I’ve written, before, about my admiration for the legendary animator and artist Hayao Miyazaki. He has produced some of the most moving and beautiful works of art in Japanese cinema. My personal favorite is Porco Rosso, but others are more likely familiar with his works Spirited Away or My Neighbor Totoro. Or perhaps the most … More Artificial Intelligence: An Insult to Life Itself.
I haven’t written in a while. Life’s just been… life. But! I recently played a bunch of games during the Steam Next Festival, and that reminded me of how I used to review games all the time, so I decided I’d give a quick breakdown of all the games I played. Recently, I’ve gained a new … More Steam Next Festival Feburary 2024 (Upcoming Metroidvanias!)
I used to teach American Lit. I’m going to again, actually, this coming year, but it has been a few years. One of the things that occurred to me when I last taught it. Part of the point of teaching American lit is to give kids a cohesive sense of culture. We study the seminal … More What does it mean, actually, to be American?
One last short list of some wholesome games you may have missed. … More Games for Non-Gamers: Miscellaneous
The impact of a genuinely remarkable man on my life. … More In Memory of Tim Keller
John Wick 4, Dungeons and Dragons, Super Mario Brothers, The Night of January 16th, and The Play that Goes Wrong … More Quick Hits: Stuff I’ve watched recently
I do find the storytelling potential of games to be fascinating. And I do find that a lot of games have extremely compelling and thought-provoking narratives … More Games for Non-Gamers: Story-focused
[15 Minutes] There’s countless thinkpieces tackling the gameplay and mechanics already, so I thought I’d focus on something I haven’t seen anyone (surprisingly) talk about. … More Death Stranding, Queen Himiko, and the Yamatai kingdom.
There’s a lot of little cute games out there. … More Games for Non-Gamers (pt 2): Puzzlers and Platformers
Outsiders often think of games as being uniformly about violence and combat. Here’s some examples of the many ones that aren’t. … More Games for Non-Gamers: Exploration Games
The Solomon Code 