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Thinking about drawing as coding.
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Who are you in Everbody’s Gone to the Rapture?
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Mario: A Memoir
We relate to each other through culture—until we can’t.
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Tearing the Fabric
Some psychedelic implications of Super Mario World.
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Mario Maker: The Platformer Platform
Mario Maker feels less like a Kyoto product than a Silicon Valley one
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The ruthless capitalism of Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
How Nintendo slipped a critique of Western values into its mega-hit series
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Forget Mario. Let’s talk about Peach.
Mario and Peach’s relationship is #complicated.
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The terrifying comedy of Mario glitches
A conversation with the main who distorts and defiles your favorite childhood game.
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Does Mario have a penis?
A philosophical enquiry into the existence of Mario’s penis.
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The cultural origins of the Mushroom Kingdom
Mario’s mythological background is a tribute to Miyamoto’s creativity.
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The 100 Million Deaths of the Martyr We Call Mario
What happens to Mario when he dies?
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Degrees of duality in Mario, vis a vis Wario.