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Books – Randy Kennedy’s “Subwayland”

Posted on January 20, 2009 by chris

Subwayland: Adventures in the World Beneath New York by Randy Kennedy My review rating: 4 of 5 stars If you live in New York City, which I do, the subway is probably a substantial part of your life. Even if … Continue reading →

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Review – Portal (PC)

Posted on January 16, 2009 by chris

The Short Version Platform: PC One Word: Clever Two Words: Amusing Writing Worth It: Yes (conditionally) Scale: terrible | poor | fair | good | great The Long Version “Android Hell is a real place, and you will be sent … Continue reading →

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Review – Fallout 3 (PC)

Posted on December 7, 2008 by chris

The Short Version Platform: PC One Word: Apocalyptic Two Words: Incredible Depth Worth It: Yes Scale: terrible | poor | fair | good | great The Long Version Fallout 3‘s the first game I’ve given a “great” to on this … Continue reading →

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Review – The Darkness (Xbox 360)

Posted on August 27, 2008 by chris

The Short Version Platform: Xbox 360 One Word: Grim Two Words: Gleefully Brutal Worth It: Yes Scale: terrible | poor | fair | good | great The Long Version So, if my fiancée Charlotte was a little skeeved out by … Continue reading →

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Books – James Church’s “A Corpse in the Koryo”

Posted on August 19, 2008 by chris

A Corpse in the Koryo: An Inspector O Novel by James Church My review rating: 3 of 5 stars One of my coworkers is married to an editor for St. Martin’s, and he came to a company party one time … Continue reading →

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Review – On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode 1

Posted on August 8, 2008 by chris

The Short Version Platform: Xbox 360 One Word: Entertaining Two Words: Budget Quality Worth It: Yes Scale: terrible | poor | fair | good | great The Long Version “You’re collecting hobo meat?” “Yeh. You know … from hobos.” “That’s … Continue reading →

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Books – Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road”

Posted on July 22, 2008 by chris

The Road by Cormac McCarthy My review I ran through the book in the course of about two-and-a-half hours the other day, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I’m not going to spend a lot of time comparing his work to Faulkner … Continue reading →

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