Internet Live! – Episode 8: 9/3/10

On this episode of internet live, we talk about Apple’s new social network Ping, Paul Allen’s love of suing, and Kanye tweet haters.

Eric Rampson “The Redeemers” Interview at Chicago Comic Con

Amanda Lanyon-LeSage interviews Eric Rampson, writer of “The Redeemers” at Wizard World Chicago Comic Con.

An Ode to Bravo TV!

Reality TV is awesome and it’s a wonderful way in my opinion to escape during a season of television reruns on the all the major networks (NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, etc.)

However there is one cable network that has transformed my life and helped me to appreciate reality television for what’s its worth: fun, exciting, hilarious, and drama-filled. BRAVO-TV! These shows make people look at celebrities, housewives, chefs, fashion stylists, house flippers, real estate agents, artists, salon takeover masters, and the various other people featured in a different light. I got to give Andy Cohen, Senior Vice President for Production and Programming a lot of credit for creating these shows and bring these people into our living rooms.

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Mafia II: It’s Mob Violence, Just Like Grandma Used to Make

As both a sandbox game junkie, as well as someone who loves mob movies that stereotype my Italian heritage, I knew I was going to have to pick up this title.  Mafia II takes you inside the life of a poor, Italian immigrant named Vito (big surprise with the choice of name by the way, also happens to be my middle name) who is brought over to America at a young age.  His father, a poor alcoholic dockworker doesn’t make enough to support the family, and Vito swears to himself he won’t end up like his father, and will do whatever it takes to make money and provide for himself and loved ones.  He teams up with his best friend, and future partner in crime Joe.  Starting out pulling small time jobs, and working their way up to bigger money making opportunities, they eventually make friends inside of organized crime.  Over the years they make the right connections, and it isn’t long until they become made men.

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World of Warcraft: The Romance is Over

Last night, I canceled my World of Warcraft account after nearly six years of playing the game, but about half a year of inactivity. In those six years, I estimate that I have spent roughly $950 on my subscription. I look back on these years and ask, was it worth it?

The day was November 23, 2004, I was home from my Sophomore year at college for Thanksgiving break, Bush was president, Maroon 5′s “This Love” was just starting to get extremely annoying, and the Star Wars prequel series had yet to end. My brother, a die-hard Warcraft series fan was only talking about one thing, the debut of a massively multiplayer game based in the Warcraft universe, the game was called World of Warcraft and little did I know, it would become a huge part of my life for the next six years. Read more…

Jake Rueth cubecrazy2.com Interview

Interview with Artist Jake Rueth (pronounced Wreath)of cubecrazy2.com at Chicago Comic Con.

Review: Back to the Future, the Card Game

There are two types of licensed games: those that hope to make a quick buck from name recognition or nostalgia, and those which faithfully adapt source material onto already solid game mechanics to create a winning product.  Back the the Future the Card Game, without a doubt, is the latter.  Read on to see why.

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T-Shirt Addict: Vol. 11

Welcome to another edition of T-Shirt Addict, helping geeks maintain their farmer’s tans since March 2010!  This time around, Split Reason and TeeFury continue their run as they crank out multiple great new shirts, while old favorite Busted Tees is still notably absent from the round-up.  Come on guys, did you take the summer off?  In any case, enjoy the threads:

My Hero

Shirt.Woot – $15 w/ free shipping

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What Meatloaf WOULD do for Love

Inspired by an old MDP post.