Archive · 2008

June 2008

636 posts

Mixtapes for all!

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I've been sick the last few days so I haven't blogged as much as I had planned. But, I'm on the mend – I can talk again! – and I figured it's high time I make my presence known once again. I don't want to sound like John Cusack (or, Nick Hornby rather) but a… Continue reading →

Heart of the Matter 6.8.08

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This is Conviction? Today's Wall Street Journal features an op-ed by AEI resident scholar Michael Ledeen called Iran and the Problem of Evil. The op-ed contains one severe logical fallacy and one weird omission, each unfortunately representative of much of… Continue reading →

R246 and Asano

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Whenever the question of favourite actors working today comes around, I have stock answers which come straight out of my mouth. Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Tadanobu Asano are among the first names. The immediacy with which I produce these answers doesn't make… Continue reading →

Social Gaming

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I never really considered myself all that big a fan of multiplayer games. I played them sure, but I was very much more of a single player gamer. I preferred running my hero through the story and settings that the game designers had in mind. That doesn't mean… Continue reading →

New Orientalism

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Just a quick mention about the state of modern festivals. The internet is a powerful tool for communicating about films, but it's a little unfocused. Without the internet, millions of people would never have heard of Miike, for example. But, on the other… Continue reading →