Games
The Exit 8 is out now on Switch and you should play it
A game that doesn’t shy away from its limitations, but embraces them.
Ravi Hiranand
GOTY
My favorite games of 2023
Mario, Zelda and an iOS surprise highlight a great year for games. I do love a good top ten. Before social media or blogs, this was always an exercise I used to do for myself, keeping private lists with my favorites. I enjoy being able to reflect on the games
Games
Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Wonder are perfect sequels
This year’s Mario and Zelda games take two contrasting but equally successful approaches to being a sequel. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Wonder are my two favorite games of the year. They’re also two brilliant and contrasting examples of how to
Shopping for memories in Akihabara
Tokyo’s famed electronics district is full of games and gadgets, but the only draw for me now is nostalgia. The last time I was in Japan, before the pandemic, I asked a friend to meet me in Akihabara. A district full of electronics shops in Tokyo, in decades past
Tech
The best iMac lived an oddly short life
The original Bondi Blue iMac is 25 today, but it’s not my favorite iMac. 25 years ago today, Apple introduced one of the most famous computers of all time: the iMac. The rounded shape, the translucent plastic, the Bondi Blue color scheme… you can probably picture every part of