I’ve become quite taken with two short, independent games that I discovered through boingboing. Both games have pixelated graphics reminiscent of early games, and involve using the arrow keys to move a character through an environment, while at the same time approaching gaming with an almost philosophical perspective that makes them more feel more like [...]
Today, on what seems like the first real spring day, I learn that Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse has died. I didn’t know Mark outside of his music, but still his death somehow gets to me more than I would have expected. Perhaps because I get the sense that this is a conclusion of a life-long [...]
Time and time again, psychologists and philosophers alike ponder the ancient question: What is Happiness? To which I must answer, of course: An awesome movie from 1998 by Todd Solondz ! A few days ago I put the poster for the movie (shown above) in a frame I found in the trashcan of a house [...]
So says Chris Mccandless, quoting Henry David Thoreau, in the movie Into the Wild. I could be tempted to quote him, when discussing the movies I’ve seen in the last week. Except, I don’t need truth in movies at all – I just need them to be believable!
I saw Darjeeling Limited last weekend and, like [...]
Although it is now on it’s 7th Chapter, I only just found out that Daniel Clowes is publishing his new graphic novel online. I haven’t read it yet, but I am a huge fan of Clowes after reading his other work “Ghostworld”, “Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron” and “David Boring”. If you want [...]
So I was trying to look up some colourful posters for the walls of my room, which is pretty boring and institutional right now. I remembered the books that impressed me as a kid, and found this great poster by Maurice Sendak:
I think it looks great and it’s kinda ironic too, which doesn’t hurt. [...]