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The Legacy of World War II

 

 

June 6th came once more. D-day was a long time ago and I didn't intend to make anything of it.  I was surprised by the emotional turmoil I felt, by how I felt about that day in my gut.  I realized that while I was born after the war was over, D-day and World War II were a real and tangible part of my childhood.  It was part of my family's life, my teachers lives, my friends parent's lives. It wasn't just old men who remembered it, every adult in my youth had stories from that war. It was amputees on street corners selling pencils and people all around me still dealing with it. It was part of my life and it played a role in my enlistment for Vietnam.  Of course I felt this day in my guts. Why did I think it would be otherwise?

E3 2014: All Scruffy White Dudes, All The Time

 

 

E3 — the Electronic Entertainment Expo — is where the video games industry shows off all its upcoming games, consoles, and ways to totally not spy on you sitting in your living room in your underwear eating ice cream while binging on Netflix. Every year CEOs of companies like Sony and Nintendo get up on stage and make fools of themselves to show the audience and the gaming public watching online what the future of gaming will be.

And in 2014, it looks like the future of gaming is scruffy white dudes getting angry about things.

Nintendo was the standout this year. They showed up with a demo of the latest Super Smash Bros game, a teaser for a new Legend of Zelda with a well-rounded cast of playable characters, and Splatoon, a family-friendly paint-shooter featuring adorable kids who turn into squids.

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