Day 45: How I Almost Sort Of Became President (But Not Really)

originally published February 14, 2012 What makes a video game fun? I’m currently in a video game narrative class, and this question has come up a lot. Surprisingly, the answer is not always “boobies”. But the theoretical hinge seems to creak between blowing stuff up in a fantastical setting or absolute immersion into real life. […]

Day 39: Crap-Bucket Of History – President John Tyler

originally published February 8, 2012 Ask most people who John Tyler was – especially people in my corner of the non-American world, you’ll get a tiny minority who will know the answer. Congratulations, if you’re reading this article, you get to be part of that tiny minority. We meet on Thursdays; orange drink will not […]