Peter Z GrimmMy Thoughts on Squid GameDisclaimer: This essay contains pretty extensive spoilers for Squid Game. I personally don’t care much about spoilers and I think Squid…Dec 26, 2021Dec 26, 2021
Peter Z GrimmBehind the Times: Winning Neoliberalism in the BorderlandsThis essay is about the first Borderlands game and its DLCs only. For those concerned about it, extensive spoilers follow.Jun 30, 20211Jun 30, 20211
Peter Z GrimmUncharted Orientalism: Drake of ArabiaThis piece was originally published at BlackShipBooks.com, on May 16, 2019. It is part of an ongoing series of essays on Orientalism in…Aug 28, 2020Aug 28, 2020
Peter Z GrimmUncharted Orientalism: Nathan Drake Fucks TibetThis piece was originally published at BlackShipBooks.com, on Nov 4, 2018. It is part of an ongoing series of essays on Orientalism in…Aug 21, 2020Aug 21, 2020
Peter Z GrimmBlack Panther’s Magneto SyndromeThis essay was originally published on BlackShipBooks.com, on July 16, 2018Aug 19, 2020Aug 19, 2020
Peter Z GrimmUncharted Orientalism: Charts and NazisThis piece was originally published at BlackShipBooks.com, on Nov 4, 2018.Aug 14, 2020Aug 14, 2020
Peter Z GrimmCecil of BaghdadThis piece was published before here, at BlackShipBooks.com, on May 10, 2017. Content warning for discussions of police brutality and war…May 27, 2020May 27, 2020
Peter Z GrimmLove, Death, AND Robots? In THIS Economy?!CW: “Love, Death, and Robots” is a show that depicts brutal violence and some instances of sexual violence, and this essay discusses them…Apr 20, 2020Apr 20, 2020
Peter Z GrimmStatement of PurposeIf I had to justify my writing to a complete stranger (such as, for example, a heckler on the Internet), my first reaction would probably…Jan 6, 2020Jan 6, 2020
Peter Z GrimminZEALJourney to the Mother-TongueThe story, as I remember it, is as follows; soon after I was born, I went, along with my parents and older sister, to visit extended…Apr 9, 20191Apr 9, 20191
