Ria Teitelbaum
GAMES CRITICISM AND POP CULTURE WRITER
hey, i'm ria
i'm a freelance writer and essayist based in jersey city. i specialize in gaming criticism, art history, fandom studies, and media criticism. i frequently discuss jewish identities and judaism in pop culture spaces.
i'm a known jrpg enthusiast, pop punk historian, and have a passion for wizards. when i'm not thinking too hard about video games, i'm playing magic the gathering and yearning for a d&d play group. regretfully, i can talk your ear off about kpop. i have opinions about taylor ham vs pork roll (it's taylor ham by the way, north jersey forever). i also cosplay.
current podcast co-host over at so emo i fell apart: a podcast dedicated to all things emo and pop punk from the naughty aughties and today. a part of the moonshot podcast network.previously i was a junior contributing writer over at pocketgamer.co.uk
Works
Kotaku, "Persona 5 Can’t Handle Queer Relationships", Feb 20, 2023.
WIRED, "Story and Street Style Converge in The World Ends With You", Jul 26, 2021.
Fanbyte, "Meet the Chef Who Transformed Fire Emblem: Three Houses’ Food Into Gourmet Cuisine", Jun 28, 2021.
Dicebreaker, "Tabletop RPG Emet captures the powerful shared experience of being Jewish with humour and tragedy", Mar 23, 2021.
Deorbital, "Sephiroth & Me: Playing Final Fantasy VII As A Jewish Person", Oct 29, 2018.
Pocket Gamer, "Sword Art Online: Integral Factor is set to release worldwide, but when?", Feb 22, 2018
Pocket Gamer, "Shin Megami Tensei V is finally in full-production and here's what we know so far", Feb 20, 2018.
Pocket Gamer, "Kickstarter-funded Ash of Gods sounds... ambitious (and beautiful)", Feb 7, 2018
Pocket Gamer, "Day of action reminds us to help young gamers stay safe online", Feb 5, 2018
Pocket Gamer, "Intro To Mobile JRPGs: The Best Japanese Ports To Play On The Go", Feb 2, 2018.
Pocket Gamer, "There’s a new premium gaming subscription in town but what does that mean for players?", Feb 2, 2018
Pocket Gamer, "Three reasons we'll miss Miitomo when it's gone", Feb 2, 2018.
Medium, "Ria Tee's Top 5 Games in 2017", Dec 31, 2017.
Medium, "A Year Without Carrie: Reflecting on Carrie Fisher, Star Wars, and what it means to rebel", Dec 27, 2017.
Superjump, "Coming Home to Super Mario Sunshine: Returning to the game fifteen years later", Sep 2, 2017.