When I thought about attending the Electronic Entertainment Exposition – E3 – held at the Los Angeles Convention Center June 16-18, I wanted to find games about building things up, not just games about blowing things up. When my daughter was young, we would stay up all night sometimes playing Sim City. No shooting or hand grenades were involved. That’s the kind of game I was looking for. I found two good examples distributed by the German company Daedalic Entertainment: 'Bounty Train' and 'Valhalla Hills'. Both titles are still in development but look promising.
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E3 Expo: 3 Queens get Creepy with the Crudashians, and Look – It’s Kanye!
As I was interviewing the 3 Queens of 3 Queens Media, a young man ran up and interrupted us. “Hey,” he yelled, “You’re all gonna be famous. Kanye just took your picture!” Kanye West, whom I’m told is somehow related to the Kardashians, was in attendance at E3. I’m still waiting for the fame to hit.
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Wizard World Sacramento Comic Con 2015 exploded at the Sacramento Convention Center on June 19-21, 2015, which included special guests like Billie Piper, Malcolm McDowell, Jason Mews, and Danny Trejo.
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The first Africans upon the slave ships destined for the Americas sensed the coming of a great and lasting catastrophe. They had nothing that would protect and fortify them from the coming centuries of bondage and tyranny, so they sent out an exalting wail beseeching God’s mercy. God looked down on them and saw that they had nothing. They were naked and in chains. God in His singular wisdom took the very sound of their lament and turned it into their shield and their weapon, and today we call that sound music.
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By being affectionate with his children, my Dad taught us that love knew no gender.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Time Lapse’ Starring Danielle Panabaker
Makes you wish you could see your own future to warn yourself you’re better off skipping it.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): Chris Noth and Zach Grenier in Christopher Marlowe’s ‘Doctor Faustus’
Classic Stage Company's new adaptation stars two actors best known for their TV roles, and tells Marlowe's story of a deal with the devil with gravitas along with plenty of humor both low and high.
Read More »Music Review: The Rolling Stones – ‘Sticky Fingers (Super Deluxe)’ & ‘From The Vault: The Marquee Club Live in 1971 (DVD/CD)’
Two new releases out this month reexamine the legacy of The Rolling Stones' classic 1971 album 'Sticky Fingers' from different angles, and the results are as predictably mixed as you might expect.
Read More »Comic Book Review: ‘Pippi Won’t Grow Up’ by Astrid Lindgren
You may know her books or the movie, but Pippi Longstocking had years of comic experience.
Read More »Music Review: Kacey Musgraves – ‘Pageant Material’
What may start out feeling like bubblegum country becomes a multi-course meal as you get a little ways into this batch of 13 brief, efficient songs.
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