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‘Tearaway,’ Tolkien, and the Role of Sub-Creation
Warning: This article contains spoilers about the video game Tearaway. Tearaway I don’t think Media Molecule consciously attempted to make Tearaway (a paper-styled platform game for the PlayStation...
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Imagine you have tentacles instead of hands. Go ahead. Now, using the mouse, go to the search bar and, using the keyboard, type “oven mitts”. If your imagination is working, then you probably typed...
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The following contains spoilers about the Dead Space series, including material from Dead Space books, games, and movies. It’s a massive world religion with millions upon millions of devout adherents,...
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The following contains spoilers about the BioShock series, including the most recent Bioshock Infinite Burial at Sea episodes. BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea Episode 2 is one of the most lucid...
View ArticleDeception Unto Destruction: Smoking and the Edomites
Smoking requires deception. No, not that Thank You For Smoking, spin-doctor media manipulation. I mean personal, intimate self-deception. Bald-faced lying—from yourself and to yourself. I know, I know....
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