Nintendo has yet again solidified it’s a family-friendly image. The game giant recently rejected Edmund McMillen’s The Binding of Isaac for the Nintendo 3DS. “After a long internal debate Nintendo has decided NOT to allow The Binding of Isaac on the 3DS,” McMillen wrote on Twitter. “As many assumed
Jay Vidyarthi, a Masters student at British Columbia’s Simon Fraser University, has developed a system that turns breathing patterns into dynamic soundscapes. The Sonic Cradle is a sensory deprivation chamber that asks users to relax in a suspension swing and influence the creation of sound through
Kate Dailey’s article over at the BBC, analyzes bad films and the phenomenon of “so bad they’re great.” There is something admirable about the sincerity to the people making these films; their passion is obvious on the screen despite their lack of talent, skill or money. For bad movies to be discuss
To close out his several-part interview with the Village Voice, Steven Thrasher asked Philip Glass what he thought the meaning of love was. Below is his full response: Well that’s a very interesting idea. That’s a very interesting question. We have very different dimensions of it, but I don’t want t
Here we are again, let’s get through the rest of the day’s news: – Minecraft 1.2 is out now and brings some awesome new features, as the trailer shows. – Some Assassin’s Creed III art has leaked that may suggest the game’s protagonist and setting. – BioShock Infinite release date has been announced
Adam Gopnik reviews Elaine Pagels “”Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation” this month and asks some big questions about the purpose of the book. Nearly shunned from the canon (but resurrected by a pugilistic saint named Athanasius), Revelation is one the least unders
It’s somewhat intimidating when Randy Smith starts talking about Mars. Part of it is just how much he knows — he has clearly done more than just skim the wiki. But most of it is his obvious passionate enthusiasm, the way he manages to make you feel as if Martian ecology is something you really need
In one of his classic moments of vitriol against monopolistic capitalism, Schumpeter painted a nightmarish picture of standing in a grocery store, looking at all the different tubes and toothpaste. Slowly, the conscientious consumer starts to realize that they’re all exactly the same thing. One of t