Matthew Paul Turner: “stupid dove awards.” Read more

Programming Note: The podcast will be up later today. Read more

Three Arguments against the Kindle: Other than perhaps the third reason, I find this to be pretty convincing. Read more

I’ve raved about Bioshock before, and more information is now coming to light about the sequel. From the article: The thinking will be back too. While “BioShock” creative director Ken Levine is not overseeing this new game, Miller noted that his successor, Jordan Thomas, himself a “BioShock” veteran, is both prepared to re-visit some of the Randian philosophy from the first game and is “excited about exploring other ideologies.” via MTV Multiplayer » ‘BioShock 2′ Interview: Making Both ‘BioShock’ Endings... Read more

Why Miss California’s unpopular gay marriage answer was an act of heroism. Read more

The Bible teaches us to have childlike faith,  but also to move beyond the elementary teachings of the Gospel. It’s a tough line to walk, and it seems like we’re not the only ones dealing with the difficulty. This may not fall under the heading “popular” culture (and it probably reveals a bit too much about my true level of geekdom), but this editorial from io9 discusses the conflict in the sci-fi community between a childlike “sense of wonder” and... Read more

The banal thought process of the Twitter skeptic: The banality of calling Twitter “narcissistic” isn’t keeping it from happening … constantly. Perhaps we’re condemned to this prolonged cycle of the general public slowly discovering Twitter and writing the same god-forsaken blog post about it, but perhaps I can save you the trouble. Read more

Not Being God’s Friend/Fan on Facebook: 3 Reasons. Read more

Is Your Kid a Video-Game Addict?: But don’t trash the Xbox just yet. First of all, the addiction symptoms included skipping household chores or homework to play, playing games to escape problems, and lying about length of playing time. If that’s true, I’m definitely addicted to reading, because I’ll happily evade vacuuming and other unpleasant aspects of life by burying my nose in a book. And who hasn’t lied when asked about staying up last night surfing Craigslist or checking... Read more

Study: One in Twelve Young Gamers Show Signs of Addiction Read more