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Twitter: Voluntary Panopticon-as-Leisure

by shiraachess September 3, 2008 shira chess

Twitter: Voluntary Panopticon-as-Leisure Shira Chess It all started with that damn Myron Oygold. For reasons that I still don’t understand, Mr. Oygold initiated a project that forced several of us to get a Twitter account. Until today, I had not yet created a Twitter account. I had seen it used, and grumbled about it. People [...]

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WiiFit Review

by shiraachess May 24, 2008 shira chess

WiiFit Of Consoles & Pixels Shira Chess I had been anxiously awaiting the release of wii Fit, the new exergame for the Nintendo wii that has recently been getting shitloads of publicity. In part, I’ve been very interested in the productive aspects of the game (because I always think that “productive” and “play” together …

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Of Consoles & Pixels: Time Wasters

by shiraachess April 26, 2008 shira chess

Of Consoles & Pixels: Time Wasters Shira Chess To many, I have an enviable job. Currently, I am writing my dissertation (on gender and video games) and one of my regular tasks for the last few years has been to play many games under the guise of “research.” What I have a difficult time explaining [...]

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“The Clintons”

by shiraachess January 23, 2008 shira chess

“The Clintons” Guest Editorial Shira Chess I am a woman. I am a feminist. And I am a democrat. But that is totally besides the point. During this election cycle, I have become increasingly disturbed by one phrase that has occurred almost everywhere: by newscasters (on all new stations), by pundits, by anchors, and by [...]

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Torchwood

by shiraachess September 7, 2007 shira chess

Torchwood: Doctor Who, but Better! Shira Chess According to Captain Jack Harkness, the 21st Century is when everything changes. I don’t know if this is true (fictional characters are so sketchy!) but the show he is on, Torchwood, certainly makes some compelling arguments to that effect. Torchwood, a spin-off of the New Doctor Who, aired [...]

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Vaughan: The Anti-Moore

by shiraachess August 23, 2007 shira chess

Vaughan The Anti-Moore Shira Chess A few months ago, I binged and watched the second half of the 3rd season of Lost all at once. I had put this off, primarily because Lost had gotten pretty horrible in its second and third seasons. But instead of rolling my eyes and sighing petulantly …

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Johnny the Homicidal Maniac

by shiraachess August 9, 2007 shira chess

Johnny The Homicidal Maniac Z? Shira Chess Thirty minutes into reading the cult comic classic Johnny the Homicidal Maniac I began to suspect that I was reading it ten to fifteen years too late. It’s not that it wasn’t fun, …

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Kill the Networks, Not the TV

by shiraachess August 2, 2007 shira chess

Kill the Networks, Not the TV Shira Chess I don’t care what the goddamn intellectual elitists say. I will not shoot my fucking TV. Television gets a bad rap on the culture scale, but I have a hard time trusting any …

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The New Sincerity

by shiraachess June 25, 2007 shira chess

The New Sincerity or, Why I Will Never Be a Teen Girl Detective Shira Chess I fully recognize that you are not Nancy Drew people. I imagine that not many of you went to see the new Nancy Drew movie, nor have seen the old ones. Under duress some of you might confess to having [...]

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