Assemble!

So, The Avengers is coming out in less than a month. This thing has been building since 2008 when Iron Man first came to theaters, incorporates four major comic book characters with their own origin movies, two of which already have sequels. Needless to say, I'm fairly excited.

The SOPA 'splosion

As I'm sure all you tech-savvy readers are aware, last week was quite an eventful one in the age of the internet. The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its counterpart the Protect IP Act (PIPA, somehow short for the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act) have taken the internet by storm. And by "storm," I mean that thing that happens right after you kick a bee hive.

The 3D and motion control fads

Two growing trends have made themselves inescapably popular lately, and I'm not entirely sure why: 3D and motion controls. Both have proven themselves to be permanent, or at least long-term, additions to gaming.

Movie Review: Captain America

Captain America: The First Avenger lets audiences worldwide experience an American icon. It drops the audience right into World War II and sets the tone perfectly. The Avengers couldn't have asked for a better set-up.

Movie review: Thor

A few years back, somebody at Marvel had an idea: 

"Let's make an Avengers movie!" 

"But wait," someone inevitably said, "won't all those superheroes be confusing as hell for anyone unfamiliar with The Avengers?"

"Alright, we'll make some origin movies, then The Avengers!"

And so they did. And that's what Thor is. Prep work.