Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, Privilege and the American Dream

What is there to say about Kim Kardashian: Hollywood? If you’re anything like me, you’ve had a celebrity riding around in your pocket for the last month or so, jangling alongside your car keys and loose change. My celebrity is named Eve; she’s an A-list up-and-comer with just shy of 100 million Twitter followers, a…

Far-Cry and Jammed Guns

Far-Cry 2 remains the most immersive game I’ve ever played. The entire game was constructed to feel as real as possible: maps that you had to look at without pausing, rusty guns that jammed at the worst possible moments, and a huge game world completely bereft of useful fast travel. These elements didn’t necessarily make…