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Move over Fallout, Left Behind games are the ultimate post-apocalytic games.
Left Behind Games has recently released a slew of head-scratching religious-themed games. These include Scripture Chess, a game that displays Biblical quotes as you play chess; Praise Champion 2, (think Sing Star minus the secularity); and Left Behind 4: World at War, the latest in their series of s
Reading, writing, and…rollercoasters? Why Virginia’s theme parks are keeping kids out of school.
Determining the proper academic calendar to suit the needs of teachers, students, and parents alike is a delicate process for an often struggling public education infrastructure. But how often is public policy determined by public play? In a thoughtful and provocative piece published Monday on Slate
PAUSE: What makes a good (games) writer a great one?
The Washingtonian has a fascinating profile of Gene Weingarten, the only person to have won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism twice. He’s the best journalist in America, and he also might be the craziest-he once lied to his son about having a dead sister to explain why he wasn’t wearing a seatbelt.
This zombie survival kit has everything except the shotgun.
Unlike the survival kit in a can, this zombie first aid kit is kind of dangerous. It comes inside a beer bottle that should be smashed open in case one comes in contact with a crowd of flesh-munching zombies. On the plus side, as pointed out in the bullet-points, broken beer bottles can be used to s
This architect understands that nerds need fresh air.
And no, not Air, the French duo who made Moon Safari-although that would be kind of cool. Instead, Swedish architect Bjarke Ingels is inverting the notions of a conventional university building design to allow for the building’s denizens (mostly medical students and scientific researchers) to have g
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