Category Archives: Commentary

Any word

“Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule.” — Stephen King Join the forum discussion on this post

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Elizabeth Gilbert: A new way to think about creativity

http://www.ted.com “Eat, Pray, Love” Author Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses — and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person “being” a genius, all of us “have” a genius. It’s a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk. My long time favorite Join the forum discussion [...]

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The Top Five Best Games Based on Films

Hollywood doesn’t have a great reputation when it comes collaborating with game developers – pretty much every film that’s ever been based on a game has been forgettable dross at best. Well, except for the Hitman movie maybe. That’s actually kind of fun in a stupid don’t-have-to-concentrate kind of way, if you ask us. The [...]

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difficulty

I remember once having a discussion with a guy who knew a lot about professional basketball. He had read an article from a big sample of NBA players who they felt would be the most formidable one-on-one opponent in the league. The answer was fairly unanimous: Vince Carter. Now that’s surprising. Why Carter and not [...]

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