I’ve been watching the trailer obsessively: Fairy tales and storytelling and lore not only influence the world of gaming, but, I wager, the opposite effect is also taking place. Five hundred years from now, our lore, what makes it to the ghostly future generations, would have been impacted by Xbox. Honestly, all those people whoContinue reading “Counting down the days to Fable 2”
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Ev0l P0rn causes men to turn abusive… or does it?
I see this argument crop up a lot. I see it used as evidence that ev0l p0rn must die. I see studies conducted on this stuff (I personally think that they are about as useful as trying to find out whether or not men who use shoe-shine tend to be abusive, but that’s just me).Continue reading “Ev0l P0rn causes men to turn abusive… or does it?”
For Caroline, because not all of YOUR likes are MY likes
OK, so Caroline got called a “frigid bitch” because there was a picture that made her uncomfortable. Now, I honestly wasn’t bothered by said picture, even if the (very much) adult models could be interpreted to look somewhat underage. But Caroline has the right to her opinion. And I believe she’s been both humble andContinue reading “For Caroline, because not all of YOUR likes are MY likes”
On the death of Solzhenitsyn
I started writing an obituary, but realized that I couldn’t discuss this death without mentioning the recent passings of Pugovkin and Mordyukova. So here is the somewhat-more-complicated-than-intended Solzhenitsyn obituary.
Stallone and Schwarzenegger: My Two Dads
This essays discusses my two *honourary* fathers. My biological father, Mr. Antonov, is very much my actual dad. To say that I was raised on action movies would be a gross understatement. As a child, action movies were oxygen, sustaining this little life-form in a hostile and airless universe. They usually ended well, and reducedContinue reading “Stallone and Schwarzenegger: My Two Dads”
Natalia A. 