Since philosophy’s beginnings, people have debated the nature of reality. From Descartes hypothesizing that a demon was using evil magics to fool his senses, to the ‘brain in a vat’ that...
The Nintendo Switch released about a year back now. My birthday is in the first week of April, and my parents got me one for it. As somebody who’s seen the Switch grow over the last ten or twelve months,...
Over the last week, the Ames High WEB's Reviews editor has seen as many of this year's Academy Awards nominees as he and his budget can handle. Here are his thoughts. Excluded are Darkest Hour, Phantom...
I hate anime. I certainly like some, but the medium on average is trash pandering to lonely otaku and pedophiles. The industry underpays everybody within it, and even the voice actors (who’re paid...
When I first heard of Blade Runner 2049, I was disappointed. Thirty-five years after a cult classic comes out, a big-budget sequel comes out, and Harrison Ford’s still going to be in it? As more...
My first thought when I finished Nier Automata was “oh my god,” followed by “that could only be done in a video game”. With a flashy combat style made by the creators of cult hits like Bayonetta,...
Dane Dorius, Academics and Arts Editor, Ostensibly
• February 9, 2017
La La Land is a music romance starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. Ryan Gosling plays Sebastian, a jazz pianist who aspires to bring jazz back to the mainstream and run his own club, and Emma Stone plays...
Dane Dorius, Academics and Arts Editor
• December 16, 2016
Coming hot off the heels off of Sicario, a tense tale of cartels and a raid south of the border and Enemy, a strange, surreal, and nightmarish film that eludes one single genre, director Denis Villeneuve...
Dane Dorius, Academics and Arts Editor
• December 5, 2016
Titanfall 2 is a new first-person shooter by Respawn, a team mostly made of the developers of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and MW2. Taking place far into the future, the singleplayer and multiplayer deal...
Dane Dorius, Academics and Arts Editor
• November 7, 2016
If you look around you, both in the digital world and in meatspace, video games are a common thread. People argue about Battlefield One versus Titanfall Two versus Call of Duty Thirteen while playing the...
