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Virtual debates about homelessness in Sim City hold up a mirror to real life

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Back in 2009, the story of Alice and Kev, a blog about two homeless Sims characters, drew a lot of…

Star Trek: Voyager Premiered 20 Years Ago

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I remember wanting to like Voyager a lot more than I did. The first episode showed some promise, but I…

Writing School Papers: Does Your First Version Say It All?

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My colleague Mike Arnzen talked about the writing process with the Voice of America. Michael Arnzen teaches English and heads…

Twine: the program that’s democratised the video gaming world

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Twine games look and feel profoundly different from other games, not just because they’re made with different tools but also…

New Video Game’s Second-Person Shooter Mode Features Someone Just Describing Game To You

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I'm introducing text adventure games to the students in my online "Video Game Culture and Theory" course. A few years…

Kirby Delauter Saga

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Let's hope many, many more journalism stories end as happily as the Kirby Delauter saga. Local official Kirby Delauter posts…

Third French Officer Killed As Terror Suspects Reportedly Spotted

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This breaking news story confuses "honing" and "homing." I make mistakes too, and would certainly make even more if I…

Battle of New Orleans Ended 200 Years Ago Today

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The Battle of New Orleans was a series of engagements fought between December 23, 1814 through January 8, 1815 and was the…

So We’re Supposed to Be “Amazed” or “Surprised” That Tween Boys Won’t Slap a Girl?

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What Happens When Clickbait Headlines Avoid Mentioning the Young Boys Wouldn't Slap the Girl? Headlines like these are all over…

Author Says a Whole Culture—Not a Single ‘Homer’—Wrote ‘Iliad,’ ‘Odyssey’

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I think it's a mistake to think of Homer as a person. Homer is an "it." A tradition. An entire…