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Glenn McDonald writes about popular culture from his home in lovely Chapel Hill, NC. His humor essays have been described as “grammatically consistent” and “remarkably frequent”. He is editor of the Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me daily news quiz at NPR.org, and a film critic at the Raleigh News & Observer. He lives virtually at www.glenn-mcdonald.com.


Features

Thursday, June 26 2008

The World Remade: An Interview with the Creators of Alpha Omega

Glenn McDonald talks to the creators of Alpha Omega about their new table top game, the challenge of game development, and that little Cloverfield mix-up.


Wednesday, June 28 2006

You Don't Know What You Think You Know: An Interview with Museum of Hoaxes Curator Alex Boese

'The scams that advertisers, politicians, and the media get away with frustrate me enormously, and I often wonder why people allow themselves to be manipulated so easily.' Glenn McDonald talks to author and Hoax Expert, Alex Boese


Monday, June 26 2006

A Flowering of Genres: An Interview with Scott McCloud

, by Glenn McDonald - Upon the debut of PopMatters' new PopComix section, one of the medium's most articulate thinkers talks about the creative potential at the nexus of comics and the Web.


Tuesday, June 6 2006

A Flowering of Genres: An Interview with Scott McCloud

Upon the debut of PopMatters' new PopComix section, one of the medium's most articulate thinkers talks about the creative potential at the nexus of comics and the Web.


Sunday, January 1 1995

You Don't Know What You Think You Know: An Interview with Museum of Hoaxes Curator Alex Boese

'The scams that advertisers, politicians, and the media get away with frustrate me enormously, and I often wonder why people allow themselves to be manipulated so easily.' Glenn McDonald talks to author and Hoax Expert, Alex Boese


Columns

Thursday, January 5 2012

Return of the Movie Blurb Game

Notional, portable and entirely analog, the Movie Blurb Game can be played anywhere, at any time.


Friday, August 19 2011

Comedy, Technology and DVD Extras: In Defense of a Dying Format

Media formats come and go, subject to the gale-force winds of technology and the retail market. Me, I'm still clinging to my Monty Python collections on VHS.


Monday, June 27 2011

What Harm Can 'Ice Road Truckers' Do to Tender Young Minds?

We went into Ice Road Truckers with the best intentions for our eight-year-old, I swear. It's the History channel, right? It's educational!


Wednesday, May 11 2011

How Sherlock Holmes and Isaac Asimov Can Help Purge Your Social Media Addiction

Old books and even older movies can fend off the creeping anxiety of information overload.


Monday, March 14 2011

'I Am Number Four': Vampires, Aliens and the Art of Movie Recycling

I Am Number Four, a PG-13 science-fiction-slash-teen-romance movie, is so faithful to the Twilight template that it could have been assembled by marketing software.


'Glee' on the Wii [18.Jan.11]
Wii Will Rock You [25.Jun.08]
Gadgets Gone Wild [30.Jan.07]
I Don't Feel Tardy [21.Jul.05]

Reviews

Wednesday, January 19 2011

'Crazy Taxi': A Fast and Reckless Trip Down Memory Lane

In 1999, I was a traveling freelance video game savant.


Monday, June 14 2010

The Book of Eli: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman and the End of the World

A clever script and a compelling visual strategy make 'The Book of Eli' a superior post-apocalyptic specimen.


Friday, March 20 2009

Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic

Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic appears to be aimed at the casual fan who wants to experience the graphic novel without the hassle of, you know, reading it.


Wednesday, October 1 2008

Mario Super Sluggers

With the baseball postseason in full swing, Mario Super Sluggers steps up to the plate with a typically psychedelic take on America's pastime -- and hits an RBI triple.


Wednesday, September 17 2008

Wonder World Amusement Park

Carnival games on the Wii is a great idea whose time has come -- and apparently gone -- without any developer truly realizing the potential of the concept.


Blogs

Wednesday, December 16 2009

Mario Super Sluggers

Mario Super Sluggers - Nintendo Wii - Wii [$49.99]


Sunday, August 17 2008

GenCon, Day 2: The Continuum and the Importance of Writers

Glenn McDonald's coverage of GenCon continues...


Saturday, August 16 2008

GenCon, Day 1: Wits, Wagers, and Ranks

Glenn McDonald reports from day one of GenCon, Gary Gygax's annual tabletop and board game convention.


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