Why Do Kids Play Roblox?
The future of video games is coming. The only question is how different it will be.
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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.
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Why I Need a Bigger TV
A living room manifesto for our moment.
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An Open Letter to My Beavers
We need to move forward, but first, we need to clear the water.
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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.
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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.
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Adult Content
In so many ways, fascism begins at home.
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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.
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The Second Bed
Most people take sleeping for granted. Rob and Patrick consider what happens when it doesn't come.
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Remap Recommends, Volume XIV
While Rob's out at the ballgame, Patrick's having an existential crisis about parents exploiting their children for profit on social media.
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The Big Move
As Rob prepares for a summer surrounded by boxes, he talks to Patrick about lessons from old moves and the many mistakes we've made along the way.
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Return on Investment
Why is it so hard to return to a game after you've put down, even if you love(d) it? Rob and Patrick talk about scar tissue, as it relates to bodies and video games.
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Remap Recommends, Volume XIII
A new parasocial relationship, trickster cards, and tossing a digital yoyo.
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A Little More Poison in Your System
For those in Los Angeles, it was impossible to separate the culture from the games. At home, it was a different story. Rob and Patrick discuss the demonization of cities, the reality of living in perceived chaos, and more.
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Measuring Success
A conversation between Rob and Patrick that somehow ties together the NBA playoffs and how our parents tried to judge whether we were successful kids.