Jess Stirba

Senior Staff Writer

@jlina

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Unexceptional and Unacceptable

Jess discusses the most recent sexual harassment issue to pop up in the Magic community.

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Grouped Innovations

Jess talks about how Conspiracy 2 fits into Wizards’s attempts to expand their offerings for the casual crowd.

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Representation Done Right

Jess gushes about Kaya, Ghost Assassin. She’s a fan!

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Anger is a Tool

Jess talks about the strategic value and dangers of anger.

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Virtue and Voice

Jess talks about virtue signaling.

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Advice from a Political Parvenu

Jess disagrees with a set of articles boiling Commander politics down to five types of manipulation.

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Health Overwatch

Jess has been playing Overwatch while ill, and it’s been a pleasant companion.

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Representation Dispels Lies

Jess points out the ways some of the lies and stereotypes about women in Magic have been self-fulfilling prophecies over the years.

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Five Short Graybles

Jess shares five quick thoughts on everything from the EMA print run to the siren’s call of Overwatch.

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Murder Simulators and You

Jess ponders the relationship between single-player game mechanics, social isolation, and the degree to which we have acclimated ourselves to the constancy of mass murder.

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Ten Cards That Resurrected My Pauper Cube

Jess is excited to rebuild her Pauper Cube for the first time in a while. Thanks Eternal Masters!