“The Unsung Female Game Designers of Japan”
7 Japanese women responsible for “some of the greatest games ever to ever grace the store shelves.”
“Sometimes It Doesn’t Get Better”
In discussing Astron-6’s horror movie, Father’s Day, Dave Pace notes that what seems to make viewers uncomfortable is not the violence but the nudity, the male nudity. “What I don’t understand is the uncomfortable shifting around and the outright revulsion you will hear for the scenes where you […]
Interview with Joe Hill
At Monster Island Resort Podcast, Miguel talks horror in videogames and comics and interviews Joe Hill, writer of Locke & Key and many fine horror short stories and novels.
The Norman McLaren Collection
The National Film Board of Canada has collected many of animation icon Norman McLaren’s short films. You can watch them all here, including a favorite, “Keep Your Mouth Shut.”
How HBO Makes Money With Game of Thrones
Slate is wondering, “If premium cable channels like HBO and Showtime aren’t judged by the Nielsens, how do they define success? And how does a niche program like Game of Thrones—beloved by fans, but watched by a tiny fraction of the viewing public—make money?”
The Power of Paper!
Artist Yusuke Murata displays the awesome power of paper in an amazing comic about an artist avoiding his work. (Thanks, Andrew!)
The Cultural Gutter 