Rick Warren’s Magazine: A Publishing Leap of Faith – I couldn’t believe it existed when I saw it in stores. Is this really a good idea? Read more

The joy of anti-social media: Social media have undeniably changed the way many of us talk about books, and encouraged us to do it more. Whereas in the physical world there may be only certain contexts in which you’d dive into a deconstruction of Dostoevsky’s metaphors, the virtual world provides round-the-clock opportunity to indulge your literary mores. Personally, I have found this makes me form opinions about what I read more quickly and strongly, in the knowledge that I will... Read more

Introducing Filmwell, “daily updated blog interested in cinema off the beaten track, criticism at the margins of the great conversation, and how art points the way to (as Henry Miller says) ‘life more abundant.'” This blog features some great writers, including Jason Morehead (of Opus), Jefferey Overstreet (of Auralia’s Colors and Christianity Today), and Alissa Wilkinson (of the Curator). Read more

Ten MORE great photographs of the economic crisis. – I linked to the first part a while back. I’m just fascinated by this series. Read more

Hands On: Classic Punch-Out!! Boxing Feels Just Like Old Times Read more

The Game Developer’s Conference was held last week, in which pretty much all types from the gaming industry get together and talk shop. Much of the lectures are technical in nature, but the best tend to be the ones that talk about gaming as an art form. One of the most fascinating was a talk by Heather Chaplin, in which she railed against a “male-dominated gaming industry.” This was far from a feminist-motivated explosion. Ms. Chaplin has some really valid... Read more

Obviously, there can be more nuances to Twitter than this 5-minute SuperNews! sketch makes clear. However, it’s still pretty hilarious: Read more

I have an article waiting in the wings on the abc Nightline Face-Off that aired this week. Mark Driscoll and Deepak Chopra go head to head over the existence of Satan. You can watch the whole debate here, it’s very interesting. Read more

Why OnLive Can’t Possibly Work Read more