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Cultural Flashback: Tim Kring and the Fall of ‘Heroes’ - (USA)
Jump to Comments Cultural Flashback: Tim Kring and the Fall of ‘Heroes’ My brother asked me this week why I hadn’t yet commented (like Mo Ryan at the Chicago Tribune or James Poniewozik at Time) on the emerging story wherein Tim Kring, creator of NBC’s former-hit Heroes, referred to people who watch his show live weekly “dipsh**s” while discussing the show moving away from serialization in a recent appearance. Now, clearly, this is hideously uncool and condescending coming from someone who runs
http://memles.wordpress.com/2008/11/22/cultural-flashback-tim-kring-and-the-fall-of-heroes/
World Board Gaming Championships 2009 - (USA)
The WBC is the most tournament-oriented of board gaming conventions, with events scheduled in 100 different games. It’s been running under the name since 1999, and since 2005 in Lancaster, PA. Pre-tournament games start this weekend, with the actual championships starting next week. Don’t go expecting riches, as well as fame; they only award plaques.
http://www.purplepawn.com/2009/07/world-board-gaming-championships-2009/
10 Types of Comic Con Fans - (USA)
If you missed Comic Con, you missed more than just the costumes of course. You also missed the array of personality types that seem to pop up at these large-scale geekfests.You may think you know about the attendees, based on the stereotypes, but really, there’s a lot more too it than you thought. The Stereo-typical Geek These are the kids that smell like they haven’t bathed in a week and still get giddy over the concept of seeing a girl “IRL.” While revolting to everyone around them, th
http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/31/10-types-of-comic-con-fans/
Cortland Celtic Festival - (USA)
http://www.cortlandcelticfestival.com/
Wal-Mart pays $2M to avoid charges in death probe - (USA)
FRANK ELTMAN Associated Press Writer MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Wal-Mart agreed Wednesday to pay nearly $2 million and improve safety at its 92 New York stores as part of a deal with prosecutors that avoids criminal charges in the trampling death of a temporary worker. Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, who began a criminal investigation shortly after last November’s customer stampede at Wal-Mart’s Valley Stream store, said that if she had brought criminal charges against the retail
http://blog.lawinfo.com/2009/05/06/wal-mart-pays-2m-to-avoid-charges-in-death-probe/
An Interview with the authors of City in the Sand - (USA)
City in the Sand is a new Mind’s Eye Theatre product from White Wolf using the Storytelling Adventure System. This is the first MET product using the SAS format and I was immediately curious about how the format would work in a live-action environment. Let’s just say I was impressed with the overall quality of City in the Sand and at the amount of cool stuff that was included in this product. I contacted the folks at White Wolf and had the chance to talk to the authors (Eddy Webb, Kelley Bar
http://www.flamesrising.com/city-in-the-sand-interview/
Why Chinglish Deserves A Spot In The Hall Of Fusion Languages - (USA)
Chinglish is not all about poor grammar and misplaced context. This is according to German Oliver Radtke who is now based in Beijing and blogs about his Chinglish love in The Chinglish Files . I can imagine it was a sad day for Radtke when the Chinese government started a quest to stamp out “embarrassing” Chinglish signs in preparation for the Olympic games . He has a personal Chinglish favorite: “You can enjoy the fresh air after finishing a civilized urinating.” “It challenges you as
http://cnreviews.com/life/living-in-china/chinglish-fusion-languages_20090507.html
Sensitive Perception: Re-presenting New Orleans - (USA)
Okay. So TT6 and I have been off and on tossing around this whole “Are the Hornets Falling Apart?” storyline since yesterday evening. I think I finally figured out what the problem is. Universally, the NOLA-bound response has been critical of Simmons and ESPN. Are we being overly defensivee? I don’t think so. This isn’t just the blind, rabid homerism endemic of Jazz fans. It’s something else. It’s about representation. Funny word. Representation. It implies a filter. An author is not simply “pr
http://hornetshype.com/wp/2008/11/27/sensitive-perception-re-presenting-new-orleans/
GDC08: Hail to these things - Joystiq - (USA)
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/21/gdc08-hail-to-these-things/
Bizarre “Hidden Words” On Hutchison Campaign Website - (USA)
The Austin American-Statesman first repo rted this morning about some bizarre “hidden words” slapped into the source code of a campaign website belonging to U.S. Senator and gubernatorial candidate Kay Bailey Hutchison . Although the Statesman told us about the amusing episode, they didn’t tell us about all of the entertaining phrases, which include the interestign question, “why do we have knees.” A full list of the phrases included in the source code of the Hutchison site are listed belo
http://capitolannex.com/2009/07/30/bizarre-hidden-words-on-hutchison-campaign-website/
BYTE-SIZE REVIEW Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled - (USA)
As a Turtle fan, I gotta tell you it doesn’t get much better than a classic TMNT beat-’em-up game. TMNT Turtles in Time was a game I rented several times back in the SNES-era, and one I beat on single play-throughs repeatedly. Now that the game has been given the HD treatment in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled , I’ve once again come under the influence of Turtle Mania. Two things you must know if you’re considering purchasing this game: The first, you have to really
http://www.torontothumbs.com/2009/08/06/byte-size-review-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-turtles-in-time-re-shelled/
Ragnarok Success Story - (USA)
Are you an on-line gamer? If you are, then definitely you are familiar with the game Ragnarok? But how did Ragnarok start? How did it become as one of the online games that hit it big in the market? What fascinated me is the guerilla marketing that they implemented to market the product. Entrepreneurs are really innovative. They come up with resourceful ideas to make it big without incurring too many expenses. Level Up! is the company behind the successful online game Ragnarok. It was run by
http://www.millionaireacts.com/1401/ragnarok-success-story.html
Review - Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 (PC) - (USA)
If you’re a fan of the RTS genre then this is a game for you. Remember the good old days of Red Alert 2, building truly epic armies of tesla tanks and wiping out opponents in one swift burst of electro static explosions? Welcome back. Red Alert 3 has evolved. Now with even more ways for you to annihilate your opponents. The game this time round has a real focus on naval warfare with a lot of the constructible buildings having the ability to be built on water. Some of the naval battles I ha
http://www.crankygamersuk.com/?p=903
American Cosplay Experience - A Male Costume Gallery - (USA)
http://www.acparadise.com/otoko/index.php
Gamescom09; Eidos and Square Enix confirm joint line-up - (USA)
There’s at least one good outcome now that Eidos Interactive fits snugly under the wing of Square Enix – where we got two press releases in the past, we now get just the one cost-effective announcement in their place. Confirming their joint game line-up for this year’s Gamescom, Square Enix and Eidos have revealed what games will be on show at the annual European expo in Cologne, Germany. And boy, it’s a doozy. We love conventions. Whether it’s the glitz and glamour of E3 or the intimate
http://www.ps3attitude.com/new/2009/07/gamescom09-eidos-and-square/
Penny Arcade Expo 2008 - (USA)
http://www.pennyarcadeexpo.com/
Sherman catches up! - (USA)
I’ve often felt that the inherent theatricality that composes a photographic convention like staged photography (particularly that which came into maturity during the 90’s) always feels devoid of substance the older a work gets. This issue, specifically photography that is primarily concerned with a filmic quality (not to be confused with cinema imitating realistic narrative), bleeds heavy the act of observing something constructed. Maybe this is why I’ve haven’t posted about an artist like Cin
http://wecantpaint.com/log/?p=1678
The 2008 Video Game Convention - (USA)
In case you were asleep somewhere under a heavy rock, there was a video game expo this past weekend in Philly at the Convention Center. I took my 13 year old Floyd down there and while it actually seemed to me to be much smaller than I would've expected (despite the enormous will-call ticket pick up line we initially got in that took 20 minutes to get us our tickets), there was a bunch of stuff going on.I'm going to ultimately defer you to check out Geekadelphia's multiple posts here, here (got
http://phillybits.blogspot.com/2008/11/2008-gaming-convention.html
BGG.CON 2007 | BoardGameGeek - (USA)
Everything about board games: Reviews, images, forums, marketplace and more!
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/bggcon.php
SD09: The New Invaders - (USA)
Before I get into this let me state that unequivocally San Diego Comic-Con is a fantastic experience, and despite any kvetching that follows, it’s an incredible, inspiring event and I remain amazed by the organization and efficiency with which it is run. For better or worse, Comic-Con wouldn’t be the mega media event that it has become if the infrastructure to make it so weren’t there. I think in all our suggestions and observations we forget that there is only a small crew of full time people w
http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/08/04/sd09-the-new-invaders/
Shared Worlds camp for teens was a great lecturing experience - (USA)
Last week I was a guest lecturer at the Wofford’s Shared Worlds two week workshop on building made up worlds and playing in them (see newspaper article ). There were a lot of developing talents there, and it was fun to test out some new lectures/workshops I’ve created on point of view and character, triangulating off of lectures by Will Hindmarch and Jeff Vandermeer. Of interest to me in particular was that I led a socratic dialogue about story endings on my last lecture, where the studen
http://www.tobiasbuckell.com/2009/08/03/shared-worlds-camp-for-teens-was-a-great-lecturing-experience/
IN REMEMBRANCE: 5-3-2009 - (USA)
ERNIE BARNES, ARTIST AND FOOTBALL PLAYER By BRUCE WEBER Published: April 30, 2009 Ernie Barnes, whose drawings and paintings of athletes, dancers and other figures in motion reflected his first career as a professional football player, died on Monday in Los Angeles. He was 70. April 30, 2009 Luz Rodriguez Ernie Barnes April 30, 2009 © Ernie Barnes, 1971 Ernie Barnes’s “
http://kathmanduk2.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/in-remembrance-5-3-2009/
The Education of Shawn Barber - (USA)
As an art teacher, Shawn Barber had a reputation. Teaching damn-near every class offered at the Ringling School of Art & Design in Sarasota, Florida, his alma mater, and later at the California College of Arts in San Francisco, he was often frustrated — frustrated and disappointed — at what he saw as a lack of dedication from many of his students. Not that they were unskilled, necessarily, but he didn’t see artists: He saw people who wanted others to think they were artists. And so he told
http://news.bmezine.com/2008/11/24/the-education-of-shawn-barber/
E for All - Homepage | E For All Expo - (USA)
http://www.eforallexpo.com/
Counting Down the Zeroes 2001: Heist - (USA)
Here is my second entry (fourth overall) for Film for the Soul's brilliant, and impressively exhaustive inventory of the films from the 2000's, Counting Down the Zeroes . The film I chose for my second go-round with the films from 2001 was David Mamet's underrated thriller Heist . And don't forget to check out the other fine entries at Film for the Soul. Heist opens with a classic 1940’s black and white Warner Brothers symbol; setting the mood throughout that this is going to be a c
http://kolson-kevinsblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/counting-down-zeroes-2001-heist.html
Gen Con : Gen Con Files for Chapter 11 - (USA)
http://www.gencon.com/2008/corporate/news-pr/releases/2008/2008.02.15.Press.aspx
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