Thursday night I saw Iron Man Three. It was pretty good. Except for those dreaded movie talkers. Now, in my review I only devoted a paragraph to the dregs of humanity who found their own dialogue more interesting than Tony Stark’s. But that was only a fraction of what I really wanted to say. Let the rant begin. There are [...]

It’s not often that I make my players start at level one in a Pathfinder game. I have a couple of reasons: First level characters never seem to have enough options. They’re so…smooshy. It takes nothing but some unlucky die rolls to take them out. In other words, it’s hard for first level characters to feel truly heroic. But, worse [...]

This is a recap. There will be SPOILERS. You’re my best friend. Glenn finally made nice with Maggie! Emphasis on the “nice.” (Bow-chicka-wow-wow!) He got to step up and be the leader he so desperately wants to be. In this world, one’s mettle is often shown in the physical realm. Having brains to back it up is a must, but [...]

It’s December! You know what that means…SPOILERS! (What did you think I was going to say?) The Governor (TG) is now a pirate! ARGH, me matey! I just need him to start carrying around a sword, and I’ll be all set. Savvy? Plus, he gets extra points in my book because this is the first time I’ve actually liked him. [...]

So, yesterday was a holiday for me, and I took a break. Here’s a nice Tuesday extra for you! Aren’t you excited? I know you are. As always, SPOILERS abound. You’ve been warned! (It DOES say recap…) Just so you know, I’m going to follow the pieces of Sunday’s story as they make sense to me, not necessarily how they [...]

I’ve been a quasi-fan of Muse for a while. I was admittedly late to the game, as I started with Absolution, but over the years, I’ve more than made up for it giving a concerted listen to all their albums at one time or another. My enjoyment of the music waned as time went on both because of changes in [...]

“The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.” -Oscar Wilde Everyone’s a critic, and with the Internet, everyone can voice their opinion to everyone else.  Film periodicals have been predicting the slow death of the professional reviewer for years, but even within this massive free-speech, democratic, anarchic webspace, you’ll find that when so many [...]

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 [...]

For those of us who were children during September 2001, learning the bellicose realities of  the Taliban and the history of Afghanistan has often felt like running down a dark hallway towards a door that leaps further away every time you get close enough to grasp the knob. At twelve, predictably, an unauthorized biography of Posh Spice won out over Kuwait: [...]

If you glossed over the first edition launch of the PS Vita on February 15th but are still interested in the full product launch this Wednesday then read-on. Having used the Vita over the last week here is what I think you should know before you make the purchase. I’m very pleased with the build quality and design of the [...]

Feb. 14 approaches, a day that for many geeks and gamers heralds nightmares and pain, and for others contains blissful love. I am of course talking about the release of Twisted Metal for the Playstation 3 console. If the hype is more than just another one of Calypso’s schemes, we are in for a treat. By the way, Calypso is [...]

Oh man. You guys are in for a treat. A treat your grandmother didn’t make. A treat that gets forced deep into your innocent little pillow case. A treat that reminds everyone to check for needles in their candy bars. Three Sisters from Alice Donut. Don’t look it up. Not yet. You haven’t received your full briefing. And, trust me, [...]

You have two types of people, those who know who John Madden is, and those who don’t. For those who don’t, I wonder if they think Electronic Arts conjured the name to use for their NFL themed games. Those who know are the ones who probably remember his commentary, if not his coaching and Super Bowl wins with the Oakland [...]

Like most young people, as an eager girl at St. Martin of Tours Parish School in Philadelphia, I learned a lot about dead people. Saints, scientists, presidents, dictators, the Holy Family. I pondered their accomplishments, memorized their cardboard faces taped on Catholic chalkboards, and repeated my prayers to the sky in their honor. I even had favorites. One was Alexander [...]

  I chose Mindy Kaling’s Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me for my first review not because I watch The Office (I should) nor because I somehow relate to Mindy Kaling’s upbringing as a New England offspring of an OB-GYN and an architect (I’ve never met a real architect and I hate going to the OB-GYN). Rather, I like successful [...]