Review of The Atlas Mystery VR Rating **** This VR puzzle game takes place inside a run-down movie theatre. You'll need to solve puzzles to get from one part of the theatre to the next. For the most part, the puzzles are solvable without too much difficulty. I had two instances that required me … [Read more...] about Review of The Atlas Mystery VR
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Review of I Expect You to Die VR
Review of I Expect You to Die Rating **** This VR title is from 2017. One of the first things you'll notice upon slipping on your VR headset is that there is no motion. Instead, you are seated in different rooms and modes of transportation and have to figure out puzzles that increase in … [Read more...] about Review of I Expect You to Die VR
Would you like some glyphosate with your cereal?
Review of the book Formerly Known as Food: How the Industrial Food System Is Changing Our Minds, Bodies, and Culture by Kristin Lawless Rating **** 1/2 I try to eat healthy food. I read labels. I buy organic produce. But as much as I try to do the right thing, I still fall prey to marketing … [Read more...] about Would you like some glyphosate with your cereal?
Lion Book vs. Film
Lion Book vs. Film Rating ***** for both There is something alluring about reading a book and seeing the film adaptation immediately after. That's the experience I had with this book/film combo. The book A Long Way Home was first published in 2013. The film came out three short years later, … [Read more...] about Lion Book vs. Film
My thoughts on the 2023 Oscars
Thanks to streaming and not having to work, I've had an opportunity to view a lot more films than in previous years. This includes some short films, short documentaries, and two international films. Here are my thoughts on a number of categories. The best film I saw last year was Thirteen Lives … [Read more...] about My thoughts on the 2023 Oscars
Author Vs Literary Agent
I've been querying literary agents for the past two months. I use a combination of Query Tracker and Publisher's Marketplace to identify agents interested in true crime. So far I've racked up a dozen or so rejection letters. The book I am working on is a nonfiction narrative account of a wrongful … [Read more...] about Author Vs Literary Agent