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Archive for November, 2009
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Turkey Day Celebrations
Posted on November 26, 2009 | No CommentsSo what are your favorite Thanksgiving traditions? My family puts up the Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving. And we eat alot the day of. Anyone have some more interesting traditions? -
O Me of Little Faith
Posted on November 23, 2009 | 2 CommentsJason Boyett on his upcoming book O Me of Little Faith: “I’ve honestly had readers tell me that they’d love to read my book, but worry about what their friends or family might think when they see them reading a book about doubt. It sounds... -
The 7th Circle of Hell is a Viral Marketing Agency
Posted on November 20, 2009 | No CommentsChurch Simulator ‘Mass: We Pray’ Revealed To Be ‘Dante’s Inferno’ Publicity Stunt – For the record, this game is not going to be good. -
Imagination At Church
Posted on November 20, 2009 | No CommentsImagination at church? -
The CaPC Water Cooler: “The kid is an incredible moron.”
Posted on November 20, 2009 | 1 CommentWe feel sorry for Puck, but does the show? -
The CaPC Water Cooler: “”Ok, BTW… Glee was dumb.”
Posted on November 20, 2009 | 2 CommentsBen was a fan of Glee, but he's getting frustrated. Rich thinks he's nuts. -
The CaPC Water Cooler: Glee, Episode 10 – Ballad
Posted on November 20, 2009 | 8 CommentsGlee is confusing. Ben and Rich try and figure it out. -
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: Blue Like Jazz, All Grown Up
Posted on November 19, 2009 | 11 CommentsIn his new book, Donald Miller decides he doesn't want to live a boring life. -
‘Mass: We Pray’
Posted on November 18, 2009 | No CommentsChurch Simulator Game ‘Mass: We Pray’ Announced – It’s almost certainly not real, but it’s not far off from some actual real things I’ve seen before. -
Here Comes Hollywood … Again
Posted on November 17, 2009 | No CommentsThe Road is being marketed to church leaders. -
Sinking Pirates
Posted on November 17, 2009 | No CommentsThe decline of music piracy holds lessons for other industries. -
The Author Stands Aside – Is This a Good Thing?
Posted on November 17, 2009 | 1 CommentOn Auteurship in Games – and what makes them art. Clint Hocking, creator of Far Cry 2 and one of my favorite developers lays his view of game design and his worldview on the line: Every other artistic medium is authored in the traditional sense:... -
“Watch out for the turtle shell!”
Posted on November 17, 2009 | No CommentsPress Pause to Reflect on how games can influence our language. -
In Praise of President Obama
Posted on November 16, 2009 | No CommentsI’m normally pretty tough on our current President. Which is why I wanted to point out this article from Pajamas Media (which is conservative) praising his rhetoric and actions related to education reform. It praises his understanding of what needs to change, especially in the... -
Murder, looting, pizza theft, and other hazards of cooperative video-gaming.
Posted on November 16, 2009 | No CommentsMurder, looting, pizza theft, and other hazards of cooperative video-gaming: What is it about games that bring out the worst human behaviors? I’m sure the guy next to me was a wonderful human being, a delightful co-worker, and a caring husband and father. But in... -
Good Job, Steven
Posted on November 13, 2009 | No CommentsThe New York Times reviews Steven Curtis Chapman’s new album: …the aching candor that suffuses the album, paired with Mr. Chapman’s unmistakable gift for melodic uplift, exerts a deep emotional pull. The production, leaner than usual, backs up the raw feeling behind the songs. -
Podcast #65: Being a Terrorist and Fighting Against Grenade Spam
Posted on November 13, 2009 | 1 CommentDoes Modern Warfare 2 signal industry health or illness? -
Sticks and Stones
Posted on November 13, 2009 | No CommentsBrooke Hundley said a Leno joke was her “breaking point” – a sobering reminder that there are people behind the punch lines. -
The London Times’ Best 100 Movies of 2000-2009
Posted on November 13, 2009 | 2 CommentsThe London Times has posted its list of the best movies of the past decade (apparently known as the “noughties”?). I’ve seen 33 of them, and most of those I’ve seen I either love or hate, so at least there’s little here that’s lukewarm. Screenwriter... -
There’s fair and balanced, and then there’s Fox News
Posted on November 13, 2009 | 2 CommentsWith it’s recent release, Modern Warfare 2′s terrorism scene is finally starting to get mainstream coverage. Is it fair? Well, this MSNBC discussion of Modern Warfare 2 put’s Fox & Friends ‘fair and balanced’ debate to shame.