The king frowned as he observed the villagers below in quiet contempt. They were gathered near the base of his tower around a raging bonfire and conversed over a sparse yet merry dinner. They were happy, despite the poverty they shared. Their ignorance made the king furious. Read more
Monday, June 20th. The year: 2012. A young paranormal investigator named Elon was in Washington D.C. on a much needed vacation. The constant adventure and adrenaline of dealing with ghosts, zombies, witches, warlocks, Frankenstein-esque beasts and, above all else, his horribly incompetent partner, made him sick of the horror genre altogether and so, naturally, he fled. The historic landmarks, dreadful traffic, politics… It was the epitome of what Elon needed—it was boring.
Floyd stood holding a cold can of Coors Light. With each drunken wave of his hand, beer splashed from the lip of his can onto the sleeve of his dull-brown coat. He talked about how he was considering a Veterinarian degree now that he’d been fired from the ski lift up on Crested Butte. Apparently a flask of Jack Daniels wasn’t required snow gear.
As I walked up the hill toward my dormitory in Lacoste, France, I found myself searching for a pile of dog shit to photograph. For the past three days, I’d been meaning to send a picture of one to my friend Cindy back in the States. Always excited about one thing or another, Cindy was known for exclaiming, “Poop!” with a wide smile and a short hop. It was her response to a funny joke, an unfunny joke, good or bad news, and damn near everything else.
Rarely can political issues be fairly described as “black-and-white.” As with many facets of life, there’s no singular answer to questions about healthcare, tax reform or gun control.
There isn’t just one right approach to improving public education. There isn’t just one correct way to handle illegal immigration, or diplomacy. These are nuanced issues with wide-ranging courses of action to consider, and they are always further complicated by the furious slurry of competing opinions and perspectives.
Puerto Rico’s current crisis, however, is not one such issue.
South Park’s nineteenth season started on September 16, 2015, with “Stunning and Brave.” The episode itself is hysterically brilliant. It introduces an all-new major character, PC Principal, and along with him a revamped, serialized storytelling format that most longtime fans of the show were pleasantly surprised to see.
In the months leading up to President-Elect Donald Trump’s triumph in the US General Election, mainstream media was criticized Left and Right – literally – for unethical, biased reporting.
In response to Core-A Gaming’s request for feedback on what I consider the hardest part of most competitive fighting games:
This article from Poynter highlights issues regarding the ethics of New Media and a conference held about those issues by The Pointer Institute and the American Society of Newspaper Editors. Read more
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