Thursday, November 3 2011
‘Masters of Doom’ A Great Man History of Gaming
In recounting the rise of John Carmack and John Romero, Masters of Doom chronicles two of video games' most influential creators and documents pivotal years in the medium's history.
Friday, October 21 2011
‘The Origins of Political Order’ Is Delightfully Bipartisan and Sure to Raise Eyebrows
The esteemed political scientist's latest book provides a thought-provoking look at the political history of past civilizations, and is sure to offer plenty of fodder for conversations about the present.
Thursday, September 8 2011
Telling Hamlet What to Do: Video Games, Art, and Cultural Hierarchies
Games have not stumbled upon a new way of creating and interacting with art, they have rediscovered an older system.
Thursday, July 28 2011
Youth in the Age of ‘Mortal Kombat’
Musings on Mortal Kombat's cultural significance from a biased observer. As absurd as it might sound, Mortal Kombat was a formative experience for me, both in terms of my relationship to video games and my broader cultural and political identities.
Sunday, May 22 2011
Gazing upon the Bitch-goddess of Quantification: ‘The Information’
We are drowning in a sea of information. Shall we stop to count the waves, or try to make sense of it all? The first of these two is the way of information theory.
Tuesday, April 26 2011
‘Revolutionary Deists’: Fanatics for a Reason
The story of deism proves that America has never been, in an absolute sense, a Christian nation.
Monday, March 28 2011
The Ol’ Rebel Heart of ‘The Communist Manifesto’ Beats On
The best-known classic of radical activism is as alive and fearless as ever.
Friday, March 11 2011
‘The Secret Lives of Buildings’ & the Oft Egotistical & Obsessive People Behind Them
Edward Hollis is a stylistic illusionist, adopting a variety of voices and storytelling modes as he weaves his tales of dreams, ambitions, follies, and ruins.
Thursday, February 3 2011
Walk This Way: The Commodification of Hip-Hop
Now here's a little story, we've got to tell, about the business of hip-hop, you know so well. It started way back in history, from Alexander Hamilton down to Jay-Z.
