The Idea All roads lead to Raimi. Growing up, my weekends were often spent devouring Hercules and Xena episodes, hoping for an appearance from my favorite character: Autolycus, the King of Thieves. As time went on, I developed a new obsession - the Build Engine shooters: Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. The...

Final Fantasy VIII per me è l'esperienza videoludica più bella, intensa e suggestiva di sempre.

In his most recent newsletter, Robin turned me onto a fascinating blog called Census Stories by the historian Dan Bouk and he recounts tales of how past censuses were made. This particular account of Agnes Parrott though, who happened to work on the census that took place in Alaska in 1940, shook me thoroughly awake...

Last week Mary Meeker delivered her annual Internet Trends report and as usual it was chock full of useful data. This slide was one of a number that caught my eye: Instagram is the app that teens flock to these days, not Facebook or Twitter. But aside from its cool factor, Instagram is increasingly being used in the...

Three new flavors of M&M Candies based on local cuisine