If you’ve been paying attention to video game news this week, you’ve heard countless hot takes on Nintendo’s new online service and how it’s a disastrous insult to its consumer base because it’s taking a service that was previously free and putting it behind a paywall. Other complaints include the service’s lack of good voice…
I have a lot of great history with Fallout: New Vegas. Initially introduced to the franchise with Fallout 3, I was incredibly excited and frankly a bit incredulous when I found out that a second 3D Fallout game existed toward the close of my stint in high school. One of my none-too-bright friends (I grew…
I hate Country music. It isn’t a blanket hatred; I enjoy some of the more progressive voices in Country (mostly from years past). Lucinda Williams and, more recently, Jamey Johnson come to mind as some of my favorites. But for the most part, not only do twanging guitars and drawling vocals about beer, trucks, and…
I absolutely love Survivor. As is the case with many of the show’s millions of weekly viewers, I have watched just about every episode from each of the show’s 34 seasons going back to the turn of the century. The show has built up quite the resume of startling developments, shocking backstabs, and big, game-changing…
There comes a time when we must put aside our pride and our individual wishes and goals in order to do what’s right. The United States of America has reached the threshold of one of those times. Ever since Bernie Sanders entered the race in his bid to become the Democratic nominee for president, I…
Note: I wrote this piece a couple of years ago as editor of The East Texan, but I have posted it every year since. It still rings true. It’s a date that we all know well. Its haunting story now graces the pages of every history text. Where two massive towers proudly stood atop the…
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