Tuesday, July 26 2011
In ‘Bastion’, Narrative’s Stranglehold on Life and Death Is “Jus’ Foolin’” with You
Bastion's narration establishes a suitably oppressive mood that is as richly textured as the game's visuals.
Wednesday, July 20 2011
Wizards, Glass, and Computer Chips: What ‘The Dark Tower’ Can Teach Us About Gaming’s Fourth Wall
A few idiosyncratic passages from the cult classic series by Stephen King may have a lot to say about ludic point-of-view.
Sunday, July 11 2010
How Does One Beat the Heat? Try Descending Into Icy Madness
To cope with the heat wave, advisories suggest visiting 'cooling centers' or public pools. To achieve a truly chilled-out state of mind, however, why not open the door to your mind and let the iceman cometh inside?
Monday, January 18 2010
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse edited by John Joseph Adams
Marking the birth of post-apocalyptic science fiction with the 1826 publication of Mary Shelley's plague tale The Last Man, Adams proposes that the sub-genre's as old as science fiction itself.
Friday, November 13 2009
We Few, We Happy Few, We Bandaged Brothers: Jeff Lemire’s The Nobody and the Quest for Self
A touching, heartfelt meditation on identity and isolation in a small town, Jeff Lemire is able to redress an H.G. Wells classic and make it as timely and disturbing as ever.
Thursday, September 24 2009
My Mass Email to Friends upon Hearing of the Death of Stephen King*
*every word is true as of this writing, except, thankfully, Stephen King is not dead.
Monday, May 4 2009
Fighting the Flu
The mobilization of the military to control the spread of the current outbreak of a rare strain of the swine flu in Mexico City is right out of Stephen King’s The Stand.
Tuesday, December 2 2008
Just After Sunset by Stephen King
Never, in fact, has King seemed more mature or more sure of himself as a writer.
