Category: Distractions
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Book Review: The Gods of Gotham
The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye My rating: 2 of 5 stars What is it about 1850s New York and 1890s London? Lately I feel I’ve been swamped in sepia tone, between Copper and Ripper Street on BBC America, Lincoln (all right, that’s 1860s Washington, but see my point) and now The Gods of…
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Review of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan My rating: 3 of 5 stars A gentle and sweet book about books and knowledge and secrets and computers (and computers!) and codes and … bookstores. I really enjoyed it as I read it, but unfortunately it was in fits and starts so I never really engaged with…
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A Thanksgiving Lego Battle for Middle Earth
One of the highlights of my Thanksgiving was playing through the Lego Lord of the Rings video game with my nine year-old nephew. I’ve been considering using the game as part of a module on interaction design for my spring course, and so tricked him into helping me field test it. It took us two…