Modern Warfare 2: The Most Right-Wing Game of the Decade
By brian longtin • Dec 3rd, 2009 • Category: playingWhat Modern Warfare 2 does as a game makes it a must-buy. But what it says, and how it says it, is a much more fascinating question.
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Rock Posters; Tool Toasters; a Maverick Roaster; and Austin, Closer
By brian longtin • Dec 4th, 2008 • Category: side notesA trailer for ‘Died Young, Stayed Pretty’, Maynard Keenan tours (wine tastings?), Taibbi reflects on the election, and some crazily detailed Austin City Limits Photos.
Elected in Style: How Pop Culture Rocked the Vote
By brian longtin • Nov 19th, 2008 • Category: side notesA post-mortem on the three biggest ways this year’s election went from political pageant to pop culture moment.
Hertzfeldt on Tour, Kring on ‘Heroes’, Hollywood on Palin
By brian longtin • Sep 20th, 2008 • Category: side notesAnimation Show founder debuts his latest, ‘I Am So Proud of You’; ‘Heroes’ creator assures us it’s back with a vengeance; Ebert and Damon come up with the best VP zingers.
Okkervil River Leaks, Barack Obama Speaks, Olympic Equine Cheats
By brian longtin • Sep 2nd, 2008 • Category: side notesThe Stand Ins debuts via cover songs, Obama pulls more viewers than the Oscars, and horses doping with chili peppers in Beijing.
Dark Knight ‘toons, Coen Bros Goons, and Far Right Buffoons
By brian longtin • Jun 27th, 2008 • Category: side notesAn anime take on Batman in ‘Gotham Knight’, a trailer for the Coens’ ‘Burn After Reading’, and a fundamentalist editing snafu.