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Question Mark Solves My Problem

Thursday, May 11th, 2006

In an earlier post I said that dream sequences are a writer’s crutch. They can mean everything and nothing all at once. Weird for its own sake is the realm of the art school film. Thankfully, the dream sequences in ? were very effective.
For one thing, they were literal. No BS symbolism or esoteric nonsense. [...]

Meta-Gaming Makes Me Meta-Bored

Friday, May 5th, 2006

Sorry if I’m not thoroughly thrilled by the prospect of spending the next three months hunting for clues, making phone calls, and guessing passwords at phony websites. Call me a party pooper, but that’s not my idea of a good time.
I will admit that I enjoyed listening to I Love Bees once the game was [...]

First Chapter of Bad Twin is Free on iTunes Music Store

Friday, May 5th, 2006

As pointed out by sister site Talk Stink, the first chapter of Bad Twin, the Lost tie-in novel that Sawyer will never finish reading thanks to Jack, is free on the iTunes Music Store: