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Leah Isobel

Leah Isobel
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Gaming

Turbulence around Gaming Developers Conference rebrand reflects changing industry

Mega-event becomes 'festival' and offers luxe ticket packages amid AI boom and bust of industry layoffs.
Gaming

In ‘Demonschool,’ ’70s Italian horror films meet university life. Plus demons.

Necrosoft's Brandon Sheffield on his rad new Giallo-influenced game, his journalism background—and why rents must come down.
Music

Iridescent melodies and a violin’s metallic textures burnish sachi’s mirror

Juicebumps bassist Shaina Pan's solo project is rooted in her classical background, applying unconventional twists.
Tech

Can they digitize your epiphanies?

At the Human + Tech conference, a movement to meld AI to personhood that ended up feeling more machine than humankind.
Gaming

The retro sleuthing pleasures of Puzzle Spy International

Oakland-based duo Mike and Talia Dashow's artful brainteaser game calls up '60s spy capers and Carmen Sandiego memories.
Arts + Culture

Raven’s R&B science fiction evokes a San Francisco that still could be

Album 'Gnosis' calls upon our shared memories of dance floors past.
Music

Jane Remover carries a big sword

Electronic-indie producer says new album is powered by 'blind rage'—but beyond that, 'Revengeseekerz' offers release.
Gaming

This Emeryville archive pledges to level up gamer lore

Video Game History Foundation lovingly catalogues '80s and '90s magazines, industry brochures—even BTS 'Myst' VHS tapes.
Music

Demora’s debut album ‘torpor’ evokes shoegaze’s decay (it’s a good thing)

SF band's textured grunge feels like a reconfiguration of '90s rock underpinnings.
Art

$100,000 ice cream sundae? What MrBeast’s flamboyant sums say about our internet

A talk with video artist Morry Kolman, who forces viewers to gaze beyond the YouTuber's vapid philanthropism.
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