Sex, Violence, and the American Way
Being a prude vs. being able to distinguish fiction from reality.
Snaatch, or, The Trouble With Harry
In Bruges is kind of an allegory of how I feel about In Bruges.
Closing the Loop
Another article for Gamasutra about videogame storytelling, more or less.
Initiative
Castle Ravenloft is Dungeons & Dragons for the rest of us. Assuming I count as “the rest of us.”
Chicken and Waffling
On Chick-fil-A and marriage equality
Hate and Nudity
Fun with search terms.
Collective Chocolateness
I’m genuinely impressed by the global, decades-long lie that is Nutella
Two Dental Mirrors and a Bottle of Expectorant
True Grit does for westerns what Miller’s Crossing did for gangster movies: make me begrudgingly like them.
Twee’s Company
A little charm goes a long way, and I think Ilomilo lapped me.
This is why I can’t finish nice things
My favorite game so far in 2011 has surprised me. (Spoiler: It’s called A World of Keflings)
Shameless
More insomnia means a curiously revealing and yet still dull year-end list.
Joyful Noise
Alternate post topics: favorite colors, this wacky dream I had, how I really need to get a Tumblr blog for this kind of stuff.