Category: irl

Fully’s Jarvis standing desk is good, but its customer service is even better

[ad_1] Fortunately, we had a guest room that we could transform into a temporary office. After moving some furniture around and doing a bit of redecorating, I officially “moved” my workspace upstairs. But my desk situation was still pretty dire. I actually ended up using a folding sewing table as a stopgap in the guest […]

How I discovered the magic of wholesome travel games

[ad_1] The problem with these examples is that they’re overly familiar; I built my Animal Crossing island myself, so there was nothing new to discover once I’d unlocked everything. And the Manhattan of Spider-Man is, well, Manhattan. (Except without being able to actually enter the shops and museums.) I was missing the thrill of travel, […]

‘Last Word’ is an RPG about the power of debate

[ad_1] There’s also a plethora of attack options which are also coded by type. It gets confusing pretty quickly and the tutorial does a poor job of explaining it well, to the point where I was almost done with the game before it actually clicked.  You even gain experience points and level up, with additional […]

Three binge-ready shows for you to stream: ‘Deep Space Nine,’ ‘Kingdom’ and ‘Solar Opposites’

[ad_1] At the time it aired, Deep Space Nine got a lot of flack for not being like its predecessors; it was too dark in tone, everyone argued too much, it was boring because they didn’t travel around in a ship, it was a ripoff of Babylon 5. All of these complaints seem rather quaint […]

Maybe don’t start playing ‘The Last of Us’ during a pandemic

[ad_1] I also like how the combat encourages you to be thoughtful — but not without a sense that you need to micromanage your inventory. And it’s not a horror game so much as one where there’s a long-standing undercurrent of tension. You sit forward in your chair, always primed for something to happen when […]

Netflix is hosting a live comedy festival in Los Angeles this spring

[ad_1] 100+ live shows. LA’s most iconic venues. One packed week. Netflix Is A Joke Fest is no joke. pic.twitter.com/sIt0jZjx09 — Netflix Is A Joke (@NetflixIsAJoke) March 2, 2020 Comedians including Pete Davidson, Jamie Foxx, Arsenio Hall, Norm Macdonald, David Letterman, Amy Schumer, Michelle Wolf and Ali Wong are slated to perform. They’ll take the […]

‘Hades’ made me a believer in early access games

[ad_1] I can’t claim to have jumped on Hades early, it’s been out for more than a year. But I started playing it about a month ago, and it feels like Supergiant used the early access model perfectly. It’s a “roguelike” action RPG where you battle through the depths of the underworld, trying to reach […]

What we’re listening to: Big|Brave and Beloved

[ad_1] Big|Brave Terrence O’BrienManaging Editor Big|Brave traffic in a particular type of metal. A type of metal that is often divisive. It’s not a specific subgenre so much as a style of songwriting and playing. They play loud, texturally maximalist metal. But with slow, minimalist arrangements. They’re similar to labelmates Sleep and Sunn O))) in […]