Showing posts with label why. Show all posts
Showing posts with label why. Show all posts

Friday, August 23, 2013

Why isn't the media freaking out about these racially motivated crimes?

Australian teen Chris Lane killed in Oklahoma by black kids in a gang initiation?  Why does this happen?  Listen to the video link.  No male figures in their lives...89 year old WWII Veteran Delbert Benton killed by black youth in Spokane, WA...Update:  Delbert Benton survived being wounded at Okinawa, only to be killed in Spokane...Why no media outrage over this?  Meanwhile we have liberal (oh by the way a Democrat and Barack Obama volunteer) douchenozzels stirring the pot and making crap up to cause faux outrage.  And they get a pass by the lamestream media. Update: Oprah says you are all racists...Oberlin College student Dylan Bleier, a disgusting criminal liar who should be horsewhipped.  And Juan Williams and Jesse Jackson, spare us okay?  I get there is a bigger problem, but let's focus on that bigger problem and not inflame racial tensions when it is not really the cause.    
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

NES at 30: Why Mario still makes a difference

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Devin Coldewey NBC News

18 hours ago

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The original box for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

The Nintendo Entertainment System, which turned 30 Monday, may seem like a relic in an era of consoles like the PS4 and Xbox One ? but it helped define those systems and the games on them in more ways than one.

Lasting franchises

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New Super Mario Bros Wii, one of the latest titles in the Mario line of games.

The power of the series was apparent to Nintendo, existing as it did in the days of "Star Wars," "Indiana Jones" and "Back to the Future." So the company was happy to make and publish sequels and spin-offs, even if it had little to do with the original. The result is that the "core" franchises became a staple of gaming. That began on the Nintendo, perhaps best exemplified by "Super Mario Bros."

The original game smashed records (largely due to being included in the box), the second was a bizarre cult hit (but still an excellent game) and the third is hailed by many as one of the best games ever made, regardless of age.

Nintendo and its stable of developers would continue this pattern for decades with other major properties: with repetition, "Legend of Zelda," "Mega Man," "Castlevania," and many more became ingrained in the minds of young gamers ? gamers who grew up to compose Nintendo's current core audience.

It may have been a tactical move to avoid risk and stick with what worked, but the fact is that Mario and Link have become utterly iconic through their constant presence, an accomplishment others have tried with varying success to imitate.

Games that defined genres

While "Super Mario Bros." may be the most obvious success story, the NES was also home to games that both inspired genres and still define them.

For instance, "Final Fantasy" and "Dragon Warrior" elevated the comparatively obscure role-playing game genre to playable form. The extreme length and depth of these games created gamers who would not be satisfied by mere arcade thrills, helping move games from then-rare PCs and arcades into the home. And their sequels (now numbering in the double digits) still act as yardsticks for others in the genre.

Zelda

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The original "Legend of Zelda," still used as a reference and inspiration by gamers and developers.

But it's not just sequels that inherited Nintendo game qualities. To this day, games can be described in terms of the Nintendo games that preceded them: "Zelda"-esque item hunting, "Metroid"-style exploration, "Contra"-quality shooting, "Battletoads"-level difficulty. If you want to make someone understand the basic gameplay of even a major modern game, NES titles are the common vocabulary, something that everyone understands.

For better or worse, it made gaming child's play

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An ad for the original NES emphasizing its family-friendly nature.

Nintendo's most dubious legacy, in full force on the NES, was its insistence on being family-friendly. The NES was, after all, originally called the Famicom, or family computer. From the beginning, games and accessories were designed with friends and family in mind ? and while that meant lots of bright, accessible games, it also meant mature themes were generally avoided.

This occasionally resulted in some mind-boggling mix-ups and errors ? the neutered "Mortal Kombat," the inexplicably un-censored exploding Hitler head in "Bionic Commando" ? but its main effect was to establish home gaming systems as the province of kids. Never mind that some games were more difficult than anything that came before or after ? the stigma, which Nintendo worked actively to promote, was that games were Disney-level entertainment.

30 years later, the games industry is still recovering from this: games are often reduced in the public eye to "blasting aliens" or "saving the princess" despite having shed those limitations long ago. And that which helped Nintendo reach millions of living rooms in the 1980s and 1990s may now be holding it back: more gamers than ever want Hollywood-level content in both tone and setting, meaning sex and violence that Nintendo even now is barely willing to tolerate.

The NES may not have been the first game console by a long shot, but for millions it was the first they owned and loved. After 30 years it still resonates with gamers, and probably will for decades to come.

Devin Coldewey is a contributing writer for NBC News Digital. His personal website is coldewey.cc.

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Sunday, June 16, 2013

Why Blurred Lines Is My Song Of The Year

I was definitely getting  tired of hearing the same old Calvin Harris and David Guetta-produced songs on the radio day after day and enduring the Flo-rida's and Pitbulls. After a while, they all seem to sound the same. Along came Suit & Tie, i got a little bit skeptical when i first heard it but slowly grew it grew into me. And then there was Blurred Lines, finally that breath of fresh air.While the song itself is over almost three months old, the song is now number one on the Billboard hot 100 and probably will be the most addictive song of the year. The song is the lead single off of Thicke’s upcoming album with the same name.Intended or not, “Blurred Lines,” featuring producer Pharrell and Atlanta rapper T.I., is fair competition or rather the better version for Timberlake’s current single with Jay-Z, “Suit and Tie.” In this playful single, Thicke samples the famous Marvin Gaye hit, “Got to Give it Up.”“Blurred Lines” is a flirty song about Thicke and a woman, who portrays to be a good girl, sending signals back and forth to each other. The contrasting styles of Thicke, Pharrel and T.I. blend together in the song to create a classy, feel-good product. Even on this quirky, playful song, T.I. kills his verse and complements the song tremendously with his lyrical balance and swagger. Thicke, Pharrell, T.I. and three diverse models seem to be having  a good time in the video with innocent flirting, off-beat dance moves, random goats and T.I.’s James Brown dance impersonations. The music video for “Blurred Lines” caused quite the controversy. The video was released March 20 and featured Thicke as well as the other artists that collaborated on the track with him, T.I. and Pharrell. The original, unrated version features the three artists surrounded by topless models and can only be found on the popular video-sharing website Vevo. The video bought into the popular Twitter hashtag language, stamping the video every few seconds with #THICKE. Critical reactions to the song were mostly positive. Bill Lamb of About.com gave the song 4.5 stars on 5, lauding Pharell's production and "Robin Thicke's seriously sexy vocals" and deeming it "the catchiest and sexiest pop dance hits of the year."The Michigan Daily's Jackson Howard graded it an "A" and praised it as "one of Pharrell’s best beats in years ... by the time the multilayered and carnal harmonies of the chorus come in, the song is completely on fire."Writing for Billboard, Chris Payne compared it with Justin Timberlake's Suit & Tie and called it a "bubbly bit of disco-shuffling R&B", while also noting its racy content.
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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Top 10 reasons why the Clippers aren't bringing back Vinny del Negro

Oh, The Pain, The Pain10) Just realized they were, in fact, employing Vinny del Negro9) Have to make sure that we continue to distract the world from the fact that Blake Griffin, despite being a very well-paid commercial spokesmodel and well-known superstar with hops for days, does not get rebounds or block shots8) del Negro failed to give Chauncey Billups the memo that he's, well, not very good any more, and shouldn't shoot so much7) Team feel that he didn't get enough out of DeAndre Jordan and Lamar Odom, who, shockingly, did not combine to be a championship level center6) Winning the Pacific Division crown used to seem like a much bigger deal, really5) Needed to fire him quickly before the world started calling him what he really is, which is the most successful coach in Clippers History4) Desperate to do anything that makes Chris Paul like them and stay, up to just making him the official, as well as unofficial, coach3) Vinny just isn't racist or repulsive enough to be trusted by management2) Like every other franchise in the NBA, the Clips are convinced that if they just have an open spot, Phil Jackson will magically appear1) Just like in Brooklyn, this team is far too talented (just ask them!) to ever lose on its own, so it must be all about the coachhttp://fivetooltool.blogspot.com - The Sports Blog That Loves You Back!
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Monday, May 13, 2013

10 Reasons why we Love Beyonce :-)

 taa.. we love her jor... lolWell here are 10 reasons why we love her cos' personally i think she's one of Gods most awesome creature just like me :-)Here's 3 and please watch the next video for the other 7 reasons .8. she's polite (WATCH HER INTERVIEWS/SMART YET POLITE)9. she's sensible and wise enough to get married especially everyone thinks she should be the diva who frolicks around cos' about every guy wants to have her and every girl be like her.10. she's an African woman who pays so much respect to her race and women/womanhood!10.1/2. she reminds me of me - music and focus (energy, passion,shy but fierce, homely, handy etc) *winks* yup, now you know lol.need more reasons to fall in-love with her :) , huh?XOXO;)
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