A hanging.

Deadwood hanging scene.

Another Semester Begins

The chair of my dissertation committee once told me that he felt that unfortunately 90% of teaching had more in common with the philosophy of Gypsy Rose Lee than with the philosophy of Socrates or Aristotle: "Let me entertain you."

Moving Pixels Podcast: Searching for Her Story

A little late on this, but we did publish a podcast on the very interesting little indie title, Her Story, last week.

Moving Pixels Podcast Searching for Her Story

Why the Arcade Matters

This was sort of fun to write. Kind of a history of the arcade filtered through me.

Why the Arcade Matters

Fosse, the Master of Spectacle

Strangely, though, what I really want to see again is Lenny, which is supremely understated by comparison to Fosse's other films. I have to track down a copy.

It's a mod, mod world.

Fuck 3D!!!, Aram Bartholl, 2009

All that the U.S. media reports on is words

Every day the headlines are:

X Said, "Blah Blah Blah."

What X Meant by "Blah Blah Blah" was "Blah Blah Blah Blah."

What X Didn't Meant by "Blah Blah Blah" was "Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah."

Why What Y Said about What X Meant by "Blah Blah Blah" is Wrong.

Why What Y Said about What X Meant by "Blah Blah Blah" is Right.

Hers's Why X Should Apologize for Saying, "Blah Blah Blah."

Here's Why Y Should Apologize for What He Said about X Saying, "Blah Blah Blah."

Here's Why X's Apology for Saying "Blah Blah Blah" is Insufficient.

Here's Why X's Apology for Saying "Blah Blah Blah" is Sufficient.

And on and on and on...

I teach rhetoric -- so I love to examine and interpret words, meanings, and intents -- but even I know that this is pure masturbation.

U.S. media is a giant circle jerk in which no one ever gets off.

Games Will Eat Themselves

The goat is a lie.

Games Will Eat Themselves

The Fall Explores Artificial Intelligence and Identity

Some discussion of The Fall, which, perhaps, follows neatly after our previous discussion of The Swapper. Both games concern some philosophical issues of a similar nature that explore the nature of the self, the mind, and the soul.

The Fall Explores Artificial Intelligence and Identity