The language of the “educated”

My least favorite word is zeitgeist, which came to English directly from German and roughly translates to “the spirit of the time.” Maybe it’s because the word never comes up…

I like books more than you do

I like to read books—a lot. If you’ve read any of my previous pieces, then you probably already know that. I love to read books, write them, discuss them, and…

HBO Now and the future of television

HBO Now is available…now. That’s right; you can stream all the Games of Thrones you want—and everything else HBO has to offer—for $15 per month. Available only online, HBO Now…

Cosplayers are people too

Everyone seems to know when a video game convention comes to town by the way the attendees dress. People who like to dress up as their favorite video game or…

I’m a gamer, hear me roar

The video game industry (and its surrounding culture) has been predominately male for a very long time. In 1988, Playthings, an American trade magazine, reported that females only made up about…

The future of reading

The world of literature has changed drastically over the last couple of decades. From the rise of e-book sales, to the adoption of the print on demand strategy, the literary…

Fifty Shades Too Much?

Fifty Shades of Grey, an erotic romance novel by British author E.L. James, has been proclaimed a guilty pleasure for women across the world. It’s explicit, it’s erotic and quite…

One of these things is not like the other

Nothing bothers me more than finding a book grouped with titles of obviously different genres. I’m not talking about the books on someone’s bookshelf, but rather in places where people…

What if She is a He?

If you were to walk into your local bookstore in search of a new book to read, you might make your decision with relatively little thought. In many cases, advertising…