4+ week, 1+ day ago   (264+ words) When a radical leftist gets their hands on the Avengers, incredible things happen So what does heroism look like in this world? How do heroes define themselves in a world where acting in the public interest is branded as terrorism?...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (174+ words) 'Even if this was a genre popularised by human artists, it would still look like shit' Why? There are many reasons. Let's go through some! I feel like you can be very gently persuaded that hey, we know things are…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (587+ words) A stupid movie isn't always a bad one. Emily Wilson is an accomplished academic and a renowned scholar in the field of Homeric epics. Her 2017 translation of The Odyssey, which shaped the text into iambic pentameter, has sold over a…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (393+ words) 'The last decade has seen the entire thing go to shit' I know we’ve covered some pretty big-picture stuff here so far on Hater Week, but for this gripe in particular I wanted to talk about something a bit more…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1878+ words) 'When I copy-edit writing I take an extra twenty minutes to double check, then say I had Claude copy edit it as well. Everyone’s really happy with my performance' As more and more dipshit managers mandate (or at least heavily…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (210+ words) There is nothing better than keeping your video game guy from getting hungry and cold It's Hater Week here on Aftermath. This week we’re letting the hate flow through us by examining what it means to be a hater (and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (279+ words) Do not under any circumstances listen to Nathan There is no greater joy than playing the first couple of hours of a game. All of the unfinished games in my various libraries that have only a couple hours of playtime…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (324+ words) Robert Pattinson is one of the finest actors of his generation. Pattinson has played a string of Horrible Guys in the decade since Cosmopolis—Thomas Howard in The Lighthouse, Connie Nikas in Good Time, and he went absolutely freak mode…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (369+ words) We all know a Steve Earlier today the world's attention was turned towards a post on the Marathon Subreddit, and the story about a guy called 'Steve'. Steve's tale is an odd but also familiar one. A long-time friend of…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (252+ words) How many people with how many degrees does it take to get ice? It looks normal in the picture above, right? Maybe it's because you're far away. Here's a closeup of its various "instructions:" I'm willing to chalk the final…...