Browsing archives for May, 2011

Even the Rapture Can’t Stop the Fix

Videos 21 May 2011 | Comments Off

I hosted a few more episodes of IGN’s Daily Fix this week. Here’s one in which I wear my favorite jacket and talk about the rapture (wait for it…)

Showing Off My Dinosaur Shirt

Videos 17 May 2011 | Comments Off

Shot another episode of the Daily Fix this week, as most of the pretty people are out of the office at pre-E3 judging events. Fix hostings are fun, but I mainly view them as opportunities to show off my T-shirt collection. This time it was all about the smoking dinosaurs. GET IT?

Wading Through Perdido Street Station

Writing 14 May 2011 | Comments Off

I started reading China Mieville’s novel Perdido Street Station this month, and I’ve found it tough going. The writing is dense and disgusting, purposefully so. The world he’s created is a sort of steampunk Victorian dystopia. Part Diamond Age, part coroner’s textbook. He does a thorough job of painting a clear picture, but it’s a [...]