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139 posts. The rest of the archive is mostly German, which is what happens when you start a blog at nineteen and move countries later.
Mango crumble cake à la Starfleet: Warm, fluffy, and ready for warp

Warp Speed Baking Mango crumble cake à la Starfleet: Warm, fluffy, and ready for warp

Mango Crumble Cake à la Starfleet - baked between Deep Space Nine episodes on a lazy Sunday. Warm, fluffy, and ready for warp.
EN· ·Life & Leisure
The genesis of a vibe: City boy meets… me

City Boy Genesis The genesis of a vibe: City boy meets… me

He was a Chinese-Vietnamese city boy from this 22.5-million-strong metropolis. Older, wiser, and exactly the kind of chaos worth keeping.
EN· ·Love, Sex & Identity
On losing Phương: A love letter in retrospect

Letter To Phương On losing Phương: A love letter in retrospect

Phương checked out on November 24, 2024. A love letter in retrospect - about a friend, a comet, and a life lived at full throttle.
EN· ·Personal Lore
Illustration in the Sable / Mœbius style: a lone figure walks a quiet tree-lined canal path at twilight through a modern green suburban district, sleek glowing apartment towers reflected in the still water, a distant city glow on the horizon.

Best Year This Decade 2023: a year of serenity, growth, and anticipation for what’s next

2023 was spectacular - arguably the best year since 2017. New beginnings in suburbia, serenity, growth, and anticipation for what's next.
EN· ·Personal Lore
Illustration in the Sable / Mœbius style: a lone figure in a hazard suit rests a crowbar on their shoulder while overlooking a vast half-buried desert research complex with cooling towers and an elevated monorail tram stretching toward distant mesas.

Half-Life Turns 25 The making of Half-Life: a quarter-century of gaming history

Half-Life is 25 years old. A QUARTER CENTURY. Valve celebrates, we feel ancient, and the legacy of Black Mesa still echoes.
EN· ·Nerdom & Games
From heartwarming moments to tearful goodbyes: The enigmatic cyberpunk world of Stray

Stray Cat Cyberpunk From heartwarming moments to tearful goodbyes: The enigmatic cyberpunk world of Stray

Stray - heartwarming moments and tearful goodbyes in a cyberpunk world seen through a cat's eyes. Beautiful, strange, unforgettable.
EN· ·Nerdom & Games
A decade in development: The evolution of Star Citizen’s game engine

Decade Of Star Citizen A decade in development: The evolution of Star Citizen’s game engine

Star Citizen's Star Engine at CitizenCon 2023 - a decade of development condensed into one jaw-dropping trailer. Sci-fi dreams, rendered.
EN· ·Nerdom & Games
Illustration in the Sable / Mœbius style: from a dim cosy room, a stack of worn comic books sits on a windowsill while beyond, across an empty plain, a colossal featureless cat-like entity rises from a boiling sky over a tiny distant house, bathed in an eerie orange glow.

What We Did To Garfield What the Internet did to Garfield

The internet took Garfield and turned him into something unrecognizable. From childhood icon to meme horror - a cultural transformation.
EN· ·Art & Media
Humans – destroyers of Earth

Destroyers Of Worlds Humans – destroyers of Earth

Humans - Destroyers of Earth. A 2019 ARTE documentary on two centuries of industrial turbo-capitalism. Unflinching and necessary.
EN· ·Art & Media
Feel the heat: Troye Sivan’s “Rush” music video is a visual treat

Rush And Blush Feel the heat: Troye Sivan’s “Rush” music video is a visual treat

Troye Sivan's Rush music video is a visual treat at 28. Sizzling, bold, and exactly the kind of energy a pop comeback needs.
EN· ·Music