A Serious Defender of Video Games

July 2010 Category: Scrapbook

quote: It’s no easy thing to make a living as a critic of anything, but video-game criticism may be the least remunerative of all. Count off the number of people of your acquaintance inclined to read criticism at all; chances are lean they will be the same people in your life as the ones playing video games.

Donkey Kong the Abuser, Pac Man the Glutton

July 2010 Category: Scrapbook

What if the gorilla in Donkey Kong is really an abusive, down-on-his-luck meathead straight out of a Tennessee Williams script who keeps his handicapped blond paramour (the princess) captive in their top-floor apartment, periodically thrashing the Ital…

Nerdgasm and the Mario Sweater Vest

January 2010 Category: Musings

The analog remix speaks to the growing maturity of digital culture.

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The Effects of File Sharing, EU Style

March 2009 Category: Musings

Lost in the US debate over the cost and benefits of file sharing is a very important player, ourselves.