Walking the Road to Empress [Part 3]
The end is in sight journey towards Ms. "Kind Eyes" pay off?
Streams & Podcasts
Remap Radio 114 - Who Needs a Robot, Anyway?
On today's episode of Remap Radio, Danika's filling two pairs of shoes while Chia and Janet are out. Things get a bit unhinged.
Walking the Road to Empress [Part 2]
One step at a time, one death at a time, we continue to wonder: do kind eyes make a person evil?
Articles
Only in Dreams
Rob and Patrick explore the fine line between hyperfixation and joyful obsession when it comes to video games that go beyond simply capturing our attention.
Updating Priors
It's only a few weeks and change into the new season of the NFL, but it's incredibly hard to tell who is bad and who is good. Maybe that's fun, though?
Remap Recommends, Volume XVII
A song celebrating house parties (and melodies), yet another good Apple TV+ show, and a second endorsement for betting on horses.
Eternal Dilettantism
What's the difference between "respecting your time" and "developing expertise"? Rob and Patrick try to navigate the recent difficulty in games discourse within their own lives.
The Chore Rankings
You can debate whether it's fun to wash the dishes or mow the lawn, but let's be absolutely goddamn clear: nobody likes to dust.
Remap Recommends, Volume XVI
Betting on little horse statues racing across a board, possibly the most unique ASMR channel on YouTube, and a plea for more sleep.
For That, You Need to Live in a Society
With Rob having settled into his new home, Patrick predicts the strange horrors that await, such as "How much does it cost to stain a deck?"
Why Do Kids Play Roblox?
The future of video games is coming. The only question is how different it will be.
Rituals, Interrupted
Rob and Patrick mull the way jet lag—or a job with weird hours—can wreak havoc on your body's rhythms, while also introducing you to a new way of looking at the day.
Why I Need a Bigger TV
A living room manifesto for our moment.
An Open Letter to My Beavers
We need to move forward, but first, we need to clear the water.
Travelin' Man
With Patrick on the cusp of a two-week international adventure, he chats with Rob about what it's like to try and be part of a place that's not your own.
Remap Recommends, Volume XV
A mixture of horror that speaks to the soul, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and falling down a beautiful board game YouTube rabbit hole.
Adult Content
In so many ways, fascism begins at home.
It Used to Be Different
Rob and Patrick chat about how Xbox did (or didn't) enter their lives, and the ways seminal games like Halo signaled a sea change in the relationship between consoles and PCs.