PinnedWho is this Alex with the opinions? (BIO)I am Alex Mell-Taylor. I am a nonbinary culture writer who writes unseriously about important topics and very seriously about unimportant ones. If there's a hill out there, I have died on it. Please return my corpse to the nearest coat check. Greatest Hits The Most Exhausting Part About America Is The Pretending Refuting "American Exceptionalism" so that we can build a better tomorrow!aninjusticemag.comAlex Has Opinions2 min read
Published in After The Storm·Sep 23Chapter Three: Calisto Sets The Scene“Don’t say, son. Whatever you do, don’t say, son…” — The person in front of Calisto did not seem happy to see them. Calisto was sitting in a recently reassembled tent, waiting for Chief Shepherd Úna. Sam, the person who had been tasked to keep Calisto company, was very agitated, thumping their foot against the ground impatiently as they waited. …Climate Change7 min read
Published in Age of Awareness·Sep 21Member-onlyForget Collapse: Things May Be Like This Until You DieClimate change, wealth inequality, and the end of things. — There has been a lot of talk of collapse recently. A study out of Harvard asserts that civilization might collapse if we do not make substantial changes. The Doomsday Clock has been moved to 100 seconds till midnight. …Politics6 min read
Published in An Injustice!·Sep 19Member-onlyWestworld and the Limits of White ImaginationThe science fiction epic has some cringe politics — Thomas Jefferson described the relationship with the men and women he enslaved as holding "a wolf by the ear, and we can neither hold him nor safely let him go." While he allegedly favored "gradual emancipation," he feared that sudden liberation would result in a race war. We will discuss…Television10 min read
Published in Fanfare·Sep 11Member-onlyThe Stormcloaks From Skyrim Have Always Been The Wrong Faction To ChooseUnpacking the gaming world's most controversial dilemma. — The fantasy, open-world game Skyrim was first released over twenty years ago and remains a popular game. The mod community continues on stronger than ever, with fun mods still coming out regularly. …Culture12 min read
Sep 7Member-onlyThe Website That Makes Climate Denial Easy — (ft. Climateaction.org)Climate change, corporate lobbying, and visitations from outer space! — Why hello there, traveler, and welcome to the "Apocalypse Tour!" This is the extraterrestrial walking (or hovering) tour where we observe all the locations that led to species 947's demise — 947 was also known as humanity [hyoo·ma·nuh·tee]. …Climate Change4 min read
Published in An Injustice!·Aug 29Member-onlyProgrammers Aren't WizardsAnd programming isn't magic, you narcissists — “The amazing thing about software creation is that… it's this magical thing. You’re dealing with this arcane stuff.…manipulating symbols on this magical device that you are entering keys into and getting this mechanical thing to do magic for you, oftentimes across the planet….and not only are you using it to…Culture5 min read
Published in Fanfare·Aug 27Member-only'Stray' Proves Games Can Be As Dark As They Want To Be As Long As They Are Also CuteThe adorable cat video game about the end of the world — BlueTwelve Studio's Stray is a charming game about a cat navigating a mysterious walled city. You play as an orange feline, effortlessly parkouring on top of railings, old air conditioning units, and signs. You can sleep in the laps of workers and musicians and headbutt cute robot denizens. …Entertainment5 min read
Published in An Injustice!·Aug 24Member-onlyEverything Is Falling Apart & I Can't Stop Watching Video Game FailsThe case for why withdrawal can sometimes be healthy — Things are pretty bad right now. Fascism has been shockingly on the rise for years. Homophobic and transphobic laws are making the rounds in the US and the UK. Roe v. Wade was overturned in the US. And on top of all this, wealth inequality has metastasized, and the climate…Culture7 min read
Published in After The Storm·Aug 19Chapter Two: Rowan Looks Back“How could this have happened? Why on Gaia’s green Earth had life done this to her?” — She had just seen their son a day ago. Rowan remembered squeezing her son’s hand tightly, not wanting to let go. Halden was all packed for his voyage to the Bangalore Collective. His certificate of approval was in hand. They were standing on McMillian pier — a giant, pre-Fall construction…Fiction8 min read
