Literacy 2021: Book 3: The Secret History of Mac Gaming
BookThe Secret History of Mac Gaming by Richard Moss Am I Mentioned In This Book?Yes (as one of the hundreds who contributed to the crowdfunding campaign) SynopsisThe history of video games for the Apple Macintosh from the first Mac to the Intel era. (None of the material was a secret). ProsContains lots of artwork from…
Literacy 2021: Book 2: You Look Like a Thing and I Love You
I’m going back through the books I’ve read in 2021, so I have all my synopses in one place that’s not Goodreads. BookYou Look Like a Thing and I Love You by Janelle Shane SynopsisThe author of the hilarious AI Weirdness blog delivers an overview of machine learning, what it’s capable of, and in particular,…
Literacy 2021: Book 1: The House in the Cerulean Sea
I’m going back through the books I’ve read in 2021, so I have all my synopses in one place that’s not Goodreads. BookThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune GenreMagical realist gay romance, possibly young adult? SynopsisA downtrodden case worker charged with inspecting orphanages for magical children is assigned to a special house…
Literacy 2021: Call for suggestions
Back in 2008, I resolved to read 26 books by the end of the year. I didn’t even make it halfway. (It looks like I made an abortive attempt to try again in 2010, but stopped after one book. I suspect that was the year of a family emergency that threw off all my plans).…
The Shape of The Sentence Is Death (Literacy 2021: Book 5)
Thoughts on the second book in Anthony Horowitz’s self-referential murder mystery series (mild spoilers)
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: 1984 Anti-Eroticism
I’m still not exactly sure how any of us survived being teenagers in the 1980s.
Friday Night’s All Right for Wii Snorkeling
This week’s link post features music for imaginary games and real etymologies
Swingin’ Yetis, as in, to Swing
Free armchair imagineering available here
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Hyperspace Hoopla
Always two there are, on Tuesdays, no more, no less.
Captain America and the Pledge of Allegiance
Why The Falcon and the Winter Soldier worked for me, even though its finale didn’t
Friday Night’s All Right For Swooning
I’m repeating myself by saying that Aaron Reed’s 50 Years of Text Games series continues to be excellent.
Sharks and Technokings
Apparently I’m turning into the Macalope