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Posted Freedom: A closer look at Enslaved to Ken
Another quick piece on Destructoid from yours truly, examining the way in which gameplay and narrative elements work together to reinforce a theme. (inner voice: Don't say ludonarrative harmony. Don't do it. It makes you a wanker. Resissssssst!)Freedom: A Closer...
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Posted Once a boy named Mr. Me... to Ken
Goddammit, not this guy again. Every time I'm wandering through my head just minding my own business and trying to have a good time, this fucker shows up. Just be cool. You didn't hear him. "Ignoring me? ...
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Posted Don't Forget - the Century Linker to Ken
My post history is as spare as ever! Let's amend that a bit, today.I should probably get back to using del.icio.us to bookmark things, although I'm still not quite convinced that Yahoo intends to keep it around. But for expediency's...
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Posted Long Gone Automaton to Ken
Should you find it to be geographically plausible, you should by all means track down Edward Bateman's Mechanical Brides of the Uncanny exhibit at your earliest convenience. Failing that, simply following the link may bring some small, fascinating glimmer of...
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Posted Man on the Street - Freezepop, Portland to Ken
We sent our cyberpsychonaut into a Pacific Northwest orbital velocity to investigate. He never came back. About a month later, we received this capsule containing a recorded communication, $12, an opium pipe and a breath mint. Apparently, it was a...
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Posted Word of the day: Panopticon to Ken
1) From Wikipedia:The Panopticon is a type of prison building designed by English philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham in 1785. The concept of the design is to allow an observer to observe (-opticon) all (pan-) prisoners without the incarcerated being able to tell whether they...
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Posted Welcome to the Plain of Jars to Ken
The legends say that these huge stone jars in Laos were drinking vessels belonging to a race of giants. There are nearly a hundred of these sites, each having as few as one jar, or sometimes hundreds, scattered about the...
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Posted UFO Response Team to Ken
So, I saw these guys driving east on Lincoln this morning, around 9:15 AM or so. Photo by TimoniThis isn't the actual car that I saw; I tried to get a shot of it myself, but of course my piece...
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Posted Artist aggro to Ken
All of we Island denizens are creatives, covering the range from hobbyist to amateur to semi-pro to professional. On a regular basis, we take these creative activities that we love - writing, drawing, mixing, designing - and we ask ourselves,...
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Posted Sucker Punch to Ken
My favorite Youtube comments so far: "It's as if DeviantArt became a movie!" "This is going to make so much sense."...
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Posted Let Me In to Ken
For the record, you should probably see Let the Right One In first, as it's a remarkable film. But there's some good buzz hovering around this remake, so you may want to keep an eye on it. ...
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Posted Beginnings and Endings to Ken
Lali Singh of Sanai Sampura, India, was born with two faces, and lived for two months, according to the Wikipedia entry. Somewhat different than the condition of being a conjoined twin, Lali's condition was caused by an overabundance of...
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Posted Create the world to Ken
Like puzzles, games, logic, fantasy, and world-building? Or perhaps, like me, you just have a god complex? Either way, you should go and play Doodle God. Like, right now. Frighteningly simple, frighteningly creative, frighteningly addictive. ...
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Posted Test Pattern to Ken
My humblest apologies for the dearth of content. There were a couple of weeks of serious crunch going on at work, and a couple of weeks of visiting a strange and pleasant world. More updates to come. In the meantime,...
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Posted The Mysteries of the Crypt of Sansevero to Ken
Now, as to the "black legends" surrounding the Prince of Sansevero, there are many, each stranger than the last. That he was a mysterious figure, multilingual, an inventor of wonders, a Mason, an artist - to these things we can...
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Posted B Side: Lift Me Up to Ken
Half-hidden by shadow and starlight, the paths of the Floating Island at night form a labyrinth that is neither straightforward, nor entirely real. You attempt to retrace the path you followed out to the Garden, without success. Many times, you...
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Posted Floating Island Drink n Draw 051810 to Drink N Draw
Image source: http://www.american-buddha.com/ahitch535d1.jpgHi! Do you realize that you are now living in a century in which scientists are implanting rats with biofuel cells to generate electrical energy? In other words, science is determined to kill us all in a fantastically implausible manner...
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Posted Rubber to Ken
All I know about Rubber is that it is the story of Robert, a homicidal killer tire with psychic powers.Now, I don't want to oversell this thing. But, purely based on the plot synopsis, I feel we may be looking at the most...
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Posted Aliens have abducted the president! to Ken
Upon reading this story, I have to admit that what caught my attention first was the fact that there is a Buddhist region of Russia. This is the republic of Kalmykia, on the northern shore of the Caspian sea, and the only nation...
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Posted His name is Steve Gory to Ken
You know, speaking of names having power...Last Wednesday, a man in Grenada walked into the Grenville police station carrying two heads, in a bucket. He's expected to make his first court appearance today.His name is Steve Gory. Godspeed to the...
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Posted Floating Island Drink n Draw 051110 to Drink N Draw
RIP Frank Frazetta, who passed yesterday of a stroke. He made worlds. An amazing, amazing talent. I'll be tipping one back for him tonight, and doing a little creating as well. Stop by if you've got the time! ...
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Posted What's in a name? to Ken
According to USA Today, a man by the name of Lord Jesus Christ was struck by a car while crossing the street in a crosswalk, in Northampton Massachusetts this past Tuesday, by one Brittany Cantarella. Never trust a Brittany.Rest...
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Posted Floating Island Drink n Draw 050410 to Drink N Draw
It's late. It's Tuesday. It's that time. Come to Drink! Come to Draw! Come to N! At Drink N Draw! ...
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