Pity the Poor Oppressed Majority
How do you separate the art from the artist when the artist is such a flatulating asshole? Also: why the hypocrisy that makes me so angry might actually be a harbinger of oncoming poetic justice.
Towards Our Digital Future
The “Xbox 180,” SimCity, and how someone who absolutely abhors software piracy can still think DRM sucks.
But How Does He Save?
Man of Steel isn’t an unqualified success, but get this, nerds: it’s still the second best movie about Superman.
Everybody’s a Critic
The documentary Room 237, the democratization of film criticism, and a belated eulogy for Roger Ebert
Shadows of the Empire
What I learned from a job at LucasArts fifteen years ago.
Krypto-Bigotry
Belated thoughts on Truth, Justice, and putting an end to a pernicious claim about Freedom of Speech.
Fearful Symmetry
Answering a FAQ (that I keep getting, for some reason) about The Life of Pi
My Problem with The Big Bang Theory
An analysis of inequities of power, income, social status, and issues of representation in the popular media. “Holy shit, get a life”
Set Tube-jawed Baffle to 6!
Spaceteam is genius in iOS app form. ASTEROID! (everybody shake)
GOTY II: The Legacy of Kain
The unforgettable video games of 2012 that I totally forgot to mention
GOTY
Best video games of the year according to someone who didn’t play a lot of video games this year.
You Can See the People Sing
If you’ve been wanting to see a filmed version of the Les Misérables musical, this is certainly that.