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Month: April 2021

Interactive Art

April 24, 2021 Joshua TongLeave a comment

I first played Transistor about five years ago. If I remember right, it was on sale on Steam so I grabbed it, having heard great things about it. Playing it on my laptop was not ideal, the controls didn’t quite work on a keyboard and gameplay felt awkward. Not the game itself, mind you, rather… Continue reading Interactive Art →

Tagged Art, Double Steel Cage PIece, Transistor, Video Games, White Chess Set

Where It Works

April 17, 2021 Joshua TongLeave a comment

Being the Esteemed Man Of Culture that I am, I subscribe to the New York Times Crossword and make a point of doing it every day. I’ve gotten quite good at it in the last year! Anyway, there’s often a bit of humor in them, maybe be it the wry puzzles of Thursdays or an… Continue reading Where It Works →

Tagged Control, crossword puzzles, medium, Video Games

The Power of Mordor

April 10, 2021 Joshua TongLeave a comment

My love of The Lord of The Rings is well documented, heck, I just reread the books over the summer (with my glorious hardcovers). There’s a lot I like about them, like how they marry a beautiful world to an epic quest, and how that epic quest is a story of vanquishing evil not through… Continue reading The Power of Mordor →

Tagged Books, Shadow of Mordor, Shadow of War, The Lord Of The Rings, Video Games

A More Diverse Past

April 3, 2021 Joshua TongLeave a comment

On the recommendation of a few friends (and in want of something to have on on the background while playing Civilization VI) I checked out Bridgerton some time ago. I went into it someone with very little familiarity with Regency-era England outside of general pop culture osmosis and the card game Marrying Mr. Darcy, so… Continue reading A More Diverse Past →

Tagged Bridgerton, diversity, Hamilton, tv
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