OK, so I know that the title to this piece is VERY interesting, and a lot of you want to know what it means. That’s good! It grabbed your attention. That’s what a title is supposed to do. But before I get into the down and dirty bits, I want to tell you a little bit about my favorite movie.John ...
Plenty of people talk about how GamerGate is about preserving “Journalistic Ethics,” but what does that really mean?To answer that, I’d like to discuss a story that’s a little more mainstream than gaming: the Rosetta mission. For those of you who haven’t been following it in the news, Rosetta ...
This last week has been pretty busy for me, being midterm season and all. I have so many assignments I’m supposed to be doing, I can barely ignore them all! Fortunately, there are plenty of scary video games to distract me.Now, for those of you who don’t follow the horror game scene, all you need ...
Hey everybody. This is usually the part of the column where I make some kind of silly, zany remark to grab everyone’s attention. This week, for reasons that will soon become very apparent, I’ve decided to take a more serious tone.I’ve never been one for trigger warnings. I’ve always thought ...
So GamerGate.That’s a thing that’s still happening.It’s amazing. Usually internet stuff lasts a few days or so before it fizzles out of the public eye, but here we are: It’s been two months, and GamerGate is still going strong.The last time I discussed GamerGate, I tried to remain as unbiased ...
Ah, Halloween. That wonderful time of year when friends gather round the TV, drink pumpkin spiced lattes and scare the ever-lovin' bejeezus out of each other with horror movies. There aren’t many holidays that I love more than Halloween. Maybe Christmas -- but I mean, come on, everlasting salvation ...
I like to consider myself a pretty adventurous person. I’ve climbed to the peak of a Swiss Alp. I’ve bathed in the Mediterranean Sea under the light of a full moon. I’ve eaten tripe without first asking what it was ... it's stomach. I’ve put belly in my belly. What I’m saying is, I’m ...
I’m getting old.I should have seen it coming, really. All the warning signs were there. I’ve never really liked dubstep. That new Ello thing started to replace Facebook, and I don’t care. Heck, the other day somebody was wrong on the Internet, and I didn’t correct them. Not even their grammar. ...
I’ve always been kind of a comic weenie. I’m no alpha nerd or anything, but I’ve read the classics. I remember reading when Tony Stark -- from "Iron Man" (1968-present) -- lost control of his drinking habits and spiraled into depression. I’ve seen everything from spousal abuse ...
Hello everyone. My name is Vincent Carbone, and I’ve somehow managed to score a job writing a weekly arts column in this fine paper you’re reading right now.This isn’t going to be an ordinary arts column. See, I’m not going to review any shows or movies, and I’m not going to blather on about ...
