There are two very different worlds of popular culture out there, and most everyone seems to subscribe to one or the other. The first is the regular pop culture, filled with information about which celebrity is banging what, popular music, movie quotes and trivia. The second is internet pop culture, filled with horrific images from 4Chan, hilarious videos of stupid people getting hurt in stupid ways, and mighty gems, like the majestic keyboard cat. Erfworld draws heavily from both worlds to create a deep and involved, self-referential world that doubles as the ultimate gamer’s paradise. If you’ve got a finger on the pulse of either world, or have spent a few days involved in table top or console gaming, Erfworld might be right up your alley. Continue reading
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A generation of super intelligent pixel babies
I have a crippling, debilitating disease that has devoured countless thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours in the past year. Just about every time I seem to get ahead financially, the symptoms start acting up again, and it’s time for me to make an appointment with a specialist, whose main job is simply to tell me how much money it’s going to take to get life back to normal this time. They can only tell me this after locking me in a room with the horrors of daytime TV for about three to four hours. The diagnosis alone usually runs me around ninety bucks, but the soul sucking horrors of that small TV make it feel like I’ve given more, oh god, so much more.
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