Ever have those conversations that make you go "Yes! This is why I work in the field that I do / feel passionate about what I feel passionate about!"?

I am having one right now, on Twitter, about intent in writing. It is AWESOME.

Guys, this is why the internet exists.

I know it's been a while ( Read more... )

Steve Perry is a writer (in comics as well as other media). He's no longer living out of his car, as he was a year ago, but he's still extremely ill--dying of cancer--and has no insurance, no money, and a very young son ( Read more... )

Every once in a while* in the last ten-or-so years, I've flirted with the idea of starting a diary comic ( Read more... )

Even the prissy sensationalism in this article cannot eclipse Mo'Nique's awesomeness. She is such a grown-up! And yay, poly visibility!

"What if it's 20 times?" asks the openminded actress. "So what? We've been best friends for over 25 years, and we truly know who we are. Oftentimes, people get into marriages and they don't know who they're laying ( Read more... )

He's not the best.
He's not the brightest.
He's certainly not the coolest or the most sympathetic.

But damn do I identify with him ( Read more... )

Things to do instead of hurting yourself ( Read more... )

Relevant disclaimer: This is a review of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. It is for the most part free of spoilers, for Shattered Memories or any other Silent Hill game. For those of you interested in more of the gory details, I'll write a more in-depth, spoiler-full analysis later (and indicate it as such).It's no great secret that I am an ( Read more... )

But what frustrates the American people is a Washington where every day is Election Day. We cannot wage a perpetual campaign where the only goal is to see who can get the most embarrassing headlines about their opponent - a belief that if you lose, I win. Neither party should delay or obstruct every single bill just because they can. The ( Read more... )

Psychonauts, one of the best video games of all time, is on sale for $2 U.S. at Steam. Just go buy it already.

If you need further evidence to the excellence of Psychonauts, here is what someone whose business is to know these things has to say.