I love the Nike Air Dunk Highs because Nike takes the consistent model and experiments a lot with it. Two years ago, I found an incredible pair with tweed sidewalls and an orange swoosh. I have since worn them into … Continue reading
This is just to say That I am having a coffee In Newport on an early fall day
Dear employers of the world, Stop cheaping out on the young ambitious people of the world by offering only “unpaid internships.” It’s class warfare anyway you cut it, and unless you are quite literally a mom and pop establishment, I … Continue reading
It has become completely impossible to ignore the massive social, economic, and cultural implications of video games. It is an industry that has outsold cinema and publishing for years. Its myths and characters have escaped consoles and computers for popular … Continue reading
over the summer, i got a chance to see gustav klimt’s beethoven frieze nestled in the basement of the architecturally stunning (but otherwise uninteresting) secession building. having had no idea before of the mere existence of the beethoven frieze i … Continue reading
my dream of assassin’s creed when my a good friend of mine first got assassin’s creed, i was enchanted by its premise. as a serious lover of medieval history, particularly the crusades, the concept of gaming a 12th century jerusalem … Continue reading
Now that the internet has become an ambience, we have become enveloped by it. Just ten years ago, society traveled to the internet. It was something somewhat site-specific, a cafe, a library, a corporate office. At that point, the internet … Continue reading
i’ve been missing my gaming fix lately. this time last year, i was rock band-ing daily a la berkman center, and even exercising my gamer theory with monthly mit-harvard game design meetings hosted by the ever brilliant gene koo. anyway, … Continue reading
Canada is like a popular American movie remade by amateurs with French subtitles. You recognize certain scenes, and the plot feels familiar, but somehow the whole thing is off. Not that this is bad thing. Indeed, I rather like it. … Continue reading
doubt is an actor’s vehicle, a film of great performances, but without any real drive to its narrative. where philip seymour hoffman, meryl streep, and amy adams put in exceptional performances, they seem to be almost freestyling through a listless … Continue reading