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A Review of Star Trek

May 9, 2009 · 3 Comments

This article originally appeared on Playmagazine.com It is harder to like something than it is to dislike it. Liking something requires vulnerability, honesty, acceptance. To dislike something, all one needs be is dismissive and closed. Teenage boys demonstrate this readily; the perplexity of endearment is generally not worth the effort. The weaknesses associated with attachment are too great a risk. To put it another way, 15-year-old boys have a much shorter list of what’s awesome, compared to what’s “gay.” Whenever... [Read the full story]

Comedy

The Kitty

May 15, 2009 · 4 Comments

A video I made with the help of The Midnight Show is up at Funny or Die. There doesn’t seem to be a way to embed vidoes from FoD here, so I’ll just have to link to it! Please enjoy. Read More →

Video Games

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories

April 9, 2009 · 4 Comments

This article originally appeared on Playmagazine.com Sometime before the year 2000, or maybe just after the first winter of the new millennium had settled in, I picked up a copy of Silent Hill for my PlayStation and sat down in my Chicago apartment to play. Assuming this was Konami’s Resident Evil knock-off, I figured I was in for a couple silly screams and a few laughs. I wasn’t prepared for what was to come. I brought a bag of Dorito’s to Silent Hill. See, the first time I heard a baby crying in Silent... [Read the full story]

Anime

The Love of an Anime

March 13, 2007 · Leave a Comment

I realized this morning that the way I feel about Death Note could best be described as romantic affection. As embarrassing as it is to put this into words, it’s simply the best language I have to define my complete obsession with the show. I have now had three nights of dreams set in the world of Kira, and am leaping over my couch to get to the next chapter whenever the previous one comes to an end. Relax, I’m not going to redesign my website or start cosplaying as Ryuk. I don’t feel ownership of the characters,... [Read the full story]

Geek Culture

A Review of Star Trek

May 9, 2009 · 3 Comments

This article originally appeared on Playmagazine.com It is harder to like something than it is to dislike it. Liking something requires vulnerability, honesty, acceptance. To dislike something, all one needs be is dismissive and closed. Teenage boys demonstrate this readily; the perplexity of endearment is generally not worth the effort. The weaknesses associated with attachment are too great a risk. To put it another way, 15-year-old boys have a much shorter list of what’s awesome, compared to what’s “gay.” Whenever... [Read the full story]

Travel

The Tokyo Games Show, Day 1

September 28, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Thursday morning, at the blistering hour of 6:30, I staggered into the shared bathroom of the Andon Ryokan and began to curl my hair. Smash to: 7:30, as I threw down some cinnamon-set French toast (this was the only Andon breakfast I’d get, regrettably). SLAM! By 8, I was on a train bound for the MAKUHARI MESSE convention center, tagging along with several of my new friends. We got to the Tokyo Games Show at 10ish, and I dashed off to my first interview. I missed running into just about everyone from the magazine, and... [Read the full story]