2013 Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con

| June 11, 2013

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  It’s that time of year again: Comic Con. The time where fanboys & girls are excited to see all the stuff that’s available and where their wallets cry because they want to buy everything. Where like-minded people can gather to geek-out about all the things they love to geek-out about. Where bright colors and [...]

Bookworms: Ready Player One (2012) by Ernest Cline

| February 28, 2013

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How do you write a virtual reality adventure set in the relatively far flung future and yet still include references to all your favorite TV, film, and videogame icons of the 70 and 80’s without it feeling forced? In Ready Player One, Ernest Cline resolves this problem by focusing on an online treasure hunt, set by the inventor of this future’s virtual reality, for an unbelievable fortune, and all the clues are based around his obsession with the pop culture of his youth.