I think if she dispensed with the hyperbole and prefaced the limits of her perspective, most people would be okay with her statement. I do question the purpose of most of the commentary when people want to editorialize her thoughts to the point of co-authorship. The ad hominem attacks and the “yes, but” statements…

I feel that—to have a hard take on this—an individual has to similarly imagine themself to be the arbiter on a variety of life experiences over which no single person can claim dominion.
Meg’s an idiot who poses new perspectives for the minds of other idiots, and the average spectator can only say “there’s no way…

To be fair, it’s a movie series primarily written for teenagers and children. Why even ask whether or not to watch empty calorie media due to a rich celebrity who you’ve likely afforded more judgmental lenience to than friends and relatives. If you can’t make that call on your own, then maybe a movie featuring a lousy…

I think it should be “review-bomb,” with a hyphen. Otherwise “review” comes off as the verb, and “bomb” sounds like a noun.

The internet loves to talk about game design and teaching moments as a relatively static concept, as if the “correct” experience of a new game is the same paradigms of gradual familiarity with the mechanics of the game. I understand that people conflate quality with commercial viability, but it’s absurd to weep for…

That’s not what I was saying, but I think either you realized that already, or you chose not to.

It seems like MGS2 gets a narrowing set of revisionist retrospectives every few years now, each a little longer, always tugging back and forth at the meta-narrative, but after the Matthewmatosis video from 7 years ago, I still find that every ingested piece on MGS2 does little to influence my thoughts on the game, and…

I’ve noticed that the critical response is very solid, but the viewer response is markedly negative. There are a decent amount of recent “stand-up” specials that extend beyond the conventions of the typical stand-up format, some of which I find to be very successful and exciting, and others that feel like small-stage…

6 out of 10 eligible voters ineligible for reality.

Cool priorities.
I guess the kids will have to go back to idle vandalism to distract them while they wait for the F train.

Cool priorities.
I guess the kids will have to go back to idle vandalism to distract them while they wait for the F train.

Monopoly is a tedious, skill-less game that no sane person has enjoyed in decades. If anything, capitalizing off of jackasses think they’re purchasing a punchline for their game shelf almost makes too much sense. It’s the Mensa of republicans exploiting other republicans at their own game, both literally and…

Oh no, some media outlet isn’t blowing him for being a substanceless neoliberal wet dream? Better cry about the sleight against your great white hope in the comments section.

The martyr myth is an objectively stupid view. He’s not MLK. He’s just a more retarded Napoleon, spreading a new societal disease that’s only compounded by active exposure.

I know this type of talk is generally frowned upon in polite discourse, but has anyone else wondered how much political tumult would be averted by way of a single citizen with superior marksmanship?
Granted, a Trump presidency may be better than a Pence presidency, but the GOP rallying around Trumpism is the most…

“Cynical” seems like a weird word to describe an apocalyptic ending to a television show while living in a reality that is caught in the thrall of unmitigated environmental destruction, but hey, if you’re more bothered by a cartoon, that’s your call.

Comparative pricing is a silly thing for items that are basically selling on a razorblade model.
I remember early manufacturing costs to be quoted as fairly expensive, but I doubt that’s the case now, and I imagine the original estimates included R&D costs in some fashion. Even elements like the infrared camera and…

Yo, this is clearly an imposter account people. If it was the real deal, he’d clarify that the level is actually an homage to his name because, as bears are sometimes known to rifle through piles of trash for food, his grand destiny was to rummage through crappy Nintendo support for his levels (hence the name…

Yeah. As an avid chess player and a tactical RPG enthusiast, I’d like to point out that a grid system does not a chess-like game make. I feel posturing something as analogous to chess is just lazy shorthand for saying something is smart, but you’re too dumb to explain why. Considering how much time I put in to…

Genuine question: is this just a publicity stunt for a stagnant and wildly mediocre franchise, or is this a genuine step forward? And, if it’s the latter, why is it better to recast a role instead over coming up with a better idea?
I mean, recasting Jesus as a white, blue-eyed fella didn’t fix Christianity so much as…