8 Bit Batman and Beyond
Laura Hudson looks at 8 Bit Batman and beyond through 23 years of Batman in videogames. (via the ISB)
Missing Duncan
“Maybe it’s too bad that a game with such a strong visual imagination is entirely about kicking people in the face. But violence is your compass. You’d be lost without it.” It’s only been a few weeks since Duncan has stopped writing his fine, thoughtful pieces on games, […]
Top Score
Only you can decide if you want to look at the Accidental Video Game Porn Archive. (via Super Punch)
An Absurdly Low Number of Books
I keep a tally of how many books I read every year, and I was shocked to find that at the end of June, i.e. halfway through the year, that my numbers were running at about one-third of the usual total. What the heck happened?
Nightmare Rental
For a few weeks, Carma spent most of her free time trying to leave a room. There were massive chains barring the inside of the door, and the apartment’s windows wouldn’t open even if she wanted to risk climbing out. The monotony of the sallow walls was broken […]
Is it possible to have too much fun?
Is it possible to have a pleasure circuit overload? “Girls are to be kept away from those activities of civilization that over-stimulate the imagination and the senses, such as fashionable novels, paintings, music, balls, theaters… as this can lead to uterine epilepsy, sapphic tastes, and nymphomania.” While this […]
The Cultural Gutter 