Benjamin Frisch

How Fame Warps Your Brain

Decoder Ring

Dec 14, 2021 10:11 AM

You Just Lost the Game

Decoder Ring

Nov 23, 2021 6:00 AM

The Best Game Starring Penis Monsters Ever Made

Benjamin Frisch

Nov 04, 2021 10:00 AM

Dune is Perhaps Good, Mostly Divisive, and Definitely Sandy

Culture Gabfest

Oct 27, 2021 5:05 AM

The Best Time-Loop Story Out There Is on the PS5

Benjamin Frisch

Oct 01, 2021 5:50 AM

Annette Is Many Things—but It’s Not Conventional

Culture Gabfest

Aug 25, 2021 5:05 AM

Why Are Chinese-Character Tattoos So Often Mistranslated?

Decoder Ring

July 27, 2021 12:16 PM

When Muzak Met Grunge

Decoder Ring

June 16, 2021 8:49 AM

Don’t Miss Out Again on the Perfect Mario Game

Benjamin Frisch, Karen Han, Gabriel Roth, and Evan Urquhart

Feb 23, 2021 5:45 AM

SOPHIE’s Music Was Completely Artificial and Utterly Real

Benjamin Frisch

Jan 30, 2021 1:16 PM

The Best Video Games We Played This Year (We Had Time for Lots of Them)

Benjamin Frisch, Karen Han, Melissa Kaplan, Seung Park, and Daniel Schroeder

Dec 23, 2020 11:00 AM

A New Lawsuit Reveals an Existential Debate in Sports Video Games

Benjamin Frisch

Dec 11, 2020 3:31 PM

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Not Just the Cat

Benjamin Frisch and Danny M. Lavery

Nov 05, 2020 5:59 AM

Netflix’s New Doc Is Like The Last Dance for Gamers

Benjamin Frisch

Aug 18, 2020 4:59 PM

The Best Video Games for Your New Locked-In Lifestyle

Benjamin Frisch

March 23, 2020 10:19 AM

Kitchen Nightmares Is the Competence Porn We Need Right Now

Benjamin Frisch

March 13, 2020 2:55 PM

Spoiling Netflix’s The Witcher 

Spoiler Specials

Jan 10, 2020 2:00 PM

Slate’s Culture Gabfest Producer on the Podcasting Gear You Need to Sound Like a Pro

Benjamin Frisch

Sept 27, 2019 5:50 AM

Debating Slate’s 25 Most Important Characters of the Past 25 Years

Culture Gabfest

Aug 21, 2019 12:35 PM

How Game of Thrones Really Ends

Benjamin Frisch and Dan Kois

May 15, 2019 4:26 PM