Tag Archives: Video Games

Juxtaposin’: First-Person Shooters

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Computers, Games, Movies, Trends | Tagged Action Movies, Chad Stahelski, doom, John Wick 2, Juxtaposin', keanu reeves, lame contemporary movies, Video Games | 2 Comments

Carcassonne for Android

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I decided to take a dormant Nexus 7 and turn it into a casual gaming machine. I haven’t been too impressed with the offerings in the Google Play store, but one game I’ve quickly become addicted to is … Continue reading →

Posted in Games | Tagged Carcassonne, German-style board games, Video Games | 5 Comments

“End of Watch” (2012)

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: An alternate title for this could be LAPD: Awesomest Police Force on Earth. The cinematographer, Roman Vasyanov, is a Russian who studied at Moscow’s Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography where his mentor was Vadim Usov, Tarovsky’s cameraman on … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged David Ayer, Los Angeles, Mexico, police, Russia, Video Games | Leave a comment

Linkage

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: So Yahoo! bought Tumblr for $1.1 billion. Like many Tumblr users, my main hope is that Yahoo! won’t ruin the service, i.e. let us keep all of our filthy and disgusting porn. But really, Yahoo! has no … Continue reading →

Posted in Linkathons, Movies, Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics, Technology | Tagged Camille Paglia, Star Wars, The Dark Enlightenment, Tumblr, Video Games, Yahoo! | 2 Comments

Of Violence and Violins

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: In the wake of the latest school shooting, people are once again arguing about whether works of art can be blamed for inspiring violence. A lot of people scoff at the question. It seems crazy to them to … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Personal reflections, Politics and Economics | Tagged art, Video Games, violence | 4 Comments

Ben Franklin’s Eight Reasons for Dating Cougars

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Enzo Nakamura

Enzo Nakamura writes: This sequence, from the newish video game, ASSASSIN’S CREED III, left me agape. At least we’re using technology to bring our forefather’s insights to the youth of today.