Recent content by Scorpio3002

Why is it that when we talk about comparing mediums, we only compare video games to film? Film is probably the least interactive medium ever invented. Think about it: even in live theater, the audience participates through applause. There is a spectrum of interactivity among the artistic...

Didn't have time to read the whole thread, so sorry if these have been pointed out before: One of the "50-cent guys", General Ironicus, is black. His collaboration with Chip Cheezum has produced some of the best LP's ever (my personal favorite is their LP of Metal Gear Solid 3, due to...

Am I the only person who remembers that this technology was around in the days of the original xbox? They developed a game controller on these exact same principles for racing games, brainwave-controlled and all (I guess at the time it seemed simpler than the original xbox controllers). The...

Zero Punctuation put this site on the god damned map. I first came here after having seen a link to Yahtzee's review of Guitar Hero III on the Rock Band forums (at least I think it was Rock Band, though it might not even have been released yet). I agreed with every thing he said and laughed...

This reminded me of my strategy for multi-player games. It has nothing to do with winning or losing, but getting enjoyable, well-behaved teammates. In most FPS games, people fall into this culture of insults and trolling, and twelve-year olds are the most susceptible to it. The solution, I...

Interesting; the intro slide show art was true to the original Greek myth: Pandora's Jar. It was turned into a box during the renaissance.

Steven Seagal is currently busy with an investigation of his own. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/36446224/ Allegations of "Keeping sex slaves against their will" tend to fill up one's schedule, believe me.

You stop that. Right now, this instant, or else you're going to make me feel old. 90's artists are current artists, unless they've broken up. Everybody knows that.

Lots. Individual guys have written and sung songs for individual girls since music was invented. The Plain White Tees, Ben Folds, Dashboard Confessional, Coldplay, 3 Doors Down, Lifehouse, The Good Goo Dolls, Green Day all have written love songs with women as their subjects. Writers who write...

That's what pre-nups are for.

Sadly, the tendency that I'm seeing is that the more explicitly sexual a song is, the less romantic it is. There are "love songs" and then there are "sex songs". It's either "Baby got back" or "Wonderful Tonight". Oh sure, love songs might allude to sexuality, but that's just it, it's never...

And I have no problem with this as a concept. In practice, however, I am noticing a significant emphasis on sexuality and the empowerment that it brings women, while more romantic ideals are being downplayed dramatically. Again, let me bring the music industry: with the exception of country...

The problem with your argument is your choice of words. "Laziness" is not what prohibits women from seeking help when abused by a spouse. It is a far deeper psychological issue, rooted in security of the familiar and fear of the unknown, as well as fear of repercussions and unwillingness to...

-Dismissal of male-by-female sexual abuse cases. -Failure on all levels of government and society to address prison rape as an issue. -Single females being permitted to adopt a child, but single males being denied. -Higher incarceration rates and longer sentences for men (compared to...

The fact is that while there is certainly some amount of sexism toward women in our culture, feminists have achieved their goals to a degree where they can safely begin dialing things down a bit. Sadly, many of the women who claim to fight for women's rights are an example of history repeating...