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Monthly Archives: July 2011
On Suikoden
I played Suikoden for a really simple reason: I bought an old Mac Mini that can barely do anything, but it can emulate games. When I realized this, I thought, “Hey, that’s cool, I’ll go back and play all the … Continue reading
On Kill Screen #4: The Public Play Issue
As you should know, I love Kill Screen Magazine. I pay a fairly high subscription cost for thoughtful magazine about video games, and I am always happy when it comes in the mail. You can see my review of issue … Continue reading
Posted in General Features, Video Games
Tagged kill screen, minecraft, review, video games
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Rearview Beer Bottle
Posted in Photography
Tagged black and white, demon, landscape, photography, the house on the rock
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Buried
As the title says, I am buried underneath work. I’ve been getting up really early and then working on my thesis, and by early, I mean 8am early. Have I told you about my thesis? The gist of my argument … Continue reading
Posted in General Features
Tagged acid temple ball, bataille, child of god, communication, cormac mccarthy, drugs, eroticism, sacred, sex, sharon rudahl, the accursed share
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Music Time 22
The is a track by The Knife from the Hannah Med H OST called “New Years Eve.” That’s all I have. More content some other day.
Something for a Thursday
Just some little things to say today. I received the new issue of Kill Screen in the mail and I read it all in one sitting, so I’ll probably put up a review of that tomorrow. Speaking of review, the … Continue reading
What I Understand
I resolved long ago not to seek knowledge, as others do, but to seek its contrary, which is unknowing. I no longer anticipated the moment when I would be rewarded for my effort, when I would know at last, but … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged animal, bataille, black and white, nature, photography, picture, quote, turtle
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Current Times 14
1. This is an interesting Wired article about disability and gaming. Like the comics industry, gaming industry is not known for straying outside of its tried-and-true base of young men. I will be very, very surprised if the industry responds … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Video Games
Tagged achewood, comics, dylan trigg, feminism, frank miller, hauntology, the dark knight returns, video games, zizek
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Music Time 21
I watched The Crow this weekend. It has aged so, so poorly, and as I said repeatedly during my viewing, I don’t think it is even representative of the period it comes from. It’s like hearing what that industrial scene was … Continue reading
Hellmachine and Me
I’m sitting here listening to the Wugazi album (which you should have if you don’t already), and I am feeling a kind of unkillable joy. I bet that you want to know why. I imagine that what I felt around … Continue reading