Looks like “Grand Theft Auto V” might be rated “A Little Too Mature”

, November 14, 2012

Gone are the days, and rightly so, when anyone could argue that video games are just for kids. But the hot-button debate over who these games are meant for – and over who does, and doesn’t, get to call themselves a “gamer” – rages on like never before. That’s why I’m glad that the good […]


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Live, baby, live, now that your band is over (unless you’re the long-dead singer)

, November 13, 2012

Last night, I linked to a news item on the A.V. Club website about INXS, who announced their breakup on Sunday night while opening for Matchbox Twenty. In his typically snarky fashion, News Editor Sean O’Neal wrote that INXS had officially declared the end of its musical career, “despite this already happening 15 years ago.” Not so, my friend […]


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Final thoughts on the election, Six Weeks of Rush, angry conservatives, uptight liberals, and democracy

, November 12, 2012

All right, dudes. This is going to be a long one, and by the end of it I’ll have given just about everyone a reason to cuss me out and stop reading. But because it’s about the eagerness of too many voters to block out any opinion that might contradict their own, I hope you’ll […]


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Remember to update your privacy settings so your stupid election tweets don’t go viral

, November 6, 2012

Election night is here, and as long as I’m issuing public service announcements, I thought I’d take a moment to remind you to check the privacy settings on your social profiles. It’s easy to forget that networks like Twitter and Facebook are public forums, and a few minutes updating your settings tonight can save you […]


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Don’t blow this, America

, November 6, 2012

Congratulations, Americans! After years if not decades of campaigning, your big day has finally arrived. It’s time for you to go the polls and make what everyone in the world, except for you and apparently Pakistan, knows to be a blatantly obvious choice. We’re counting on you to make the right decision, but that doesn’t […]


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