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Skeleton Screens Are Just Gray Lies We Tell Ourselves
It’s 2025. Your site loads, your API chokes for a split second, and boom: shimmering gray boxes cascade across the screen like a UX prayer. We call it skeleton loading. Users call it “more of the same.” And somewhere deep down, you know what it really is. Skeleton screens (loading screens) have become the digital…
Is the Home Depot’s viral 12-foot skeleton a victim of President Trump’s tariffs?
April 2025 came and went without new Halloween decorations from the Home Depot. For fans of the home improvement retailer’s iconic 12-foot skeleton and other seasonal yard props, the hiatus wasn’t just disappointing — it was cause for concern. Did the specter of tariffs spook the Home Depot? I know what you’re probably thinking: Come…
Quantum Witch is a story of religious oppression, queer emancipation, and a dancing skeleton that hopes to popularise the ‘plotformer’ genre
You might not have heard of Quantum Witch, but if you’ve an affinity for pixel-art platformers with engaging story-beats, meta-narratives, and an array of kooky characters, then you should be all over it. To just call Quantum Witch a colourful platformer with a strong narrative (read: ‘plotformer’) is to do it a disservice, though. Quantum…