Category Archives: Reviews

Discusses reviews of various media I’ve consumed recently.

Bioshock Infinite and the Components of Video Game Storytelling

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

On March 26th – while still caught up in the throes of a nasty cold – I dragged myself out to my local GameStop and bought Bioshock Infinite. I started playing that same day, and finished the game (the first … Continue reading →

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Running a Little Late


*sigh* I’m afraid I’m running a little late this week. I’ll hopefully have a post up tomorrow (Wednesday).

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REVIEW: A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

Title: A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent Author: Marie Brennan Pub Date: February 5th, 2012 Chris’ Rating (5 possible): An Attempt at Categorization If You Like… / You Might Like… Shades of Milk and Honey Tooth … Continue reading →

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Pacing and Narrative Structure: How The Hobbit and Django Unchained Screwed Up

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

At first glance, Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained are fairly dissimilar. One is the tale of a beleaguered young man who is put on the path to a quest by an older, bearded … Continue reading →

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Readercon Harassment Debacle

Posted on July 28, 2012 by

If you haven’t been following the Readercon Harassment Debacle, you can read all about it: Readercon: The Bad and the Ugly Readercon: The Verdict, and; Statement from the Readercon Board of Directors. After the Readercon Board’s failure to adhere to … Continue reading →

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Wrong and Wrong: Reviewers, Cliques, and Bullying

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

NOTE: Sorry again for the delay! But here’s the now edited post I had wanted to publish yesterday. I’d love to know what everyone thinks! Internet Drama is ugly as hell, and I usually try to keep well clear of … Continue reading →

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Fourth Street Fantasy 2012: Thoughts After the Con

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I spent the past weekend at Fourth Street Fantasy, a fantasy/science fiction (and that order does matter) conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. While I’ve been to plenty of New York Comic-Cons and to BEA, … Continue reading →

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BEA 2012: Wrap-up and Programming Suggestions for 2013

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

NOTE: This is the fourth (and final, I promise!) post on BEA 2012. Unlike my last three posts (here, here, and here), this doesn’t re-cap the expo’s last day. Instead, I’ll try to collate my thoughts and offer concrete, workable … Continue reading →

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BEA 2012 (Day 2): Speculative Fiction Programming Rationale and the Death of a Teacher

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

NOTE: This is a recap post of the second day of BEA 2012 (Wednesday, June 6th). You can find my earlier review of the BEA Blogger Conference here, and my comments on the first day here. Wednesday was definitely a … Continue reading →

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BEA 2012 (Day 1): The Relationship of Speculative Fiction to Mainstream

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

NOTE: This is a brief write-up of Tuesday, June 5th, the first full day of BEA. You can find my write-up of the pre-BEA Book Bloggers Conference here, and I’ll do a write-up of the second day (Wednesday) tomorrow. Overall … Continue reading →

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