Shahryar Rizvi’s blog
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A Mystery of Violence
Interseting essay on video game violence and it’s effect on real violence. I don’t doubt that many violent video games endores violence as an end to a mean. We have to realise that so many other things endorse and encourage violence. I can remember one guy in a high-school class who professed his love for […]
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You just blew my mind, siddiq.
Why is McCain using transcendental all the time in relation to fundamentalists? Are they out making qawwali, goa, post-metal,ambient, avant-garde music AND the coolest games of this year? Henry David Tahiri, author of Wa’ Al-Din
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potential exiles from eXile.
Followup message to “Gonzo journalism vanguard the eXile is in trouble” donate to eXile here I donated $16. If it’s not enough, than at least the Beast is still kicking.
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This week in media
Gonzo journalism vanguard the eXile is in trouble -The eXile, Moscow’s venerable English-language alt-weekly, is under investigation by the Federal Service for Mass Media, Telecommunications and the Protection of Cultural Heritage and may be shut down. After 11 years of proudly mocking government authorities, it’s not clear what finally brought the hammer down. It could […]
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This week in a picture
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..and I feel fine
I’m starting to think that America is becoming oversensitive in terms of terrorism and security again. Apparently Fallout 3 is considered a terrorist tool because al-qaeda appropriated teaser images from the game for a message. Another reason Fallout 3 might threaten patriotic sensibilities is because it suggests that our way of life is not permanent. […]
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Set Your Body Ablaze
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M4WGc9qSto&hl=en&fs=1&]
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Post-Cyberpunk Candidate
I wouldn’t vote for Obama… but I would vote for Neobama and I would vote for the black JC
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Grand Theft CMON
The point made above is that there are bigger problems in the world than GTA4, so I will keep this short. GTA 4’s specific target audience is young kids, especially those who may eventually access it despite age limitations on selling Mature rated games. Addressing our misgivings of the series’ narrative involves finding or making […]
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