If you play games like Far Cry 2 or Call of Duty at all, this is a fascinating and thought-provoking article that brings up some issues with the games we should all probably think hard about. Read more

Patrol has a chart of music grouped by smartness: Of course, a study like this only proves correlation, not causation. Lil Wayne might not make you dumb —- you might listen to him because you’re already dumb. My guess is that it has more to do with environment than intelligence.   via Study asks which music make us dumber. – By Alisa Harris. – Patrol Magazine. Read more

‘Call of Duty’ Helps Rabbi Overcome Fear of Nazis: He argued that video games, aside from their story-telling and visual power, can be “psychologically significant” to gamers. Unlike books, he wrote, video games let players become their character through interactivity, allowing them to make decisions about their actions within the game that they might not otherwise be able to experience in real-life circumstances. The whole article is fascinating. Read the rest here. Read more

The Beatles: Rock Band Will Launch September 9 – I’m one of those guys who thinks the Beatles are overrated, but I’m still super-excited about this. Read more

The Days of Arcade are coming – For those interested in downloadable games, a pretty nice selection of Xbox Live Arcade games is coming soon. Read more

Rush Limbaugh, after being declared by the Administration to be the Leader of the Republican Party, invites Obama on his show saying he has no reason not to accept. Read more

Over at Image, A. G. Harmon argues that satire has all but died. He closes the article with a plea: The thing is: these times are ripe for satire. So many people have all the answers; so many theories on how utopia can be achieved; so many who deny that there is something deep within the human soul that will sabotage all policies, plans, and white papers. What we need is an artistic renewal of this necessary mode: the use... Read more