breakin ur intertubes

The good people at DRGBLZ may have destroyed image macros forever…or given them a new and beautiful lease on life.  Be sure to read from…

win!

O.  B.  A.  M.  A.  Thank all the powers of heaven and hell. Moving on from politics, let me point you to some of the…

media dump

Video games and books.  Games first: SPORE is a beautiful thing – but I don’t know if it’s a good game or not yet.  Regardless…

boiling point

I’ve not talked about games or game design for a bit due to the byzantine wording of my work contract.  Now that I’m not under…

food is books

Vancouver Restaurant Summer, 2008 Edition: FINCH’S, Pender & Richards KADOYA, Davie GUU, Gastown CLOVE, Commercial Drive THE TEMPLETON, Granville KAPPA, White Rock THAI AWAY HOME,…

we believe in maximum effect

The summer of hip-hop comes to a triumphant conclusion: Aesop Rock – None Shall Pass is an oddly indie and suprisingly bad-ass sounding affair, mostly…

VEMF 2k8: 50,000 kickdrums

(Photo by Davey B.  Further pics by Davin here) I had a pretty darn good weekend at the 2008 edition of the Victoria Electronic Music…

math gets all over your face

Math is a problem.  In fact, math is several problems, or many problems, or a multitude of problems, depending on who you ask.  Having survived…

sundays are for lying

And also for ideas. I went to The Cheaper Show #8 near the end of June, and got thinking about the nature of selling art. …

liner notes from the future

It has been a good summer for albums, and we’re only halfway through it.  To wit: Atmosphere – When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint…