The Biopolitics of BioShock Part I: Would You Kindly? Objectivism and Free Will
By Emma Louise Backe (Spoiler Warning) “I am Andrew Ryan and I am here to ask you a question. Is…
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The Biopolitics of BioShock: Introduction
By Emma Louise Backe I have to admit, I’ve never been the best gamer. I’ve dabbled in computer puzzles like…
In Defense of the Hobbit Movies: Purity and the Holy Geek Object
Since it is JRR Tolkien’s 123rd birthday, we thought we’d write a little something about The Hobbit movies since they…
Doctor Who, the Gentleman Adventurer and the Strange Dearth of Science in Media
The revival of the Doctor Who television series in 2005 saw the return of one of the most archetypal and…
Space Hulk: In the grim darkness of the far future there are only elegant solutions
By Benedict Singleton “Man versus alien in desperate battle” screams the subtitle to the current edition of Games Workshop’s miniature-based…
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