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  • Monday, October 1, 2012

    The City That Never Blinks

    Television

    Being a nerd, I have opinions about the Doctor Who mid-season finale, “The Angels Take Manhattan.”

  • Saturday, September 29, 2012

    Just when I thought I was out…

    Movies

    Looper isn’t the time-traveling mob movie we expect, but it may just be the time-traveling mob movie we need.

  • Saturday, September 22, 2012

    Failure to Comply

    Movies

    I can’t tell if Dredd is a satire on hyper-violent action movies, or just an unusually smart and well-made hyper-violent action movie. And I’m not entirely sure that the distinction even matters.

  • Friday, September 21, 2012

    They Don’t Love You Like Google Loves You

    Apple, Technology

    Maps in iOS 6 bring about the downfall of western civilization, and my disillusionment with tech commentary continues.

  • Friday, September 14, 2012

    Everything is amazing and nobody’s insightful

    Apple, Technology

    Tech writers are disillusioned with the iPhone 5, and I’m getting disillusioned with tech writers.

  • Monday, September 10, 2012

    Greenlight

    Videogames

    Complaints about the $100 fee for submissions to Steam Greenlight show a fundamental misunderstanding of what Steam is.

  • Tuesday, August 14, 2012

    Variations on a Queen

    Disney, Movies

    Or, “Maybe I’m Just Like My Mother.” Brave is a Pixar movie that doesn’t behave like people want or expect it to. Unmarked spoilers.

  • Saturday, August 4, 2012

    All The President’s Bad Dudes

    The Internet, Videogames

    My opinions about the “enthusiast press,” the relationship between game journalist and game developers, and a muddled blog post based on a faulty premise.

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This is the personal website of Chuck Jordan, an occasional game developer living in Los Angeles

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