Cary Grant on Style
# Apr 19, 2013I’m reminded of a piece of advice my father gave me regarding shoes: it has stood me in good stead whenever my own finances were low. He said it’s better to buy one good pair of shoes than four cheap ones. One pair made of fine leather could outlast four inferior pairs, and, if well cared for, would continue to proclaim your good judgment and taste no matter how old they become.
BBC defends Baroness Thatcher Ding Dong song decision »
This is really interesting. Even though the song is back in the charts, the BBC will only play 5 seconds of ‘Ding Dong, the Witch is Dead’ on the Chart Show. They’re not censoring a song, they’re censoring a context.
# Apr 13, 2013Roger Corman school of Game Development
After he finished filming The Raven, Roger Corman decided that since he already had the large, gothic sets built, he could re-use them (and sets leftover from other films) to quickly knock together another film, The Terror. He effectively got two films for (roughly) the price of one.
With another console cycle just around the corner, we can expect a tidal wave of news stories about the rising cost of game development. “Now that everything is in super-high-res 4K HD, creating art assets costs more than the GDP of some European nations” they’ll probably say.
This is why I love what Ubisoft have done with Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. Rather than just scrapping all the work they did on Far Cry 3, or even just knocking together some boring DLC for extra multiplayer maps, they’re re-using the assets in a completely new and interesting way. A way I’m really excited to play.
# Apr 13, 2013Inside the Old City Hall Subway Station »
I’ve mentioned this before, but I always find it weird when I read about these “hidden” places that I’ve visited in a videogame (in this case, I think a level of The Darkness took place in this subway station). It’s weird to have memories of places you’ve never visited before.
# Mar 22, 2013Lemons
I never really understood the point of Vine before. Now I get it. I totally get it.
Thumbs and Ammo »
“Real tough guys don’t need guns, they just need a positive, can-do attitude”.
# Mar 16, 2013Ridiculous Fishing - A Tale of Redemption »
If Hotline Miami was a fishing game, it would probably look a lot like this. €2.89 on the iTunes store.
# Mar 14, 2013Global Internet Porn Habits Infographic »
This site has broken down the 10 most popular porn search terms based on their country of origin. #1 in Ukraine is “Raincoat”. Wow.
# Mar 13, 2013