Yeah, I was browsing through the Zappos search results and seeing tons of "Affliction" shirts and other horrible mallwear designs.

A quick search of "made in USA" at zappos.com brought up 728 results in menswear. shirts, coats, jeans, shoes, belts, socks... it's all there.

That about sums it up. I get my multiplayer fix from Minecraft, where it doesn't matter if I only log in and play for 20 minutes once a week. I've got other shit to do.

Right, we can get our undergrad in any major as well, as long as our graduate degree is in the field we plan to enter. It just seemed that, since you were already sending out letters, you felt like you were ready to be hired. Anyway, good luck!

I agree, I mostly love Mario because I see him as an avatar of myself doing amazing gymnastics inside a dream world. He doesn't have much personality beyond that, and he doesn't need much. He's the proto-protagonist, the empty vessel.

"What in the world was there to say about a guy who's said maybe five words, ever?"

What about audio folks? I'm an audio guy that does mostly film work, but I did sound effects for this game [www.gammaprimegames.com] and on a few games for the global game jam last year.

The Aeropress is made by Aerobie (the folks that make those crazy long-flying discs) and you can get it for about $25. Espresso from a $25 instrument is a steal. I love it, but if you're used to / in love with the bitterness of the coffee made by a normal french press, it may not be for you. [aerobie.com]

+1 on the popcorn. I bought a Whirlypop and a huge container of seeds and in 2 minutes I've got a very cheap and decently healthy snack. A little olive oil, some seasoned salt, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and you're all set.

That's kinda where I'm at. I think I just found an attack that's too powerful (duel-wielded magic with knockback), but maybe the combat is just crummy any way you go about it. I just find it strange that I was addicted to using VATS in Fallout 3 for months — which essentially amounts to choosing a menu item and…

Thanks again Stephen (& Cracklin' Oat Train). I look forward to future shopportunities.

Belated congratulations, Stephen! You've always been my favorite — not just because you're a fellow Def Jux (RIP) and Nintendo fan, but because you're usually behind the most excellent articles on the site.

Odin may be right — you might wanna switch majors.

Awesome!!! Thanks for the feature, Stephen!

At it's core it is the same, and it still provides 90% of the horrible bugs that Gamebryo games are known for. It's just prettier. I don't think the distinction matters at all.

I'm at level 16 and already so damn sick of throwing dual-wielded knockback fireballs at the draugrs I find inside dimly-lit caves that I could puke. Not sure I'll pick up the game again.

Agreed, although if I wanted to pick up and play a Portal game right now I'd probably pop in the first one. It's quick, it's muscular, it's to-the-point.

That was a big part of the film's "hook." Nobody loves the kids, but the protagonist affiliation happens anyway.

Lonely Island: Jizz In My Pants

I know people like that with marijuana as well, but I'm pretty sure LSD is a different story... however, I've also met a man (who's still got his wits about him) that chewed 1-3 peyote buttons a day for a few years, just because he liked the high.