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Welcome to Just a Game of Thrones, the column singing backup vocals on the Song of Ice and Fire. *** All My Friends That’s how it starts… We go back to your house… You check the charts, And start to figure it out… And if it’s crowded, all the better, Because we know we’re gonna […]
"sanity is a madness put to good uses"
March Madness is officially upon us (streaming options listed here). Thus, I feel preternaturally compelled to partake in the yearly ritual of throwing $20 to the college basketball winds in hopes of living out my very own Cinderella story. Unfortunately, for as sharp as I am when it comes to gambling on things like the […]
pave way
In this episode, our ventursome adventurers discuss SXSW scooter injuries, the need for IT co-pilots, and the inexorable video game wars. Also, dragons: And remember, Anthem is a sucky Destiny clone that wasted its massive budget… Relevant Links: “Dear Writers, It’s Time You Learn How to Code Because 01010111 01011001” “Just a Game of […]
"That 2 1/2 minute guitar solo at the 6 minute mark really does it for me"
If brevity’s the soul of wit, where does that leave longevity? Especially in the world of modern music, length has ended up too closely conflated with long-windedness. Pop songs are slimmed down to fighting weight before they’re loosed on the radio — chorus, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, and get outta there before you’ve overstayed your […]
keep your head on a swivel
In this episode, the two tragic heroes discuss how Sim City affected a generation of urban planners, their newfound apathy towards lewd photos, and papal habeas corpus. Also, giant invisible anuses: Shout out to law enforcement. Relevant Links: “Model Metropolis” “X-Com, Dungeon Keeper, Sim City: Video Games that taught me how to run a […]
