• Surreal Game Design » Atlas Mugged
  I sincerely hope one of the effects of Bioshock is more “literature-based games.”

• Ryan Shwayder’s Nerfbat » Halo 3
  Halo 3 has made more dollars on launch day than anything ever in the American entertainment medium.
• DC for Democracy » 2008 Presidential Primary
  Good summary of where the Democratic candidates stand on each of the issues.
• Blu’s Animated Wall Artwork
  A cool animation.

Student Postmortem: FIEA’s Master Plan - GameCareerGuide.com

[T]he main teacher we were supposed to impress, Rick Hall, is a game developer with more than 15 years experience and takes sadistic pleasure in being ruthless to naïve student game developers.

A post-mortem of Master Plan, the recently finished project I am proud to say I was a part of.

• Only a Game: The Market Value of Violence
  An analysis of bestselling games’ violent content. Hint: most are not very violent.
• YouTube - Bill Maher’s New Rules: Article of Faith
  Why isn’t there an atheist candidate for president?

• Amazon.com MP3 Downloads
  DRM free. Prices comparable to iTunes.

• Buy a Laptop for a Child, Get Another Laptop Free
• The Ugly Side of the G.O.P.
  The G.O.P. has spent the last 40 years insulting, disenfranchising and otherwise stomping on the interests of black Americans.

• Happiness for $10 or Less
  NYTimes recommends some good wines under $10.
• ‘The Age of Turbulence’ by Alan Greenspan
  A review by a professor of economics, Brad DeLong.

• Spore - An Assessment

• Miami Police Given Choice of Carrying Assault Rifles
• Jim Broadbent (IMDB)
  Rumor is he’ll be playing Prof. Slughorn in Harry Potter 6.
• Times to Stop Charging for Parts of Its Web Site
  It’s about time.

• Yahoo! News Democratic Candidate Mashup and Debate
  Build your own debate. Choose candidates. Choose issues. Charlie Rose does the interviewing.
• Antiwar Protest Ends With Dozens of Arrests