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Some of you might have stumbled across this little known British magazine called Edge Magazine¹ which game Resistance 2 a 6/10. According to Ben Dutka at PSXExtreme, that’s not good enough. In fact, he goes as far as to say that Edge should get over themselves in a shocking failure to see the irony of his own statement. Read the rest of this entry »

Today is the first full day of a new era in American politics. Whether you support President Obama or not, there is no denying his importance in history as the first African American to occupy the oval office. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve been devouring the Dexter Morgan books recently, at a rate of approximately one book every 36 hours (including eating, sleeping, travelling, and all those other miscellaneous things that aren’t reading). What this means is that I have read all three books; Darkly Dreaming Dexter, Dearly Devoted Dexter, & Dexter in the Dark. As someone who generally doesn’t get the time he would like to read, these have been a godsend; they are such excellent reads that I ended up making time for them. Read the rest of this entry »

"Literary Criticism 101 with Prof. Baby" by "chicoblue" on Flickr

When it comes to reviews for a film, a book, a game, or an album; I do not look for the score. What difference does it make to me if something was scored 9/10 or 8/10? In my mind it is not possible to satisfactorily assign a numerical absolute on something which is as abstract and intangible as a personal opinion.

If the review were a report where they tallied up how many times something succeeded or failed in a task then the argument could be made that the review is an empirical and unbiased piece, but as it stands, it is more often than not, not the case. Read the rest of this entry »