Dear Journal, Today I realized I have a problem. How did this all begin anyway? I suppose I have Cheap Ass Gamer to blame, at least in part. At what point does a deal on a video game literally become so good that you can’t resist it? Well, apparently, for me that point doesn’t take much. I mean, how did […]
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The dog days of summer are officially upon us (though for most of us, it feels like they’ve been here for a while now), and what better way to welcome the season than to take a look at one of the best moments from a flick that is not only one of the best summer movies of all time, but […]
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Brave is not a bad movie. It is far, far, far away from anything resembling bad. It’s gorgeously animated, wonderfully voiced, and contains some terrific setpieces. The worst can be said about the film is that it’s sort of blandly forgettable. But since it didn’t live up to all the potential it had, I still want to talk about it. Sure, […]
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How do you mine for gems in the earth? With a flaming blue duck. DUH! Everybody knows that! You’re so dumb….sheesh. Duckers, developed by Retro Dreamer, is a game where you choose which direction to go pulsing downward through the soil to collect gems, coins, and other prizes, with a hint of Dig Dug added to it. The plot of […]
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He’s traveled around the world. He’s eaten things that would make any non-foodie American squeamish at best and vomiting at worst. He nearly killed himself riding an ATV on a New Zealand sand dune. He has no reservations about speaking his mind on any topic, food related or not. He is Anthony Bourdain, and he’s a brony. In case […]
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We all have gaps in our cinematic knowledge, films which, if we confess our ignorance of, someone, somewhere will say, “How have you not seen that?!” Catching Up is about these films, and viewing them so long after seemingly everyone else has. Some of these entries may be shocking, some are embarrassing, but all of them are classics. The Film: Directed by […]
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Even if you don’t like the Beatles, you have to at least acknowledge the band’s importance. Collectively, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr not only changed the face of music, but they impacted nearly every facet of popular culture, from films to fashion to relaxed attitudes about drug use. While they appeared in a handful of their […]
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Prometheus is by and large the greatest disappointment I’ve had this year at the movies. There was a metric ton of potential for it, with the cast the movie had in it, the crew it had behind it, and the money that had been poured into the production. What came of all that potential was one of the greatest-looking average films that […]
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Ready to see how much a single rectangular block can get your puzzle solving brain cranking? Cuboid, developed by HeroCraft, is an awesome puzzle game involving a simple rectangular block that will mess with your brain more than you would of expected. The goal is to rotate the block from face-to-face of the block, across an ever changing grid board […]
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E3 is the dream conference in the eyes of a gamer. In that magical land of sack boys and blue hedgehogs you’re treated to all of the upcoming games and consoles. A lot of us have to experience it through the warm, comforting glow of a computer screen. However, some fortunate souls get to step through the doors of […]
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