We already explored the early growth of video gaming and Atari’s hand in its destruction. Now it’s time to ask, how much has gaming evolved since its rebirth through the miracle of Nintendo? You can expect me to cover some big ideas about gaming, and I hope you will either agree or disagree in the comments below. Here is what [...]

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, or just don’t care about the best video game series ever, you’re probably well aware of the complaints about Mass Effect 3′s ending. Not just complaints, but a swell of geek rage that might actually force Bioware to change the ending of the game. That would be wild. Games are an interactive medium, [...]

Though I have always been a fan of professional football, for many years I did not follow a team.  I was just as excited as all of my friends to watch the weekly contests, but I never had the personal investment that brought with it the soaring highs and crushing lows.  I never said “we” when referring to a group of [...]

Casablanca is Hollywood’s equivalent of the little black dress or the well-tailored suit. It is simple, sophisticated, and bound to leave a lasting impression. Even after 70 years of wear and tear, Casablanca looks mighty fine. And it’s about to look even better. It’s somewhat surreal to consider such an iconic film being put on VHS, let alone on Blu-ray. [...]

Lately, two things have happened that have overtaken my previously varied and delightful conversation: I got engaged, and I started writing for this fine and geeky publication. Now, I have weddings on the brain, and I’m desperate for a fresh audience to foist all of the awesome things I have seen on the Internet. Seriously. I knew there was a [...]

Previously on Syfy’s Being Human. [Last Week] Inner demons. Everybody’s got ‘em. Even those people who seem so perfect, like they have everything together, have their demons. And monsters are no exception. Theirs are probably even worse. As we’ve seen in the previous weeks, Sally’s (Meaghan Rath) been dealing with a reaper that turned out to be all in her [...]

Note: Spoilers abound below. I really wanted to like The Hunger Games, the trilogy by Suzanne Collins that has just spawned a movie. My friends read it and loved it. The movie trailer looked bad ass. So I bought all three novels and read them in a day and a half. I want my 36 hours back. My main complaint [...]

Tuesdays come and go but this one’s big. REAL BIG! One word. MUPPETS. DVD & Blu-ray New Releases for March 20th, 2012 The Muppets. [Editor's Choice] Starring Jason Segel and Amy Adams. Trailer The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011). Starring Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig. Trailer Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Starring Gary Oldman, Benedict Cumberpatch, and Colin Firth. Trailer Carnage. Starring Jodie [...]

Hey guys, it’s really hard for me to pick a review for this week. So, I decided to chuck that idea. Instead, let’s make some predictions! Also, I need to update my reading list. That way, you can follow along diligently and read the same things I read. Then, we can have insightful discussions in the comments. That’s my plan! [...]

When it comes to gas prices jumping higher and higher, I can’t help but smile.  Not because I get a kick out of the partisan bickering and flawed campaign strategies that have erupted as a result of $4 gas prices, but because I think higher gas prices are a fantastic thing. I wish that portions of the higher prices were [...]

Ninja Gaiden 3 releases on Thursday the 22nd, and I can’t say that I particularly care how well it does. My first Ninja Gaiden was the Team Ninja creation for Xbox. My last Ninja Gaiden was the same one. I never beat level two. Such a sad story for a game on my Xbox shelf. So, clearly I have a [...]

Community is back and I am waaaaaaaaaaay too excited to be worrying about real life. As we, and many others have written, the show was forced on hiatus to make room for 30 Rock and Whitney. Now that NBC’s experiment in taking away things we love is over (for now), we can get back to the best show on television. [...]

Well, it’s another week, and I suppose I’ll review something else about the PS Vita. However, this week my review applies to PlayStation 3 gamers as well. Here is our hands on with our first crossover title. What’s the verdict? Read ahead to find out… MLB 2012: The Show If there is one thing I love more about the changing [...]

Rush Limbaugh. Yep, he’s all over the news right now. He’s Godzilla to the Tokyo of American politics. He strides through breathing flames, leaving wreckage and ditto-head worshippers in his wake. He’s huge, despised, loved, followed (by both despisers and lovers) and unstoppable. Although now that he’s taken on Sailor Moon and her sisters, he may be headed back to [...]

Every spring, Apple releases a new iPad. Every spring, tens of thousands of eager fans wait outside stores across the country to get their hands on one of these slick slates of glass. Furthermore, every year a ton of people make a ton of money taking advantage of the huge demand and, comparably, low stock. I’m going to share a [...]

Last week, I talked about why fiction is important. This week, let’s discuss how there is just way too much of it. Fiction is everywhere. Television is dominated by entertaining fiction. Even the “reality” shows are edited (and if some people are to be believed, completely scripted) to make things more interesting. One of my favorite shows, The Celebrity Apprentice [...]

I finished my daughter’s nursery several weeks ago. However, my general apathy and desire to avoid shopping establishments conspired to prevent the completion of this series. (Or, maybe the first part of this series. I could totally flesh this out, and you’d love it. You know you would.) What I’m trying to say is that I didn’t have any dang [...]

Long after everyone in the civilized world saw Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows, long after the Internet had spoiled every funny quote for me, long after I spent weeks comparing the Eiffel Tower I see out of my window with the one on the film posters, the sequel to the popular Guy Ritchie adaptation was finally released in France, many [...]

The title is a little bit of a misnomer because I’m not actually bitter about the fall of the Soviet Union. I started reading Paul Krugman’s The Return of Depression Economics And The Crisis of 2008 this week, and it got me thinking about some of the economic puzzles we now face in the wake of 2008. I’m not an [...]

The Cool Ship breaks down Mass Effect 3 from three perspectives, fanboy, our hot girlfriend and missed opportunities. Read on and choose your destiny! Fanboy- by Micah Mangin I heart Mass Effect more than any other game or series. I’m biased, and I’m a Bioware fanatic/lunatic, but each entry in this space trilogy accomplishes the singular feat of separating my [...]