How long has it been since one of these? What do you mean I never finished the April one? Oh Lord. My bad.
After learning of the bizarrely branded "Triple-I Initiative," an independent video game showcase for so-called "triple-i" games, I decided to write up my thoughts.
Against all odds, Pressed Petals' first ever book review is by me! I finished Robin Wall Kimmerer's highly acclaimed Braiding Sweetgrass, a non-fiction social media hit about the relationship between traditional Indigenous knowledge and Western science as viewed through the life of a Potawatomi ecological scientist.
Just a couple weeks ago at EVO 2024, it was announced that Heihachi Mishima would be returning to Tekken as Tekken 8's third DLC character. This sucks. On the bright side, this was also my debut on VGBees — my old Fanbyte boss' new games media website.
Song of the Newsletter
There's no real Song of the Newsletter this time around, but I wanna let you know to keep an eye out for the next episode of K-YOS! There have been quite a few times in K-YOS' history where we just didn't have much to talk about and the episodes ended up shorter than usual. But spoiler alert: there's never been a month where we had so little to say as July 2024. As such, we're organizing a special non-k-pop episode. You can look forward to a full episode of song recommendations and discussion from myself, Dani, and Azalea soon!
News & Recommendations
Any horror game fan should be sure to check out eurothug4000's Forbidden Siren 2 video, providing a full breakdown of the game as well as its themes, concepts, and development process. While I'm not necessarily the biggest fan of her work, both of her Forbidden Siren videos are excellently done. Just superbly well-researched and beautifully told presentations.
understitch, is arguably the best fashion creator on YouTube; if nothing else, she is far and away the best researcher. She's provided us with a real treat in “The Life and Death of Elsa Schiaparelli,” a notoriously complex and difficult to research figure in fashion, as eminent as she was. If you'd like to learn about some of fashion's most famous figures and brands, look no further.
Regardless of how disconnected you may be from the hip hop sphere, you've no doubt heard about the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. A lot of the discourse — and the few attempts at legitimate analysis — fall horribly flat, especially as they fail to provide any greater context with regards to music history. Video essayist F.D. Signifier knocked it out of the park with “I’m What the Culture Feeling,” his 3 1/2 hour critical analysis. In general, I highly recommend F.D. Signifier's work.