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Category Archives: Massachusetts
Dungeons of the Endless
New review of roguelike Dungeons of the Endless up on iOs Strategy Games: Each room contains random, pixelated art of alien blossoms, glowing slime, broken crystals, or other space debris, and a random chance of having a reward, like extra resource … Continue reading
Posted in Boston, Gaming Culture
Tagged dungeons of the endless, games, iOs, ios strategy games, sci-fi
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Cool Noodles
Me in China: I’m so tired of la mian, I can’t wait to get home and eat a sandwich. Me in Boston: Ok, I want the noodle bowl minus everything but cucumbers, and add cilantro, and peanut sauce, and how close can … Continue reading
Book Review: Eligible
You guys. I read another Pride and Prejudice reinvention. I like these, a little too much maybe, and they’re either wonderful or delightfully awful. Curtis Sittenfeld’s Eligible is one of the wonderful ones. This novel tells the story of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Boston
Tagged Book review, Curtis Sittenfeld, Eligible, Mr. Darcy, pride and prejudice
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North Carolina Strikes Down LGBT Protections Statewide
North Carolina lawmakers voted overwhelmingly today to strike down all existing LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances in the state, during a special legislative session called in response to Charlotte passing a trans-inclusive ordinance. The state’s Republican-led House of Representatives passed House Bill … Continue reading
Fanfiction & Strategy in “Star Trek: Timelines”
Star Trek: Timelines from Disruptor Beam is a mobile strategy game with fan fiction elements. Since the overall game premise is a time paradox, all different characters from all different Trek series appear, and they’re almost all able to join … Continue reading
Posted in Boston, Game Reviews, Gaming Culture
Tagged Disruptor Beam, games, Star Trek, Star Trek: Timelines
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#ClinkSavings Is Out of Beta
A few months ago, I wrote about Clink, a new financial app that was still in beta. Now Clink is out of beta and officially launched! This app allows uses to be what Yahoo! Finance calls “passive savers” and automatically save and invest a chosen … Continue reading
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “Americanah”
I got this from Cambridge library because I recognized the author’s name from the NPR story on We Should All Be Feminists, and also because I love expat and travel stories. I couldn’t recommend it more, both as an excellent, sympathetic expat account … Continue reading
Things Forgotten
I forgot how excited everyone in Massachusetts gets over a mild spring day. All it takes is a tiny bit of sunshine, and everyone is grinning and striking up conversations. Actually, first I forgot how bitterly cold New England is, and how … Continue reading
Walking Dead: No Man’s Land
New post over on iOs Strategy Games: In The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land from Next Games Oy, high production values and solid combat mechanics help this stand out from the crowded field of freemium zombie battles. The zombie apocalypse setting will be … Continue reading