"Being identified with your life as others see it may mean that you come eventually to see it that way, too. This can only be a hindrance to memory (and, presumably, to invention)." -- Susan Sontag, "Where the Stress Falls for P.D." *** I've joked last year in private that the LCK now stood for … Continue reading Chovy’s prose, Showmaker’s poetry, Ucal’s plummet

  First he was an alien. A more advanced species. He looked human, but the truth was clear as day: He was an extragalactic missionary sent to Earth to show how support should be played. Everything he did was new and groundbreaking, yet surprisingly easy to imitate at our own level; and this was a … Continue reading memory of madlife, 1

  "If photography is to be discussed on a serious level, it must be described in relation to death. [...] Even if the person in the picture is still alive, it’s a moment of this subject’s existence that was photographed, and this moment is gone." -- Roland Barthes   Kongdoo Monster pack up. There are … Continue reading memory from lck relegations

I wrote this back in early March for another website, but unfortunately it was never published. As some points in the column are still relevant I’ve decided to put it up here.   The past Overwatch League offseason saw the spiritual death of the APEX-era Kongdoo Panthera, with Rascal moving to the Fuel, Fissure moving … Continue reading Burying APEX

Excerpt from a June 2016 interview with Taimou, the contents of which were never published. The interview was conducted right after EnVyUs's victory over X6-Gaming in the APEX Season 3 Quarterfinals. ME: Does Kyky help you manage your drive?   TAIMOU: I think when Kyle came into the team, back in Season 2, Season 2 … Continue reading memory from apex s3: envyus