire that the defendants themselves have started.”
aaroncynic
Oct 104 min read


Illinois Sues to Block Hundreds of Guard Troops that Could Deploy in Chicagoland as Feds Continue to Wage War on Residents
“What kind of a country are we living in? And this raid at this building is emblematic of what ICE and CBP and the president of the United States, Kristi Noem and Greg Bovino, are trying to do,” said Pritzker. “They want mayhem on the ground. They want to create the war zone, so that they can send in even more troops.”
aaroncynic
Oct 65 min read


That Katseye Ad Brings All The Views to the Gap and They're Like, 'Let's Celebrate Diversity.' Damn Right, Let's Celebrate Diversity.
Gap's been doing creative, choreographed ads for quite some time, and has often pulled off some rather elaborate, amusing stuff, from the swing dancing khakis ads of the 90s to spots with Audrey Hepburn, Madonna and more -- and who could forget the iconic West Side Story inspired jeans vs khakis ad from 2000?
Collabs are all the rage this...decade, really, so teaming up with someone like Katseye was a foregone conclusion.
But was it also a calculated effort?

Marielle Bokor
Sep 32 min read


Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025
Gamescom Opening Night Live was just foisted upon us, and with it, Geoff Keighley has again made himself the figurehead for all things gaming events. He uses these events to have mini-E3 Summer Game Fest type announcements and this three hour show was no exception. As such, here are our favorite big announcements from Gamescom Opening Night Live.
Alex Orona
Aug 233 min read


Guardians of the Galaxy Panel: Fan Expo Chicago 2025
Fan Expo is known for its packed schedule full of A-list celebrity appearances but one of the major highlights this year was Saturday's Guardians of the Galaxy panel.
Alex Orona
Aug 182 min read


Doom: The Dark Ages Would Have Been Great with Thoughtful Cuts
Screenshot: Doom: The Dark Ages. Via Steam. Doom is an iconic franchise. Though there is little resemblance between my childhood Doom...
Antal Bokor
May 154 min read


Did You Get a Switch 2?
Did you get lucky in the Switch 2 pre-order refresh race? We're pretty sure we did not.

Marielle Bokor
Apr 241 min read


New Batman Series Announced At Writer Spotlight Panel
C2E2 has been poppin' off this week at the McCormick Place in Chicago and one of the big highlights was the announcement of the new DC...
Alex Orona
Apr 131 min read


Trump Threatens Colleges Over Campus Protests
President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday he would attempt to cut off federal funding for schools that allow protests and have students...
aaroncynic
Mar 62 min read


Michelle Trachtenberg's Legacy Felt by Buffy Fans After Tragic Passing at 39
If you ever felt like you just showed up and everyone was uncomfortable with you being there or you just could’ve caught fire in a...

Marielle Bokor
Feb 262 min read


The Onion Buys Infowars
Satirical news site The Onion won a bankruptcy auction for the media empire of Alex Jones, giving it control of the conspiracy factory...
aaroncynic
Nov 14, 20242 min read


American Healthcare System Ranks Last Among Peer Nations
Despite spending more on health care than any other country in the world, Americans rank last compared to citizens in peer nations in...
aaroncynic
Sep 20, 20244 min read


Gamescom Opening Night Live and Keighley bring the announcements
This afternoon was Gamescom’s Opening Night Live. This would usually be a standard start of any kind of gaming journalism conference, but...
Alex Orona
Aug 20, 20242 min read


Star Trek: Discovery’s Final Season Set to Air April 4th
Some attribute the Star Trek renaissance of recent times to the arrival of Michael Burnham, Saru, Georgiou et al on the USS Discovery. To...

Marielle Bokor
Mar 29, 20242 min read


House Passes Bill That Would Effectively Ban TikTok
The House voted Wednesday to approve a bill that would effectively ban TikTok, the wildly popular video app with some 170 million users...
aaroncynic
Mar 14, 20244 min read


Journalist Charged with Crimes for Leaking Unaired Fox Footage
A Florida journalist and media consultant was arrested and charged with more than a dozen federal crimes on Thursday morning. Tim Burke,...
aaroncynic
Feb 22, 20244 min read


RoboCop is here to Eat Baby Food and Kick Ass, and He’s All out of Baby Food
My backlog from 2023 is a mile long, but I’m surprised it took me this long to get to RoboCop: Rogue City. If you grew up in the 80’s,...
Antal Bokor
Jan 9, 20243 min read


The Mandalorian and Grogu Movie Announced, Expect Lots More “Baby Yoda” Merchandise
The Mandalorian and Grogu was announced today, and it will feature two of the most popular characters in the recent Star Wars ouevre ....
Antal Bokor
Jan 9, 20242 min read


Jusant Is a Beautiful, Poignant Climb
I can always appreciate a good, slow, contemplative puzzle game. However, I can’t say I’ve ever played a game that is part meditative,...
Antal Bokor
Oct 30, 20233 min read


31 Days of Horror, Day 10: Iron Lung Masters the Unseen with Brilliant Atmosphere
I’m terrified of the open ocean–as you would probably guess by seeing Subnautica on this 31 Days of Horror series. If Subnautica doesn’t...
Antal Bokor
Oct 10, 20233 min read
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