#max temkin

[pearwaldorf]

In light of Cards Against Humanity being in the news again, I vaguely remembered some stuff about co-founder Max Temkin (who no longer works at the company) being a dickbag. He was, at best, a shitty white douchebag who created a hostile work environment and at worst a possible rapist. The linked Polygon article goes into detail about the office environment and alleged rape (attendant content warnings apply).

It sounds like a great deal of effort was put into coddling Temkin's ego the way people were told not to bring up the rape allegation and to tread carefully regarding criticism despite supposedly valuing input from BIPOC staff. (And to nobody's surprise, the HR department in a small company founded by eight white guys was a fucking joke.)

To be clear, I have no idea what it's like to work there now or if/how CaH has cleaned up its act. I also have no idea if Temkin has actually reflected on this experience. But the "buy land to stop the wall" stunt absolutely stems from Temkin's time at the company and I think people should be aware of the gap between company culture and values.

[pro-royalty]

Ariana Grande x Brighter Days Ahead (BTS)

w. Christian Breslauer, Max Martin, Ilya Salmanzadeh

[bearterritory]

Cal Bears Take Down #1 Stanford In Big Splash Thriller

LaGrange, Casabella Electrify In Dramatic Late Victory

BERKELEY – Playing in front of a packed Spieker Aquatics Complex crowd this weekend, the No. 9 California men's water polo team came away with a dramatic late-game victory, scoring three unanswered goals in the final minutes to claim a 13-11 win over archrival No. 1 Stanford and get revenge for a tough close loss to the Cardinal last month.

Max Casabella scored a go-ahead goal on a power play with 27 seconds left – his fifth of the day – and the Golden Bears (11-7, 1-2 MPSF) got one last crucial stop on the Cardinal's (14-2, 2-1) next possession to clinch their first win of the season over a top-five team.

Starting for the third straight game, redshirt sophomore Max LaGrange put together an electric performance in front of the cage for all four quarters, racking up a career-best 10 saves.

"We played for each other today," LaGrange said. "The defense was on it, the offense was special towards the end, firing away. It was a great day."

With the Bears trailing by two late in the third, LaGrange caught Stanford's defense sleeping with an incredible length-of-the-pool goal, sending the Bear faithful into a frenzy and cutting Stanford's lead to 10-9 heading into the final frame.

"It feels absolutely insane getting the opportunity to play in this lovely place," said LaGrange. "I love firing up the crowd. It's what I do."

William Kelly fed Casabella for an equalizer on Cal's first possession of the fourth quarter, but the Cardinal regained the lead with 4:33 to go. Two minutes later, the Bears worked it around until Jake Howerton squeezed one past Stanford's defense to tie it 11-11.

A big steal by Ryder Hagan was quickly followed by a Cardinal exclusion with 54 seconds remaining, leading to a timeout and Casabella's subsequent winner. After Stanford's game-tying attempt went off the post, Nik Mirkovic found William Kelly all alone for an empty-net goal with four seconds left to seal the deal.

Casabella notched his first goal of the day on a highlight shot-clock buzzer beater from near the middle of the pool, giving Cal a 1-0 lead in the first. Stanford responded with a 3-0 run and the Bears played catch up over the next two quarters, staying within striking distance behind six big first-half saves by LaGrange.

Momentum shifted in the third as the Bears struck with back-to-back goals from Casabella and Albert Ponferrada on their first two possessions to tie it 7-7. Bende Pardi added his loan goal of the day to give Cal an 8-7 edge midway through the period.

It was the second straight five-goal game for Casabella and his team-leading third of the season. Ponferrada finished with two goals and four assists. Center George Avakian drew four exclusions.

No. 9 California 13, No. 1 Stanford 11 Cal 2 3 4 4 – 13 Stan 3 4 3 1 – 11 Cal Goals: Casabella 5, Ponferrada 2, LaGrange, Howerton, Oprea, Mirkovic, Pardi, Kelly Stan Goals: Jensen 7, Pittman, Gheorghe, Balogh, Painter Cal Saves: Max LaGrange 10 Stan Saves: West Temkin 10

[boardgametoday]

ReedPop Breaks Ties with Cards Against Humanity after Max Temkin Allegations

ReedPop Breaks Ties with Cards Against Humanity after Max Temkin Allegations #tabletop #CAH

ReedPop has announced that they would no longer be working with Cards Against Humanity (CAH) at C2E2 after allegations about an abusive environment towards women at CAH office and by CAH co-founder Max Temkin. The convention company released the below statement:

The company’s culture is described as one of workplace “abuse and gaslighting” by those who have worked there.

Earlier this…

[druggeddraccus]

I like how I just now thought of a decent question for Pat and Max (that isn't related to Kingkiller) 3 hours after the number has been disconnected.

(Honestly though I probably wouldn't have been able to speak had I tried to call)

[cana--merula]

About Storytelling

Max: You know from the set-up, from the initial set-up of the series that Kvothe is alive. He's troubled but he's alive. So whenever he's in mortal peril it lets some of the air out of that tension because you know he makes it through. And it's an amazing feed of storytelling how much your pulse still races because you've given him this very specific fears of his hands being damaged, his very few prized possessions being taken from him...

Pat: And that's the conventional thought process. And honestly, you know, a lot of writer go into it, too. It's like you need to threaten somebody's life or else... But here is the thing and it's very sensible: it seems very reasonable, but if the only, if the best tension, came from fear of the protagonist's death nobody would ever read a book twice. [...] There are so many other ways. It's harder and one of the things I'm most proud of. It's easier to kill somebody and break your heart as the reader. But it's like I will break your heart because somebody's shirt got ruined. [...] What breaks your heart is that there is this boy, who wants nothing more than to get in the Archives for his whole life and he can't. It's like I will break your heart over a fucking library card.

(Max Temkin and Patrick Rothfuss on "Unattended Consequences", 07/14/15)

[chevko]

Please reblog this I don’t know how to tag it to get it seen.

[boardgametoday]

Cards Against Humanity FInally Addresses Allegations

Cards Against Humanity FInally Addresses Allegations #tabletop #CAH

After a prolonged silence, the Cards Against Humanity leadership has spoken about allegations against the company and co-founder Max Temkin. In the statement, they say Temkins is no longer with the company but do not mention if he is still financially tied to the company and benefits from them. They also list numerous other steps they’re taking after revelations.

You can read their full…

[druggeddraccus]

Guys I can’t believe I forgot about the podcast. I’m gonna have to get on this.

[studentofetherium]

if you want to truly be radicalized against the psychology/therapy industry and in particular how it's just another weapon for capitalism to use against workers, i recommend reading about the time that Cards Against Humanity had a black employee put in a mental institution for complaining about the company's racism. therapy is far from a neutral entity and much of the time, bigotry is endemic and an intrinsic part of the industry

[seangetfreaky]

This is disgusting

The majority of the owner-writers of Cards Against Humanity wanted to put the n-word into the game. After their one black staff member, Nicolas Carter, asked Max Temkin, founder of Cards Against Humanity about the reasons behind each person saying ‘yes’ to doing so, and how it happened, Temkin told the head writers to fire him.

CAH head staff escalated things by contacting Carter’s family, threatening ‘disciplinary action’ and to fire Carter, then a staff member helped get Carter wrongly institutionalized, where he faced heavy racism.

FUCK Cards Against Humanity

[rbolick]

Books On Books Collection - Peter Małutzki

Books On Books Collection – Peter Małutzki

Doctor Diderot’s & Mister d’Alembert’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass (2018)

Doctor Diderot’s & Mister d’Alembert’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass (2018) Peter Małutzki Book: H368 x W120 x D80 mm; Slipcase: H374 x W124 x D140 mm Acquired from the artist, 10 February 2019

Małutzki’s tall small work evokes memories of Max Ernst’s Une Semaine de Bonté

[scavengedluxury]

I remember when Cards Against Humanity was popular because when you went to a house party with people you didn’t know, it was the most reliable indicator of who was a dickhead.

[mostlysignssomeportents]

Magic Puzzles

"Magic Puzzles" is a Kickstarter from Max Temkin and some magician and illustrator pals. They created three 1,000-piece jigsaws where each piece is designed to stand alone as an interesting, detailed image.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/maxtemkin/magic-puzzles

More than that, when each puzzle is completed, it creates a "magic trick." They won't say what the trick is (because they don't want to spoil it), but the reaction videos of playtesters discovering the trick are pretty compelling!

The puzzles are $20 each or $50 for all three. They've racked up tons of pre-orders and estimate delivery in Oct. There's always a risk in backing crowdfunders, but Max is part of the Cards Against Humanity team and has a solid track record for Getting Stuff Done.

[whateveradjunct]

When Friends Fuck Up, and So Do I

When Friends Fuck Up, and So Do I

So, I’ve spent a day giving myself a small ulcer trying to write this thing well, and it hasn’t been working. So fuck it, I’ll just go for blunt and see where that gets me:

I have some friends who have fucked up in how they’ve been treating women. Specifically Myke Cole and Max Temkin and Sam Sykes and (as an online acquaintance who I’ve been friendly with) Warren Ellis. Variously they’ve fucked…

[cadmiumfree]

If the link placement or text can be improved I will edit the original post

Image Description: Twitter thread from fantastic ms. @ fox on various issues about Cards Against Humanity Twitter is below, mentions to each link included in the images above are below each paired description:

"Lots of people love Cards against Humanity (and follow Max Temkin) so let me give you a handful of reasons why you should STOP SUPPORTING them immediately.

Max is an abuser. The toxic culture at CAH had horrifying impact on many employees. #CAHisOver

First of all, read Theresa's (@ atheresastewart) story portraying the experience of the first Black/queer Black Woman employee. It's absolutely harrowing, unacceptable and full of racism. Thank you for sharing bravely, Theresa.

https://twitter.com/atheresastewart/status/1269310742450393089?s=19

Then, familiarize yourself with a statement from @ anitasarkeesian showcasing even more abusive behavior and complete refusal to acknowledge and even more so address the issues at CAH.

https://twitter.com/anitasarkeesian/status/1270087986038755328?s=19

If that's not enough, CAH tried to put the N-word in their flagship card game. Surprised? I am not. The whole premise is to figure out the most offensive, sexist and racist lines and justify them with "it's just a game".

https://twitter.com/realnicocarter/status/1270153497053364224?s=19

Or would you like to hear about that time when Max tried to bully his employee out of dating someone because his friend had a crush on the same person. Inappropriate much? What the living fuck.

https://twitter.com/elainetall/status/1270114289735667713?s=19

Not mentioning Max getting banned from XOXO due to sexual assault allegations. He has made no attempt to remedy the situation at all despite the feedback he was getting. As per @ andymcmillan:

https://twitter.com/andymcmillan/status/1270874486024179712?s=19

If that's not enough, I recommend reading through the #CAHisOver hashtag, as there's much more. Stop supporting CAH. Don't buy their products, don't give into their fake performative marketing, don't go to their venues.

To quote Jeremy Frisch, I yield my time, FUCK YOU, CAH".