Dealing With a Disappointing Season in Animal Crossing (and in Life)
As the seasons come and go, games that exist in real time like Animal Crossing can carry both joy and regret… despite our best efforts, the hopes and expectations we […]
Animal Crossing: The Best Gifts of All
The citizens that populate the world of Animal Crossing truly love giving gifts, and many times the only way to acquire some of these rare and thoughtful one-of-a-kind items is […]
Animal Crossing: Being a “Good Neighbor” to the “Uneighborly”
Our “neighbors” in Animal Crossing add to the experience in more ways than one… some are kind, others are prickly, and all of them will come to us needing our […]
Truth in Advertising: In Animal Crossing and in our Walk of Faith
There are SO many items to collect and build in Animal Crossing that I’m not even sure that they have ever been properly counted… but while most of them are […]
Bad Batch’s Tech: Living Out “Plan 99” in an “Order 66” World
Star Wars characters giving their lives in a final act of sacrifice is nothing new, but losing Tech in Star Wars: The Bad Batch hit me pretty hard. I could […]
The Legacy of the Sith: Being Played for a Fool
What do Darth Maul, Count Dooku, and Asajj Ventress have in common? While each of them enjoyed a season of being the prize pupil of a Sith lord, they were […]
Much Ado About Jinu: Cancel Culture vs. Mercy and Grace
In our final reflection on Kpop Demon Hunters, the most challenging part of the movie is how we reconcile the truth about who Jinu has been (a clearly flawed human […]
Rumi and Jinu: On Some Showing Compassion, Making a Difference
The entire narrative weight of the KPop Demon Hunters movie hinged on one important decision that Rumi made midway through the story… the decision to stop looking at Jinu as […]
Exposing the Saja Boys: Friends or Frauds?
As the Saja Boys devious plan to steal the hearts (and souls) of their fans built to a grand finale, the depth of their deception was revealed in a line […]
“Your Idol”: What our Hearts Chase, our Souls Follow
In KPop Demon Hunters, the Saja Boys quickly gained a loyal fan following by offering free concerts filled with catchy music that appealed to every fanbase as well as popping […]
Finding God in Video Games 