Recent content by Mason Callaway

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    8 Bit Philosophy: Is Batman Just?

    Came back to this series after a long hiatus. Instantly remembered why I stopped watching. Is Rawls really the only voice on justice worth considering? You ask a question like "Is Batman Just?" and then offer only one definition of justice. That hardly even begins to consider the question, let...
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    Robert Rodriguez's Latest Film Won't Be Released for '100 Years'

    Pro Tip: No film, no matter how good, can survive a 100 year build up. It's like Plessis thought to himself, "Man, I hope this Cognac is worth a 100 year wait. I had better package it with something that's going to be a guaranteed disappointment so it will look good by comparison."
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    The Big Picture: Je Suis Charlie

    The reason free speech is important and rightly protected by civilized societies is that freedom from criticism is extremely powerful. I don't want to be hyperbolic and say it is the most powerful thing a government can possess, but there is a reason the classical liberalism of the founding...
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    6 Tips To Make Your RPG Boss Fights Memorable

    I liked the article. I'd love to see more tabletop stuff on the Escapist.
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    Procedural Stories

    I think a form of procedural stories already exists in gaming. It just doesn't exist in digital gaming. If what we are looking for is the ability to create content "on the fly" then we must look no further than the tabletop. In tabletop RPGs the GM/DM serves as the "algorithm" that generates the...
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    Escape to the Movies: The Amazing Spider-Man

    Boo poorly made film. Hooray return of credit gags!