Although it was before my time, I've heard of the phrase "around the watercooler" before. I thought the idea that people would all watch the same television show and then gather around at work the next morning to discuss it to be a fascinating quirk of society. Read more...
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Tucked between the enormous skyscrapers of Century City, the Annenberg Space for Photography seems an unlikely home for an arts venue "“ one only accessible after walking through a parking structure. Read more...
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The Annenberg Space for Photography, which opened in 2009, is the first arts center in Los Angeles devoted strictly to the exhibition of photography and digital arts.
What better day for me to write about television than Valentine's Day. I love TV, and Valentine's Day is all about love, right? But the more I thought about the mechanics of Valentine's Day and dating in general, the two seemed less and less compatible. Read more...
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SPYGLASS ENTERTAINMENT
Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams star in the romance film, “The Vow.” Films, more than television shows, seem to be be a better date activity.
Mike Acerbo wants to live in a fairy tale. As he sings of golden castles, blueberry moons and colorful lights in a lofty croon, the New York City singer and songwriter creates a mystical atmosphere that one would expect to be playing while a storybook heroine stumbles through fog toward her Prince Charming. Read more...
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REVERBNATION
The Phantom Family Halo's new record, "When I Fall Out," is a contemporary psychedelic experience. Read more...
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KNITTING FACTORY RECORDS
Life is a gift, love, open it up / You're a child of destiny / You're the child of my destiny / You're my child with the child from Destiny's Child." Read more...
Video games have the ability to suck players in and immerse them in a way that no other medium has. In fact, video games have to work harder not to immerse players rather then vice versa. Why is it, then, that so many games manage to fail to immerse players? Read more...
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The most successful video games have not had the best plots. The best way to change this is to incorporate the writer earlier on in the development process.
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