Spy films are tiring of the old femme fatale. For the movie Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), apathy and demoralization may have extinguished sexual desire, making sexual tactics defunct. Or at least that’s what Samantha Hinds argues in the New Inquiry. The new style in spy cinema has been one of a
video “Bad people” aren’t the only ones who lie; creative types are more likely to to have strong “moral flexibility.” That is, more creative people are better at justifying dishonest actions. Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational, explores the motivations behind such justifications in his bo
What kinds of videogames did you play when you were in Jr. High? For those who are in their 20s now, Megaman, Zelda, and Catz might be on the list. There weren’t many games for tween girls back then. Mobile and Flash games have really changed the market for young gamers, who can play games for free
The Smithsonian exhibit on videogames renewed some of the discussion about what art means. For some kids visiting the exhibit, the discussion helped them to think critically, perhaps for their first time, about what it means for something to be art or not. One precocious ten-year-old, Ryan Puthumana
Remember that viral video back in 2006 where the WoW raid is getting ready and one guy just charges straight in, yelling “Leroy Jenkins!”? It’s been made into a short film about a bank heist. It has a little less chatter and a lot of the same lines, creating the same uncomfortable feeling that someo
Microsoft developed the Kinect with video games in mind, but hackers and hobbists had other ideas. When the Kinect was first released, Adafruit, a New York electronics company, offered $3,000 for whoever could crack the PC drivers first. The incentive worked and immediately after the open source Kin
Italian street artist Combo playfully combines real-life celebrities with cartoon ones in the streets of Paris. One of his most recent works shows Muhammad Ali taking down Street Fighter‘s Ryu. Which one would win in a real fight? We’ll leave it to the fanpeeps to settle that one. Also, it’s unclear
For Colson Whitehead, B-movies appealed because of their rarity. In the days before VHS and DVR, that time The Flesh Eaters was playing might be the only opportunity to see the film. He enjoyed A Clockwork Orange and Aliens alongside his cinema-going family. I didn’t draw a distinction between good