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Meghan Forbes spent one memorable afternoon this winter in the home of Albert Lew, and brings us here the most poignant bits of that conversation.

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Lindsay Totty takes the DC stage at Busboys and Poets bookstore and restaurant and performs two original poems as part of their Open Mic Night.

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A day before the Maryland primary, Ian Jannetta attended a Barack Obama rally back in February at the University of Maryland, in College Park. He brought back this report.

In Travis Larchuk’s piece on videogame storytelling, CMU professor Jesse Schell describes the concept of “Indirect Control,” where videogame storytellers create situations that compel the player to further the plot.

Here, videogame writers Ken Levine and Susan O’Connor explain this concept more.

It is said that the older we grow, the more childlike we become. Fitting then, that “Granny Nannies” is a bourgeoning field, as Valerie Bonk reports.

In August 2006, my grandmother, and weekly pen pal whom I loved and adored, suffered from a stroke and was put into a nursing home. She was left unable to speak or understand what is going on around her. My grandfather visited her at least once everyday and always made sure that she was as comfortable and content as she could be.

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Travis Larchuk brings us thoughts on the power of videogame writing by Portal lead writer Eric Wolfpaw.

One of the puzzles in the videogame “Portal” requires players to carry a cube around with them to unlock the exit to the next level.

During the game’s development, however, playtesters weren’t catching on to the idea that they had to carry the cube with them.

Eric Wolfpaw, lead writer from Portal, took it from there.

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