Irregardless of whether you believe it or not, it’s generally agreed that the oft-praised greatness in the story of Jesus Christ relies on a few things. To start it depends on Jesus actually being who he claimed, the son of Yahweh, which is what his status of being able to perform miracles and leading under Yahweh’s name both depended on. It’s also essential that he led a sinless life, that being what would allow him to take on the sins of everyone else and essentially pay their way into Heaven. These, among other specifics, are what the story of Christ relies on to hold any weight in reality. Without them it is literally nothing more then a very famous and… Read More →

I write reviews. Lots of them. It’s something I’m known for and have been known for, both online and in my personal life, for years. My opinion is one of my defining aspects and it has made me the recipient of everything from admiration and awards to hate and death threats. I am a critic. And, as a critic, the new ReviewerCard from Brad Newman offends me on a deeply personal level, just as I imagine it offends any other critic with an ounce of respect for themselves or their reviews. It doesn’t end there, though. After all, who cares if we’re offended? In a reworking of a popular Internet rule, it’s true that if something exists, someone will be offended… Read More →

Losing a job sucks. No one can deny this. Being fired is an awful experience, especially if it’s not because of something you did. Losing your job sends a shock to your system and, even worse, means that you have to go searching for a new one before either your savings or sanity run out. It is, however, a fact of business. Businesses and their supply of money are always fluctuating and, as a result, people are hired and fired all the time for reasons beyond that of their own competence. No one can really say that a job dismissal is wrong or evil because it’s simply a natural economic event. What is wrong, however, is a business trend that… Read More →

The Wii U is, undoubtedly, the biggest and most important gaming release of 2012. The successor to one of the most popular video game consoles of all time – one that ushered in thousands upon thousands of new people into the medium – the Wii U is an industry force on a massive scale. Though it might not have the immediate flash of the latest Halo or Call of Duty title, the proof is there that it will be the face of video games for a number of years to come. Not only is the Wii U the latest home system from the only major hardware-producing company dedicated exclusively to making video games, but it is also the first Nintendo… Read More →

An unsettling trend has become ever more present during this past election season. A type of fanboy politics is rearing its ugly head once again in American culture, one that prohibits and constrains real discussion, criticism, and arguments through tacky blame tactics and a shirking of responsibility. And, as with many of the things wrong with American politics, it stems from the two-party system. For those unaware, the United States relies on a system of voting referred to as first-past-the-post, or FPP. In this system, the winning candidate is decided by whoever obtains the most votes, with each candidate generally being backed by a party of like-minded supporters using their time and resources to get their preferred political player a… Read More →

It’s quite sad what modern politics have become. Instead of focusing on actual issues like the economy, government spending, poverty, social equality, the war, the debt – you know, the things that people are truly concerned about – the entire political arena has become focused on finding out how big of a liar each candidate actually is. But, being this as it is, tons of dirt has been lifted on the life and times of Mitt Romney, the last Republican nominee left standing after the slow, snore-worthy events of the 2012 primaries. And boy what dirt it is, ranging from recent events all the way back to his early adulthood and times in the Mormon church. In fact, let’s start… Read More →