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Conan’s B-list Problem – And Ours

With Gigantic Melancholies and Gigantic Mirth“Dog!” cries Conan, as he advances on a lion. There you have my favorite moment from Conan the ...
By Ray Huling Legacy AuthorFebruary 19, 2008
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Idea Sex in the Classroom

I’m reading the post-apocalyptic workout with one side of my brain and thinking of violent revolution with the other. In the coming days, ...
By Colin Rowsell Legacy AuthorFebruary 19, 2008
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The Secret of Monkey Island

Guybrush has reached Monkey Island. After wandering for a while in the afternoon heat, he finds a path ascending the side of a ...
By Rob Hearn Legacy AuthorFebruary 19, 2008
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Persuasion is Futile

It was a great day for gamers when Ian Bogost appeared on The Colbert Report recently to promote his latest book, Persuasive Games. ...
By Jared Newman Legacy AuthorFebruary 19, 2008
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Shangri-La-Di-Da

After two days, five tanks of gas and 1,300 glorious miles of interstate, I have arrived at Gamer Shangri-La. A mythical place where ...
By Jordan Deam Legacy AuthorFebruary 18, 2008
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