As someone who has been spending a lot of time translating the Astram alphabet in my fanslated copy of Ni No Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn, I actually stopped breathing in joy when I saw screenshots of translating an entire language rather than a pictorial code.

I’ve just been posting this every time someone brings up this discrepancy.

I’m a theatre historian, so let’s use Othello as an example here. Othello is one of only two characters of explicit color in all of Shakespeare’s canon. So 99% of roles in the works of one of the world’s most famous playwrights are designed for white people. Despite this, for about 400 years, Othello was almost…

One of the ways my partner deals with his anxiety is by folding paper cranes out of pages of Dan Brown paperbacks. Generally I hold books sacred, but I feel like the world has enough copies of The Da Vinci Code.

Well, this is a recognized tactic by mobile gaming companies, the specific targeting of high-spending players that the industry terms “whales”. Check out this Motherboard article:

Why can’t the US have miso Cup Noodle??? All I can find is chicken and shrimp, and I’m a vegetarian. I’d kill for some miso Cup Noodle.

I picked up a PSVR for exactly this reason -- to explore weird and wonderful worlds, and I’m stoked to explore this one.

I saw this game at PAX, and even stood in line to try it until it occurred to me that falcons spend a lot of time killing bunnies, and I absolutely did not want to kill bunnies in VR. However, if this is an alien falcon, maybe there are no bunnies for her to kill? Do you spend any time killing adorable creatures, or…

My question is...does the VR Labo have a head strap? I do not imagine that holding a Switch to one’s face is going to be conducive to an extended gaming session.

I design Sunday school curriculum for a Unitarian Universalist church, and I am writing an entire lesson for next year’s environmental ethics curriculum on glitter. We’ve stopped using non-biodegradable glitter in all crafts, which is a boon to both the environment and our janitorial staff.

I’m a community theatre actor, which means I spend a lot of time in close proximity and close communication with my fellow actors. Community theatre actors are usually a weird bunch of humans (you have to be to spend hundreds of hours of your life working on an intense project for free that will only be performed…

I LOVE my Persona 5 school bag. That thing is amazingly durable, surprisingly water resistant, and deceptively roomy. I use it as my rehearsal bag, and it easily holds scripts, reference material, binders, snacks, and a water bottle. Or ten library books, because I use it as a library bag, too. I live in Oregon, so…

I’ve been eagerly anticipating this game since I stopped by their booth at PAX and was handed a prequel comic book. I’m glad it’s finally out, and although 15 bux seems like a steal for such a cool-looking game, my partner and I just bought a car, so we agreed to not buy any new games for six months. But dang, stuff…

If they do respond to fan outcry and make it possible to play a bunny boy, I wonder if the male Viera will default to having actual clothing.

Damn it, why is Atlus so skilled at parting my from my money.

I request a comparative piece on all of the bunny rabbit-themed Pokemon, ultimately determining which is the most adorable.

I would die of happiness if someone would make a Changeling: The Dreaming game.

I’d way rather go to that Tekken tournament.

I used to play MtG quite a lot, though I never had interest in the financial commitment it takes to play competitively. I stopped playing all together when I lost my collection in an awkward divorce. (I guess mention your collectable card games in the pre-nup?)

Cards Against Humanity is worthwhile if for no other reason than the fact that it inspired a Shakespeare-themed spin-off called Bards Dispense Profanity, a version in which every white card contains a gloriously out-of-context Shakespeare quote. (Many of which are from Timon of Athens, the titular character of…