{"id":2758,"date":"2008-10-31T05:00:29","date_gmt":"2008-10-31T09:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=2758"},"modified":"2008-10-30T22:00:28","modified_gmt":"2008-10-31T02:00:28","slug":"unrequired-reading-oct-31-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/unrequired-reading-oct-31-2008","title":{"rendered":"Unrequired Reading: Oct. 31, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

Slappy Halloween! Time for some oddball links!<\/p>\n

Boomshakalaka! NBA Jam was one of the greatest video games of all time<\/a>.<\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

Ron Rosenbaum hated Dr. Atomic<\/a>. To be fair, I hear he also hated Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along-Blog<\/em>.<\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

He’s the got the biggest bombs of them all<\/a>!<\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

What about those who swing both ways? AC\/DCs<\/a>? (Bonus VM trivia: we’re approaching the 5th anniversary of the only time I’ve ever gotten up on a barroom table and danced. It was in response to Thunderstruck<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

“What’s the deal with this Cezanne guy?”<\/a><\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

Who took the money? \/ Who took the money away?<\/a><\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

Ardor for Ada<\/a>.<\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

DMCA at 10: good<\/a> or bad<\/a>?<\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

The Manolo meets The Postrel<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Slappy Halloween! 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