Year: 2015
Maciej Binkowski of Techland: Following Dreams in the Dark
Conventional wisdom suggests that in order to succeed in life, you’ve got to have a plan. After speaking with Maciej Binkowski, Lead Game Designer of Techland, I’m not so sure. The path he’s walked is interesting, to say the least. … read more
Review: Xenoblade Chronicles X
Within the first half hour, you’re treated to a sweeping view of Primordia, one of the five continents of Mira. The view is gorgeous, and it whets the appetite of any video game explorer—it’s hard not to spend all your time wandering, collecting and fighting the indigens. … read more
Getting the Beat Right with Jack DeJohnette
Rhythm is the heart of any band, and if you ask rhythm guru Jack DeJohnette about it like I did, he’ll tell you, “Everything is rhythm, man. Your heartbeat is rhythm. We’re talking—it’s rhythm. It’s all rhythm.” … read more
Review: Ready Set Gose
Ready Set Gose pours a hazy straw color with a moderate-to-thin fizzy pillow of foam on top. … read more
Review: 24K Golden Ale
24K Golden Ale pours a goldenrod color with a good two fingers of foamy and pillowy, white head. … read more
Review: Cooties
At times, I can’t tell whether Cooties directors Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion were offering a raunchy black comedy or a serious zombie flick. … read more
Review: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
The Scorch Trials begins exactly where the last one ended, and Thomas and friends find themselves in an eerie lockdown fortress where something is amiss. … read more
Review: The Perfect Guy
You could see that last one coming a mile away. That’s it. Everything about this production screams amateur hour. … read more
Review: The Visit
The film is only 94 minutes long, but, aside from a few cheap scare tactics, nothing really happens for the initial 80 minutes. … read more
Review: Saltfront Vol. 3
The third edition of Saltfront continues to inspire with its assortment of environmentally charged works of poetry, photographs, essays and short stories. … read more
Review: Everyday Witchcraft: Making Time for Spirit in a Too-Busy...
In Everyday Witchcraft: Making Time for Spirit in a Too-Busy World, Deborah Blake shares easy, quick ways to recharge your batteries and reconnect with nature. … read more
Review: Dylan Goes Electric!
Although Dylan Goes Electric! purports, via the title and cover image, to be about Bob Dylan, it also summarizes the entire 1960s folk revival. … read more
