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Rani Baker

Before you ask, my name is pronounced "Rainy Baker". I write for a few different sites (Looper, Grunge, Transadvocate, Bunny Ears) these days, and perform music under the name Destroyed For Comfort. I created the video games Never Go To Work and Death Sword, which got good reviews on tech blog Boing Boing and was declared "Most Innovative" by Intel Buzz respectively. Maybe you've heard of me.

Now tell me more about you. I'm boring.

I have an infrequently updated website at http://destroyedforcomfort.com/
and also post articles to Medium here https://medium.com/@ranibaker

5 Movie Behind The Scenes (Dark) Stories

Sometimes the sad movie ending happens in real life, instead.

Authors: By Rani Baker, Taylor Daine, Tiago Svn
Published: August 22, 2018

6 WTF Post-Fame Lives of One-Hit Wonders

Some one-hit wonders refuse to go quietly into the night.

Authors: By Rani Baker, Nathan Kamal, Kel Fabie, Greg Tuff, Peter I. Santiago
Published: May 01, 2018

5 Video Game Adaptations That Totally Missed The Point

Sometimes a game adaptation is more than simply a bad, nakedly commercial cash grab.

Authors: By Rani Baker, Jacopo della Quercia , Adam Koski, Mike Bedard, E.M. Caris
Published: March 10, 2018

5 Crazy Memes That Went Viral (Centuries And Decades Ago)

The internet is an engine producing a constant supply of shared insanity.

Authors: By Rani Baker, Jacopo della Quercia , Alex Hanton, Andrea Meno
Published: November 01, 2017

5 Insanely Topical Movie Lines (That Are Now Just Confusing)

Centuries from now, our grandchildren's grandchildren will be watching beautiful people erotically waterboard one another on the beach, and they'll have no clue where it came from.

Authors: By Rani Baker, Wes Corwin, James Kinneen, Dan Hopper
Published: October 11, 2017

I’m A Victim Of Carpet-Bombing Online Harassment

Some folks just can't wait to find someone -- anyone -- to harass for no reason whatsoever.

Authors: By Rani Baker
Published: April 20, 2017

5 Things Record Labels Don't Want You to Know They Do

Here are a few things record labels don't want you to know that they still do in an effort to separate you -- and the artists -- from your hard-earned cash.

Authors: By Rani Baker, Dwayne Hoover
Published: February 19, 2013

9 Words You've Used Today With Bizarre Criminal Origins

Apparently, English is actually just a mishmash of grunts and shrieks assembled haphazardly from the crude dialects of hobos, gypsies and rapists.

Authors: By C. Coville, Rani Baker
Published: May 23, 2011

5 Insane File Sharing Panics from Before the Internet

Media piracy has been rampant throughout history... probably since the first guy to smear his feces on the wall in the shape of a buffalo turned around and immediately saw 50 more just like it being smeared on the walls behind him.

Authors: By Rani Baker
Published: May 07, 2010

The 5 Most Unintentionally Hilarious Work Safety Videos

Authors: By Rani Baker
Published: July 17, 2009

5 Massive Hit Songs That Almost Didn't Get Released

Authors: By Rani Baker
Published: April 23, 2009