Boxed Culture: Tough Decisions

This last week was kind of crazy. Everyone from out of town was at the office and the company held tons of events. Suffice it to say I was super tired after this week. So when I was sitting down to write this article I started to think about how I choose what games […]

Graphic Reviews: Sex Criminals

With the popularity of erotic fiction, especially the runaway success of Fifty Shades of Grey, it’s strange to think that sex can still be a taboo topic. Comics have dealt with all kinds of mature themes but it’s telling that a comic like Sex Criminals gets banned from iTunes for […]

A Bard’s Eye View: Leave it Behind

Leave it Behind Stories of Members Who Left to do New Things People come and go in music.  It happens all the time.  A lot of times, members leave bands and end up becoming obscure names that never see are to be seen again.  Johan DeFarfalla was Opeth’s bassist for […]

Digital Beard Stroking: Media Avatar, Expressor of Efficacy 5

Digital Beard Stroking Philosophy of Technology I’d like to provide another perspective on the importance of technology, gaming and nerd culture through a lens of philosophical constructs and psychological concepts, thus providing a juxtaposition of historical/academic context of the above mentioned topics against a humorous, accessible vernacular. Media Avatar, Expressor […]

Boxed Culture: Cubical Tactics

Someone came into the shop the other day and asked what game would be good to play in a cubicle farm. After a short amount of thought the one we had in the shop that I thought would fit best was Zombie Dice. It can be passed around, each players turn […]

Graphic Reviews: Sandman Overture

Sandman Overture As is the case for most of us who celebrate the holiday, Thanksgiving means one word to me: family. Whether it’s the family given to you by blood or the family you’ve chosen for yourself, today is the day for being thankful for those you love. So it […]

A Bard’s Eye View: A Case of the Sads

A Case of the Sads For when life is being a dick to you Sometimes elements of your life aren’t going so well.  You try and try to find ways to cheer up and you just can’t.  I know the feeling.  Sometimes, you just WANT to be sad.  Just to […]

Boxed Culture: Your Saturday Holiday Shopper

So it is the time of year again where we spend crazy amount of money on other people for the holidays and I kinda figured it was time I made a shopping guide for you wonderful readers! I’m gonna go over three different people you may be buying for and what the best […]

Graphic Review: Alias & The Pulse

When it comes to superheroes, I have to admit that I’ve always been more of a DC girl. I grew up watching the Batman Animated Series with my brother and Batman has always been my favorite hero. But the longer I read graphic novels and the longer the movie and […]

A Bard’s Eye View: A Concert for the Ages

A Concert for the Ages Blind Guardian In my formative years of experiencing the side of European metal, Blind Guardian was one of my earliest discoveries.  In my days of the chatrooms, Blind Guardian was described as “Power metal, but for men” and also as the only power metal band […]