I find it odd that now the things that keep me coming are the things that brought me to the Escapist in the first place. Well written, thoughtful, or interesting columns and articles. In this case: Critical Intel, Experienced Points and Extra Punctuation. Most of shows I followed have gone elsewhere or are dead: top 5 with Lisa Foiles, Extra Credits, the LRR crew (which have now only two shows here), and sometimes MovieBob's thing. All the random 24-hour news cycle noise seems to have degraded the site's content. Maybe it's time to cut back on my visiting time here. Most of the staff that I liked is also gone, so I'm not sure who I'm supposed to be rooting for now. I'm very conflicted.