The Non-White Gamer's Experience By Owen Good

Hey guys, since you're in the neighborhood, venture over to Kotaku and check out Owen Good's article. It made me terribly jealous and envious that I didn't think of writing something like this, but Owen definitely did a better job of framing a black/hispanic/asian etc. person's experience.  Definitely worth a read and more than worth discussing.

Owen's Article [via Kotaku]

Supplementary: Simply because it applies. This isn't to trudge up the whole Resident Evil 5 thing.

Why I Still Play My Dreamcast...

The Sega Dreamcast launched September 9th, 1999.  It lost support in America in 2001, but the console was still made in Japan until 2006. If you look hard enough, games are actually still being made for the console.

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Columbus, OH: 80 year-old woman w/knife + Whitehall Police [Video]

August 2nd, outside of the Whitehall Walmart, an 80 year old woman; wielding a small knife was seen as a threat to the officers on the scene as well as the surrounding citizens. Using a wristlock the female officer subdues the woman by slamming her to the ground.  On the one hand, this elderly woman does have a knife and can inflict damage with a weapon. On the other hand, really? Slamming her to the ground?

I'm posting this crazy late and I have to get sleep...if there is anyone who has more info on how this began [and how it ended] I am sure more people would like to know.

UPDATE: Here's the NBC4 article. It turns out the 84 year old woman is struggling from dementia. [via DonnaNBC4]

Close Range

We joke, but you know if it were an actual game that came out this holiday season there would be a ton of 15 year-old boys begging their older siblings to get it for them.  Another note: I'm always amazed at the level of production value that has been going into the Onion's faux reporting.  Just how much money are those guys making in their duck suits and exploding cigar offices?

Brüno: Review

So This Isn't Borat 2?

If you liked Borat you will 'probably' like Brüno. The odd focus of fashion at the start of the movie will keep Ali G fans satisfied, but when you factor in the scripted and non-scripted events throughout Brüno; you see the set-ups as weaker moments in the movie. Of course there are plenty of shocking imagery in the feature. However, when seeing the 8th or 9th penis on-screen, you want more impromptu 'Candid Camera' moments and less Sacha Baron Cohen slapstick scripted skits. Much like the character Sacha Baren Cohen portrays, Brüno as a movie makes up for in its commentary what it lacks in personality.

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Penn & Teller "Bullshit": Video Games

Falling in line with all things tech culture related on the brog, Penn & Teller have constructed quite the piece debating the factual evidence surrounding violent video games and their effects on this generations moldible minds.  As in any episode you would find of Penn & Teller, be prepared for tons of profanity [awesome] and loons [on both sides of the fence] as well as some solid points made on behalf of the games industry.  Do violent video games make for an aggressive person or personality? Is it training our children to be zombie-like killers?

More Parts 2 & 3 after the jump!

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Fallen Princesses by Dina Goldstein

There Will Be No Jello TodayDina Goldstein is really on to something here.  She has decided to 'reimagine' the typical fairy tales young ladies attatch themselves to...namely princesses.  Its funny, its poingnant and starts from a very simple basis; what happens if you apply these character-types in a present day fashion.

more photos are after the jump...

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Rare Color FSA Photos

I Always Joke About Feeling This Way...

There really is no words that can describe how you feel when you see any FSA photos. But these color photos are now my new favorites. This says a lot considering FSA photography was/is the blueprint for documentary photographers. It is quite difficult to explain what this movement meant for me, photography, America and so on, but man am I jealous.

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Teen Tourettes Camp

I feel like it was the cruelest of jokes to see the tiny little '2 minute' clip from Shawn Elliot's twitter.  Upon seeing all parts [which are after the jump], you really see something quite interesting.  Probably one of the better documentaries I've seen in a minute.

After the jump parts 2 through 8!

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Black History Month: Black Video Game Characters Fail

Awww...Damn

Just read an interesting article about black video game characters over at Edge.  Definitely worth the read and discussion [and yes I do know that 'video game characters' by-and-large are pretty awful].

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