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That Time Amy Poehler Told My Sister She’ll Cure Cancer
My sister Bethie, a grad student at Columbia and the teller of my favorite joke ever, asked Amy Poehler if she’s going to cure cancer and Alzheimer’s. Here is the gif set going around Tumblr today: My sister is so … Continue reading
Movies & Manhattan
Harold loves the old Incredible Hulk TV show. Last night, we watched an episode called Terror in Times Square, during which I ignored most of the plot to watch the lovely backgrounds of Manhattan. I liked trying to identify the … Continue reading
Posted in Chapel Hill, New York City
Tagged Chapel Hill, Harold, Hulk, New York City, NYC, Spiderman
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Because You Can’t Play Tabletop Adventure Games On The Subway
New post on Hardcore Droid about adventure RPG Avernum: Escape From the Pit. While I did have a little frustration with the UI (Get back here, magic users! I tapped to shoot the enemy, not run up and hug him!), I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews, New York City
Tagged Android, Avernum, Game Reviews, games, Hardcore Droid, New York City, subway
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Houston! Pick up! Now!
When I was younger, I really wanted to be an astronaut. I’m still fascinated by space travel, and I get excited when I read about the possibility of a Mars colony. I hope it’ll require not just the scientists and survivalists but the essential … Continue reading
Posted in New York City
Tagged games, NASA, New York City, other bloggers, scifi, travel, Washington DC
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Spirited Soul Review: RPG Meets Tower Defense Meets Yawn | Hardcore Droid
New piece about “RPG” Spirited Soul over at Hardcore Droid. Everything one can say about Snailteeth’s new tower defence/RPG Spirited Soul is colored by the game’s poor localization. The translated game text is usually a bit awkward, lacking punctuation and … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews, New York City
Tagged Game Reviews, Hardcore Droid, New York City, Spirited Soul
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#TCDisrupt Press Pass
Obligatory press pass photo!
Posted in Chapel Hill, New York City
Tagged #tcdisrupt, Chapel Hill, Geek Insider, New York City, Obligatory press pass photo, press pass
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The Lost Husband
The Lost Husband by Katherine Center. Originally written for Yahoo. In The Lost Husband, Katherine Pannill Center somehow combines a list of fairly generic chick lit tropes into an original and compulsively readable story. Sure, the protagonist, Libby, is a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, New York City
Tagged Book review, Books, Katherine Center, New York City, Starbucks, The Lost Husband
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Avernum: Escape From The Pit
I’m working on a review for Hardcore Droid of Avernum: Escape From the Pit, and as I played through, I took some screenshots of things I wanted to remember to include in my article. I took more than a dozen … Continue reading
Posted in Chapel Hill, Game Reviews, New York City, North Carolina
Tagged Avernum, Chapel Hill, flavortext, Game Reviews, Hardcore Droid, New York City, North Carolina
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