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Leah Isobel

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Gaming

The retro sleuthing pleasures of Puzzle Spy International

June 4, 2025

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

May 23, 2025

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

Music

Jane Remover carries a big sword

May 13, 2025

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

May 8, 2025

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)

April 3, 2025

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

April 1, 2025

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

Gaming

Lo-fi, free-form, and plant-based: Game Developers Conference’s indie offerings

March 25, 2025

Video game creators on the pleasures and pitfalls of pushing boundaries.

Gaming

At Game Developers Conference, video game workers look to level up through unionization

March 24, 2025

Amid an industry downturn, the labor movement is racking up major points.

Gaming

Gaming the system: Immigration, incarceration explored during indie developers’ summit

March 20, 2025

Can video games help to educate and empathize?

Music

Maude Latour’s sharp, sweet pop has us diving into ‘Sugar Water’

February 27, 2025

'Singing together is an ancient, true, human thing, and it’s so powerful' says up-and-coming star of irresistible tunes.