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Different (short story)
Posted on 05. Nov, 2010 by Bran Rainey.
We reach the basement and the carpeting abruptly stops as the corridor leads into a sleek, metallic room. This is his storage room, where he keeps what could be the most powerful object on Earth. Money, fame, power. I just have to get through the locked vault door and I’ll have it all. It’s what I’ve always needed.
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10 Words You Might Be Misspelling
Posted on 23. Aug, 2010 by Bran Rainey.
Even otherwise-intelligent people have problems with spelling when words don’t follow the expected patterns, or are spelled really differently from their pronunciation. That’s why I’ve compiled a list of the ten most frequently-misspelled common words.
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Don’t Fall for Fake Gameplay Growth
Posted on 12. Aug, 2010 by Bran Rainey.
Gameplay growth is one of the things that makes video games fun to play, but it requires effort on the part of the player. Restarting levels isn’t fun, so it’s easy to see, from a business perspective, why developers would want to cut back on real gameplay growth, and instead focus on a “fake” growth…
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Across the Universe
Posted on 31. Jul, 2010 by Bran Rainey.
Across the Universe seems to be a divisive film. It’s an emotional movie that can make you feel something if you let it — it’s just not the kind of movie you can quote to your friends.
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Kick-Ass
Posted on 17. Jul, 2010 by Bran Rainey.
Kick-Ass is a superhero movie based on the comic of the same name by Mark Millar. It follows the exploits of a frustrated teenager named Dave Lizewski, who decides to become a superhero after getting mugged one too many times in New York. The movie is funny, thrilling, and overall very entertaining; but like my Chasing Amy review, there’s one gripe I have that stops the movie from being truly great.
