Vince McMahon has committed many sins in his life (And by “sin,” I mean the original meaning of the word: “falling short.”), but this is perhaps the one sin for which a wrestling promoter can never be forgiven: he has lost control of his audience. Everything you see in a wrestling show leads to…
Unreview Rules: I have to pay for it, I have to like it, I do my best to use E-Prime Go see it. I mean what I say. Go see it. Don’t read reviews, don’t listen to anyone else. Just go see it. Sit in a dark theater—alone or with someone you trust—and…
Unreview Rules: I have to like it, I have to pay for it, I do my best to use E-Prime when talking about the thing itself I write “unreviews” to highlight the subjective nature of reviews in general, and as you’ll see, talking about this film exposes the fact that I cannot be “objective” about…
Let’s review the Unreview Rules: I have to like it, I have to pay for it, I try my best to use E-Prime. See that first rule? Read it again. All right. Let’s talk about Halloween. I mean, the movie that scared me witless when I was ten years old. See that frame…
(From the introduction to the Santa Vaca Companion—coming soon.) I have a lot of respect for James Ernest. We tend to hang out at conventions and spend a lot of time talking about games and everything but games. We agree, we disagree, we argue, but there’s always respect. I have never felt as if James…
Unreview Rules: 1) I must like it, 2) I had to pay for it, 3) I do my best to use E-Prime. I love a movie that refuses to fit genre stereotypes but uses them to its advantage. I also hate genre. Movies that defy genre with a unique and compelling voice always bring me…
So, I did a hack. Begin the jokes now. “A hack did a hack.” There, I beat you to it. When I say, “I did a hack,” I mean I did a hack of the world’s most famous RPG. This has been years in the making. I had the…wait. Stop. Let’s start over. Just below, you…
(This essay is SPOILER FREE. So, continue reading.) I’m finally doing it. I’m getting a lightsaber. I was nine years old when I saw Star Wars—not Episode IV, but goddamn Star Wars—for the first time. Of course, I saw it a few more times that year. I raked leaves and cut grass to buy a…
Way back in 1998 (geez, I’m old), Alanis Morissette released her follow up to Jagged Little Pill, an album that sold over 16 million copies (thus going platinum 16 times). JLP was a phenomenon, breaking records every which way. Of course, her follow up, had the impossible task of meeting the same expectations. Supposed Former…
Let’s start with the latter, shall we? Matt Forbeck writes a lot of words. Tons of them. I used to hang out with him a lot at conventions, although we don’t get the chance to do that anymore. One time, I was sitting in a seminar with seven people on the panel. Seven! Meanwhile, out…