Hello, Ladies: An Exploration of Female Game Protagonists
Awhile back, I let the old Book of Faces know that I liked Dave Bast’s excellent piece on GTA V’s new protagonists: No Room for the Ladies? GTA V’s Male Dominated Line-up. That sparked a…
My Nerd Year Resolutions, and a Call to Action
I don’t know who made this. If you made this, let me know so I can give you credit for being awesome. 2012 was a pretty good year for me, mostly due to proactive changes…
Any Resemblance to Real Persons, Living or Dead, is Purely Coincidental
Call me a philistine, but I just saw Lawrence of Arabia for the first time this summer, after seeing it referenced in Prometheus. I realized several things while watching David Lean’s masterpiece: 1. Great actor…
A Dolla Make Me Holla: In Defense of Honey Boo Boo
I’m by no means a huge fan of reality television (Reality Television? Is it a proper noun yet?), but I do have my weaknesses here and there. I seriously enjoyed the first couple of seasons…
Oh God, Just Turn It Off Part II: Electric Boogaloo
Back in June, I wrote a piece detailing my absolute lack of ovaries when it comes to playing survival horror games. It was one of my more popular pieces, and a lively discussion was had…
Mario Katharsis: Fallout 3
Fallout 3 is a game that changed my life. Well, maybe it didn’t change it, but it came pretty damned close. I decided to get Fallout 3 on a whim whilst perusing the used game…
Sandy and Me: 5 Streaming Netflix Movies That Got Me Through the Storm
Happy Halloween, everyone! I am sitting on my couch in longjohns (sexy and I know it), eating ramen noodles from a cup while the power cuts in and out. In other words, I am one…
8 Cute and Refreshingly Non-Slutty Ladies Costumes
Is that Seth Rogen as Mario? I thoroughly heart Halloween. I love dressing up, candy, pumpkin spice flavoring, creepy stuff, getting more in touch with my dark side, warding off evil spirits with energetic dancing…
Christmas is Canceled: Or, The Top 6 Things I Would Have Done at NYCC
So there I was last Wednesday, tooling around the internets whilst avoiding the tasks at my day job. You know the deal: tumbling the tumblrs, tweeting the twitters, and liking the facebooks. Suddenly a “(1)”…