"No, Luke. I am your father." Emphasis is on the word 'I', not 'am'. Jeez.

I am absolutely thrilled that one of Nintendo's most underrated, perfectly polished gems is finally getting a sequel. That said, if there's not ever a game where I can use a Wiimote as my flashlight/vacuum cleaner, it will represent a huge missed opportunity. Still cannot wait for LM3DS!

What really kept me from disappearing into the game completely was the ineffective map overlay. Either the HUD map needed to be more helpful, or the street signs needed to be readable from a distance while driving. I looooove L.A. Noire, but for atmosphere's sake, I didn't really want to skip the driving sequences.…

The one thing I've always wanted to ask you... how did the holes in your hands affect your masturbatory technique?

Yup.

I'm holding out for the Jesus Christ mousepad with gynomastic wrist-rest.

This is really going to make Jesus angry...

And also this...

I hope those games are still playable after spending six months in a leaky boat...

I actually like the 3DS' looks. What I cannot stand is the placement of the stylus. I thought we went through this already, Nintendo! It goes on the side. On. The. Side.

Agreed. I think he's trying to get a feeling for the demand for the movie, as well as how strongly the fans feel about an R rating. A call for wisdom and clarity doesn't feel compatible with a call to flood the studio with emails demanding upfront cash for Vin.

I am a fan of Portal, and my kids enjoy it, too. But I'm not a fan of some of the moments where you're falling rapidly through space, having to reorient yourself and manage to shoot a portal. I can appreciate the fun of figuring out what you need to do, but moments like that make me queasy. There are also times when…

This really sounds like what would have resulted if Michel Foucault had turned his gaze to bedwetting.

Well, my understanding is that they originally intended to make the game in b/w, which complicates things a bit. But I've been playing in color, for the most part.

Black-and-white vs. color film stock was a choice, not a necessity, in the early 40's through the late 50's, when the bulk of films of the genre were made. The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind both came out in 1939, but the use of Technicolor dates to the 1920's. Leave Her to Heaven, a 1945 noir, was shot in…

Like many other types of individuals, transgendered people play video games, become journalists, and do many other things. Ms. Petit wasn't discussing gender identity, she was discussing L.A. Noire.

Clearly, Ms. Petit is not 'bombarding' anyone with anything just by existing. And, really... honest dialogue about race/gender/sexual identity can't start if people that are uncomfortable aren't able to say so... which doesn't excuse hate speech or descrimination, but this doesn't fit into those categories. The…

I second this, but want to clarify it's not a creepy stalkery love. It's nerd love. Like what I feel for Wil Wheaton and Stephen Fry.

On the way to my Dad's house, there's a handmade sign at the head of a driveway, "Adult Tap Dance". I realize it's probably an instructor that doesn't want to deal with teaching kids, but my mind turns to other possibilities every time I see it.

I comment from time to time here and on i09... but due to time constraints, I don't generally peek in on TAY because of it's ability to suck me in... but my daughter was sick today (not too sick to spend some time at the ol' RB3 drum stool... I played bass) so I had to stay home from work.