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Magic: The Gathering and Microtransactions

As many of you have probably realized by now, I am something of a nerd (shocking, I know). As such, I’ve had more than a passing interest...

Bioshock: Video Games As Art

I was late to jump on the BioShock bandwagon. I found a used copy in GameStop (remember those days?) about a year after its release and...

Justice League: The Snyder Cut

I won’t lie to you, I’m a fan of the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe). What they did over the course of a decade was a staggering...

Silicon Valley

I've been re-watching the HBO series Silicon Valley of late, and wondering why I love it so much. I’m not a coder; I’m barely a computer...

Movie Theaters: The Return of the Date Night

It’s a time-honored tradition: Dinner and a movie. Whether you’re thirteen and paying for dinner with your allowance money, or you’re...

Cyberpunk 2077: What Could Have Been, What Could Still Be...

I’m not ashamed to admit that I boarded the Cyberpunk 2077 (CP) hype train. I bought the ticket, climbed on the roof, and screamed about...

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The idea of a blog was first suggested to me about a year ago by my wife. At the time, I dismissed it out of hand, thinking I didn’t have...