Category Archives: General Features

The Opening Editor’s Note for Heavy Metal Magazine

Posted on 01/09/2013 by kunzelman

Metal Hurlant means “screaming metal” — whatever that means. It was, and still is, issued by the Associated Humanoids. The magazine appears to be the work of an alien intelligence, as indeed it is. It is French. French is a … Continue reading →

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de Castell and Bryson on utopia

Posted on 01/03/2013 by kunzelman

So our argument is for disenchantment, and for the abandonment of a utopian landscape of desire that has never been anything but entrapment. Suzanne de Castell and Mary Bryson “Retooling Play: Dystopia, Dysphoria, and Difference”

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TCiW: The Year in Review 2012

Posted on 01/01/2013 by kunzelman

I’m making this post for a few reasons. First, this year was really rad. I got hooked into a few online communities that have made me a lot cooler, and a lot better, as a person–you all know who you … Continue reading →

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Books I Read in 2012

Posted on 12/31/2012 by kunzelman

This is the total list of everything that I read in full for the year of 2012. I feel like it is important for me to say that–I read outside of this list, sometimes extensively, but what makes the list … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays

Posted on 12/25/2012 by kunzelman

I don’t have anything for you today. Go forth and holiday.

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Sara Ahmed on bodies and space

Posted on 12/24/2012 by kunzelman

So, yes, we can remember that some space are already occupied. They even take the shape of bodies that occupy them. Bodies also take the shape of the spaces they occupy and of the work they do. And yet sometimes … Continue reading →

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Sara Ahmed on the making of worlds

Posted on 12/21/2012 by kunzelman

Inhabiting a body that is not extended by the skin of the social means the world acquires a new shape and makes new impressions. Becoming a lesbian taught me about the very point of how life gets directed and how … Continue reading →

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David Lulka on the lawn

Posted on 12/19/2012 by kunzelman

The condition of the lawn in winter presents a more difficult set of issues. The immanence of grass presents no ethical challenge when lawns remain stagnant in the late summer heat. During winter and spring, however, immanence rears its head … Continue reading →

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Interview with Theron Jacobs

Posted on 12/11/2012 by kunzelman

I conducted this email with Theron Jacobs over email. You can find him on twitter @TPHD Cameron: signal–noise–signal Theron: PERSONALLY, I IDENTIFY WITH NOISE C: So Theron, you’re a poet. There is a camp of video game studies that makes … Continue reading →

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Brendan Keogh and I in Conversation About Games Criticism

Posted on 12/04/2012 by kunzelman

So over on Facebook, Brendan and I had a short conversation about games crit. The topic of “games in themselves” came up, which Brendan understands in this way:  Well, I think the term “in themselves” implies an idea of looking … Continue reading →

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