Why I Won’t Watch the Rouge One: a Star Wars Story trailer
Watching the whole trailer is like knowing the final score of the game before you see it. Yesterday at the comic shop it came up in discussion, yet again, that I don’t watch very many movie trailers for someone that rarely misses a new science fiction or super-hero movie. But that’s exactly why I don’t […]
Click, Click, DOOM! Six-Gun Gorilla by Simon Spurrier and Jeff Stokely
Welcome to the new frontier, they call it “The Blister”. Sometime in the 22nd century, mankind has been fighting a civil war over what’s left of the fertile land on a far off post-apocalyptic planet. Watching the tide of the war shift one way or another is a great source of entertainment back on Earth, but […]
For The Love of Running, Tracksmith
This last season my wife and I have fallen in love with Tracksmith, a runner’s apparel company out of New England (where we live). The weather changes dramatically through the year here, and being a runner is a challenge that demands something like obsession if one is going to run consistently. Tracksmith has embraced that obsession […]
A Glimpse of Yesterday’s Future in Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
I’ve reread Snow Crash dozens of times because it’s just that good. I’m sure most cyberpunk fans are already familiar with the title, but any fan who hasn’t read it would be remiss to skip this groundbreaking and genre-defining masterpiece. It’s become something of a grandfather in cyberpunk, one of the first on the scene. Nowadays […]
Rated M for Mature?
Maturity should be measured by more than sex and violence. I started writing this post because this week the AARP reported that there are over 40 million gamers over the age of 50 in the United States. I was all ready to rant about how we need games that are mature because they are provocative, complex, and […]
"Some people say video games rot your brain, but I think they work different muscles that maybe you don't normally use."
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