This comment was left on my + post for my Captain America is Porn piece by Sam Hutcheson. I think he makes some great points – as do many commenters on the original thread who disagreed with my thesis. So, for an alternate view, I give you Sam’s comment in full: “Nice write up. I don’t [...]
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For Game of Thrones fans, this fictional brew should do the trick. I imagine it would be a porter or a stout – some winter beer you can drink warm if need be, close to the fire. Dark and nutrient-rich. The King’s Landing Royal Brewery would specialize in Red Ales. Lannister Gold would be a popular [...]
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Captain America is a wish-fulfillment film that never breaks out of its own tropes. Here’s why.
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This will be number 7 on my list of video game RPG tropes that need to go away. Every Dwarf Is A Scotsman What is it in our collective imagination (or lack thereof) that requires every dwarf to be heavily bearded and sporting a thick Scottish brogue? I admit, as much as I am enjoying [...]
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When we talk about innovation, we often think that for something to be truly innovative it must be entirely new. In reality, “nothing is new under the sun” and true innovation happens when people build off of other ideas by creating something new out of something old. Innovation is the motion of progress, but all [...]
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I’m late to this (it came out last year) but it’s easily some of the best satire of recent gaming industry trends I’ve seen: This is particularly appropriate in light of the Max Payne 3 DLC Pass we discussed earlier. (hat-tip) Follow me on Twitter or Facebook. Read my Forbes blog here.
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Max Payne 3 comes out later this month, but it doesn’t stop there. The game’s developer, Rockstar, plans to release seven DLC (downloadable content) packs over the course of 2012. Gamers can either purchase these individually or through Rockstar’s DLC Pass, which costs $29.99, or half the price of the full game. The pass gives you [...]
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I arrived at the movie theatre this morning not knowing quite what to expect from Joss Whedon’s Avengers. Whedon is a talented writer and director, and certainly hype for the film has been building for years and over the course of a number of origin-story prequels. What I did not expect was to be totally delighted [...]
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Is there a bright line between what you say in “real life” and what you say on social media sites like Twitter? If you are a public figure, a journalist, or an employee at a corporation, do your tweets reflect on your organization or are they merely personal opinions best ignored? Is a tweet “newsworthy” [...]
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Pixar’s first female protagonist isn’t just handy with a bow and arrow, she’s also a swordfighter. New screenshots of the upcoming animated film show a sword-wielding princess Merida looking tougher and more awesome than ever. Another picture after the leap… Such adorable father-daughter bonding: Not to toot my own bagpipe, but if I were a [...]
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E.D. Kain is a blogger and freelance writer. Currently he serves as Editor-in-Chief of The League of Ordinary Gentlemen and writes a policy blog at Forbes. He can be found occasionally composing 140 character cultural analysis on Twitter. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The National Review, The Washington Examiner, and the now-defunct True/Slant.