Meanwhile, elsewhere on the Internet...

This is just a quick update to let you know that Macgasm has started posting new episodes of their video podcast. Why am I writing about that here? Well, because I happen to be an occasional guest-host on said video podcast! I recommend you check it out, as the latest episode features yours truly.

The Macgasm podcast releases a new episode every Friday. Stay tuned for an upcoming episode entirely about headphones, in which I nerd out all over the Macgasm studio. You know how much I love headphones, right?

Check out the Macgasm video podcast here. In this episode we talk about speakers, iPad cases, accoustic amplification devices, and more. Many thanks to the Macgasm dudes for inviting me onto the show.

In other news...

By request, I am posting some of my columns and articles from when I was Online Editor of the Fulcrum. The Fulcrum website has plenty of content written and edited by yours truly, but here are some of my old favourites.

What's in an M? - my analysis of the alleged relationship between the scarlet letter of video game ratings and their commercial success.

lol u mad? - a discussion of Internet lingo, grammar, failbooking and Stephen Fry.

Gaider versus Bastal - a wrap-up of the controversy surrounding gay characters in DragonAge 2 and how BioWare responded.

Point/Counterpoint: 3-D Movies - I go head-to-head with the talented Jane Lytvynenko in a debate over whether 3-D movies are awesome or a waste of time.

The Walking Dead - an opinion piece I wrote shortly after season one of AMC's The Walking Dead launched, featuring stellar artwork by Caitlin Vitamaki, laid out for print by the incomparable Jesse Willms. Read this especially if you haven't seen the series.

Consoles and Condescension - my response to the atrocious Dead Space 2 ads that debuted in January.

Dropping the F Bomb - a brief look at the principles, problems and philosophies that come together in the feminist movement.

Stooping instead of levelling up - a discussion about responding to bullshit, written following the Carole Liebermann "video games cause rape" fiasco.

Thus concludes the shameless self-promotion. We now return to your regularly scheduled programming.