What Book Do You Hate Because You Were Forced To Read It In School?
One of a number of videos recorded a couple years ago of me and some friends from work talking about books we like and don’t like.
Greatest Villains of All Time: Handsome Jack
Borderlands 2 set a new standard of villain with Handsome Jack, quite possibly one of the most memorable characters in entertainment history.
Greatest Villains of All Time: Selene Gallio
AKA The Black Queen, Selene Gallio is one of the oldest mutants on earth and also one of the most powerful. A telepathic vampire, and considered to have one the highest body counts in all of X-Men.
The Search for the Greatest Villain of All Time
The villain, the antagonist, the bad guy, whatever you want to to them, is easily the most important part of any good vs. evil story. There can be a villain without a hero, but there can’t be a hero without a villain.
2021: The Good, The Bad, The Surprising, & The Disappointing
It’s time to look back on when the year twenty hundred became old enough to drink. The following are my picks for the best and worst movies, tv shows and books that I watched and read in 2021.
Cascadia: The Mother of All Earthquakes
When San Andreas finally unleashes “The Big One,” it’s estimated to reach between 8 – 8.6 on the Richter Scale, and while that is indeed big, it’s considered bare minimum for Cascadia.
The Problem with Football Movies
Movies are very good at making any sports more exciting than they actually are in real-time. The problem with football is that this is hard to do.
The Bloodbath of B-R5RB
Not the biggest, not the most costly, but by far the most famous. Even those who do not play Eve Online have heard of the Bloodbath of B-R5RB. At the time, it was the greatest battle EVE Online had ever seen; that any game had ever seen.
The True Stories of Eve Online Pt. 2
Eve Online continues to be the most fascinating and intimidating game ever made.
The True Stories of Eve Online
Eve Online is simultaneously the most fascinating and intimidating game ever made. Each year the game manages to draw more and more players into it with its unique sandbox world and ongoing narrative that has become one of the most seminal pieces of science fiction of our time.
Michael Vick Belongs in the NFL Hall of Fame
Michael Vick’s legacy is not one that's measured in stats, but of influence. His cultural impact on the sport simply cannot be denied.
World of Warcraft Could Have Helped Fight COVID-19
In September 2005, World of Warcraft became decimated by a virtual precursor to COVID-19 known as The Corrupted Blood Incident.
The Problem with Guinness World Records
There’s a big difference between doing something that’s never been done before, and being the best in the world.
S-21: A Legacy of Torture and Genocide
“The place where people went in, but never came out.”
It’s Okay to be a Bandwagon Fan
I am a bandwagon fan, and my loyalty can be bought with skill, talent, charisma, and wins.
Michael Bay is one of the best directors in Hollywood
Michael Bay gives people the movies they don’t know they really want.
Krakatoa: The Loudest Sound Ever Recorded
In 1961, the pressure wave of the Tsar Bomba circled the Earth 3 times, and still Krakatoa has never been equaled.
Infinite Warfare could be Activision’s Mass Effect
Infinite Warfare was a great game, it's just not the game that people wanted.
The Problem with Golf’s Scorekeeping
If you thought Golf was a slow sport, it’ll give you whiplash when compared to the glacial speed of the behind the scenes decision making of its tournament committees.
Fixing Mass Effect 3
Let’s remind ourselves why Mass Effect 3 was so criticized: its ending, because your choices didn’t matter. Now let’s consider what could’ve been done.