An article in Slate this week examines the intricacies of online gaming, as seen by two sociologically aware 30-year-olds. I’ve never played XBox Live, but I can identify with their sentiments all the same. Among their observations: “Part of the problem was our selection of games. All shoot’em ups. I must admit that after awhile [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2005
Generation Gap
08-Sep-05A Not-So-Ancient Secret Revealed
07-Sep-05Don’t tell anyone, but I know a thing or two about computers. Actually, this is hardly a secret to anyone who knows me. For the better part of ten years now, I’ve worked with them in some capacity or another. I’ve worked a range of IT jobs, from the indentured servitude that is phone-based technical [...]
It’s About Damn Times
04-Sep-05I don’t know what’s happening, but David Brooks and I share a lot of opinions these days. His Sept. 1 editorial about class, race, and natural disaster was an incredibly informative look at a disturbingly consistent historical trend, and his latest piece describes perfectly the anger and shame that people across the political spectrum feel [...]
Mohawk Nation
01-Sep-05According to the Times the VP of Bumble & Bumble Hair Salon in NYC is a “scholar of mohawks.” I didn’t know there was such a thing. He thinks that “everyone should have one at one point in their life.” Check it.