Ashley Bardhan's saved articles

If Twitter and Musk somehow destroyed each other then it’d be a fantastic piece of MAD. Both stink, both toxic, both inexplicably part of the public consciousness. Eat the rich.

The writers are forced to produce slide shows and they have no control over how they function. The writer is commiserating with you, not making fun of you. Read more

I’m not even wading in to the comments to see if there is at least one person defending a Japanese development team making insular cultural decisions regarding their own fantasy universe, because I’m sure there is at least one. That said, I really wish people would stop using this as an excuse. Final Fantasy is an… Read more

Let’s not let Leon off the hook either, who purposefully does this to their hair

Damn it, Ashley. I just went through a whole phase where I kept watching the Maps music video and you just drop it right here where it can infect my brain again. Like, for one second can you just Read more

It is still a website. A website covering video games. These are video games concerned with BDSM play and culture. Does that help?

This is just diamond-tier gaming culture journalism. The topic is absolutely silly, as well as bloody serious at the same time and yet you show how both these dynamics work together and have a big impact on someone’s life and the larger community. Read more

I’ve had to keep myself away from trial coverage because it's all so gross. Thumbnails on YouTube where people are relishing a single mistake, or saying it "proves" she's lying... I can't handle it. And you're right, it shows how little we've learned.

I shamefully use Reddit from time to time and felt like I was drowning in the saliva of teenage boys who were eager to have an imperfect woman be the target of their rage. Read more

Love the piece Ashley! For the folks that get it, you can find all my memes on IG @emfairest

Welcome Ashley. Been a part of Inverse for years, and was always partial to your work. Read more

I loved your work at Inverse and LOVED your work at Destructoid, so I’m really pumped to see you here!!

So you can expect me to write about girly shit (which really is just shit that everyone likes but doesn’t feel allowed to) Read more