Mindless entertainment still has to be entertaining. Part of that comes from a decent backstory, a meaningful plot and characters one cares about. It doesn’t have to be Shakespeare, but it can certainly be better than the Brady Bunch.

The “if you don’t like it, don’t watch it” argument also holds true for peeling an…

I respectfully disagree. It is *also* a Bethesda game — which, to be transparent, I love — but enough more has been added that I do think it moves the needle quite a bit. The UI/UX, general animation, voice acting, story bits, NPCS, quest types, etc. do have a lot of Skyrim and Fallout flava, of course. But I don’t…

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Never start a land war on Arrakis...

I think that while the article makes some good points about the need to take a strong stance on issues important to you, it also isn’t really addressing the common use of “bipartisanship.” It has more to do with the “how” of government as opposed to the “what” or “why.”

Bipartisanship means having respect for the fact…

These look like $7, not $5. I’ve had good luck with bulk purchases from these guys. Just got my 2nd box of 11. They also come with weird rubber “frames’ that are entirely unnecessary... but what the heck.

These look like $7, not $5. I’ve had good luck with bulk purchases from these guys. Just got my 2nd box of 11. They…

My son played some easy kids/educational games on the PC. Once you master clicking, those are usually OK. He played some PS2 games at four and five, and did OK with Ratchet and Clank. But the first console game he mastered, at six, was Star Wars Battlefront. He watched me play and wanted to try. All he did was run…

I attended public school in Needham, Massachusetts from kindergarten in 1971 through high school graduation in 1984. I went on from there to study writing at Cornell University and have worked as a writer, teacher, and marketing manager ever since. My son, who will graduate next year, has attended public schools in…

“Ill-Timed Bravado.” Calling the band name.