Posts Tagged ‘hemingway’
A Question of Length
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I was reading through Masterlookas’ review of Wanted and it started the rusty gears in my brain region spinning. As the cogs spun around I was reminded of Ernest Hemingway. The great American writer gave us such classics as A Farewell to Arms and The Old Man and the Sea.
He was noted for his bare bones journalistic writing style. Hemingway didn’t feel the need to pad his novels with 2 page long descriptions of furniture like a lot of other writers. In fact, he once said he could tell a story in 6 words “For Sale: Baby Shoes, Never Worn.” What in the world does this have to do with anything?
Well hit the more button and find out.
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Videogame Jam of the Day Latest Podcast- Barrel Roll #169 - "Panda Games Are Their Own Genre" December 24, 2012After a brief hiatus, the Barrel Roll podcast is back to their old tricks. Jesse, Jonah, Wes, and Adam Milecki return for an in depth discussion of the burgeoning panda genre and what it brings to the table. Jonah finally dips into Tokyo Jungle to try out its panda-related DLC. Jesse fights pandas with increasingly elaborate costumes in Tekken Tag Tournament […]
