Alarmism
Speech jamming gun: a step toward a dystopian society?
The world may not end this year, but we might end up living in a dystopian society anyway. It looks like Big Brother is taking another step forward. I came…
Media
Reviews
First Impressions: I Am Alive (XBLA)
[wpspoiler name="First Impressions vs. Reviews" ]First Impressions are based on demos while Reviews are based on entire games.[/wpspoiler] I Am Alive tells the story of a man who spent over…
Reading Material
Book Review: This Perfect Day by Ira Levin
[1.Provided for review by Open Road] Considered one of the great dystopian novels-alongside Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange and Aldous Huxley's A Brave New World-Ira Levin's frightening glimpse into the future continues to…
Video Games
"The Reapers won't stop at Earth." – The Mass Effect Universe
Mass Effect 3 is the final installment of the much beloved trilogy. Though mainly established through revolutionary action RPG games, the universe spans comics, novels, film, and amime. It's almost as pervasive as…
Comic Books
Comic Review: 30 Days of Night #1
30 Days of Night #1 (of 3) Part 1 of 3. The story of an isolated Alaskan town that is plunged into darkness for a month each year when the…
Video Games
You May Now RAGE on a Mac
Why you're trying to game on a Mac is beyond me, BUT if you choose to do that, you are now free to play RAGE on your fancy show piece[1.…
Fiction Reviews
Fiction Review: Wormwood, by D.H. Nevins
[1. Wormwood was provided for review by Black Wraith Books] In the post-apocalyptic paranormal thriller, Wormwood by D. H. Nevins, the Earth has been decimated by a legion of half-angels.…
Fiction Reviews
Book review: The Last Condo Board of the Apocalypse by Nina Post
Publisher's blurb:[1. Review copy provided by Curiosity Quills Press] Kelly Driscoll tracks down monsters for a living, but the job isn’t what it used to be. Vampire hunters are the…
Reviews
Review: Bastion (XBLA)
"There's like a kid who wakes up and everyone's dead and the world is gone." That was how my husband described Bastion to me. "Ew." Was my response. "That sounds…
Fiction Reviews
Book review: How to Make a Golem and Terrify People by Alette J. Willis
Book blurb from publisher's website:[1. Review copy provided by Floris Books via NetGalley.] "You think you're a fairy godmother or something?" I asked. "Or something," Michael agreed. Edda is tired…