“You’re not special just because you got hit by lightning.” “The internet thinks I am.” It is much easier to review a show that is unequivocally bad or mind-blowingly amazing. It is the complicated show with so much potential but a final production that ultimately doesn’t work, that creates a conflict for me. I want […]
The Nominees have been notified, the votes have been counted, the staff has weighed in, and the Winners Have Been Announced for the inaugural My Games Awards. Now it’s time for My Games to join the My TV/My Theatre/My Cinema tradition of Honorary Awards (a special award for someone whose work goes above and beyond but doesn’t […]
Our rollout of this year’s Award Winners continues. We did the My Cinema Awards yesterday (check them out, they’re awesome) and now we’re back with a list of My Games Award winners for you. Stay tuned for the winners of the My TV and My Theatre Awards as well as Emerging Artists, Fan Favourites, Performers […]
There’s been a lot of talk, vitriol, and PR flailing since Microsoft revealed the Xbox One: some of it is deserved, some is exaggerated, and some points toward a fascinating change in the gaming landscape. For once, I’m going to be optimistic. Now, I don’t mean I’m rooting for the Xbox One, or defending it – […]
You could feel the hum of electricity in the theater, both in the metaphorical sense of the audience’s anticipation, and in the literal sense of thousands of light bulbs dangling brightly in front of your eyes. When the iconic ceiling of lights first came alive you could feel the electrical buzz, and there was a […]
Our annual My Entertainment World Awards Season begins today with the addition of our new award: The My Games Award, honouring the best in gaming in 2012. Stay tuned for the My Theatre, My Cinema and My TV Award nominees- all coming soon- then the Annual Nominee Interview Series and the announcement of this year’s Award Winners. […]
The Huntington Theatre Company’s Now or Later at the Calderwood Pavilion has some very sharp things to say to its audience. Christopher Shinn’s intelligent script really shines on the simple but tasteful set, and is supported by some very strong acting. The play is much more character driven than plot driven, so I don’t feel […]
I did not want to play this game when I heard about it. I am still fairly new to the gaming community, so a game that touts itself as being extremely difficult did not excite me. After watching my far more experienced roommate die repeatedly, in what appeared to be an utterly futile adventure, I […]