Over the last decade, long-form video essays have grown in popularity — arguably entering into a boom all their own. Viewers can easily look up a video essay on just about any topic they’d like to, ...

If you’re looking for timely cultural criticism, you might more easily find it on YouTube than through a digital or print article. “When I was first writing blogs, the only people that would see those ...

A screenshot of an opening scene in The Game: The Game. Sitting alone at a bar at night awaiting the arrival of late friends can make anyone a little anxious. For a lone woman especially, the sense of ...

Video game addiction has been a touchy, controversial subject among experts (and gamers) in the field since it was first introduced and described as a formal condition. “Games may have been part of ...

A screenshot from Animal Crossing: New Horizons. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo’s recently released life simulator, every day is full of opportunity. As the sun rises on a quiet island ...

Looking at the year’s notable video essays, many grapple with issues at the heart of contemporary media itself. There are dissections of video-playing tools, exposés of how corporations restrict ...

Most YouTube essays about video games dig into a single popular title. Some bring together a bundle of games to unpack a trend in design or culture. Noah Caldwell-Gervais’s latest critique takes on ...

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