Monthly Archives: January 2011
Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter
What really blew me away about this book was the following realization: even given the thousands of hours I’ve wasted in my life playing video games, I have never played a single game Tom Bissell covers in this entire book. … Continue reading
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Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America
Griftopia, Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi’s book-length rant against Wall Street’s greed can be quite entertaining and is occasionally enlightening. One of the book’s early chapters, entitled “The Biggest A**hole in the Universe,” provide the author’s (rather strong) views on … Continue reading
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