These days the thought of going to the local megaplex can indeed be perplexing. So the other day I decided to bypass the crowds occupying those vacuous movie halls and take an unscheduled trip to my local cinematheque. Here I was met with surly hello and a less-than-enthusiastic "What movie," but this was okay. In fact, it was excellent or at least better than the standard assembly line antics of the big theater queue. I felt a little inspired, as if the ticket man's performance was custom tailored. I proceeded to purchase refreshments,...

First things first: I have not played Braid. I look forward to playing it soon. That being said... On the drive to work today I was station surfing, because there is never anything good on, when I came across an NPR segment written by Heather Chaplin titled "Xbox's 'Braid' A Surprise Hit, For Surprising Reasons." I immediately thought two things: why was a video game getting media attention for anything other than violence and/or record breaking sales? And, damn I want to play Braid. So I listened. It was the usual outside perspective...