January 2011
20 posts
Unevenly Distributed: How I Learned To Stop... →
A great article, in praise of the Roguelike—text based dungeon crawler games with a difficulty curve that is more like a ninety degree angle.
“[A] 1962 audience might not buy a hero who simply did his job and in the...”
– Terrence Young: James Bond’s Creator?
The 50 Most Loathsome Americans of 2010 →
I’m inclined to agree with most of these.
The Bowler Roast Beef →
An interesting character portrait by my good friend Matt Keeley.
Alt Text: Geezerific New Web Services For The... →
Before you read the article, make sure you click the link to the video Lore talks about. It will make you shake your head hard enough to cause brain damage.
“[W]ith scholars starting to look closely at the ways in which Wallace responded...”
– Jennifer Howard - “The Afterlife of David Foster Wallace”
The once and future e-book: on reading in the... →
John Siracusa muses on the history of the eBook, going back to the late 90s. Wild stuff.
Rise of the Neuronovel →
An interesting essay by March Roth, on the intersection of neuroscience and contemporary fiction. Make sure you also read this rebuttal, and the rebuttal of the rebuttal.
