Intern Edition

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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Meghan Forbes gives us one last audio postcard from Broadway before the big day. April 2nd marks the launch of the Intern Edition radio show. You can find Meghan’s piece on Broadway, introducing Sia from Kiss Pizza, in the B segment.

At a small newsstand, I found this man (he requested anonymity), who suggested more a more dire reason for the exodus of shoppers from Broadway.

Paige Lindel asks the questions: What role will I play in the new world? Or in this world for that matter?   

One month ago, the new ark launched, this one a little more stationary than the last. The Global Seed vault, carved into the permafrost layer of an island off of Northern Norway, aims at protecting the world’s food supply from natural and man-made disasters. 

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In Cinderella Bridal, Meghan Forbes found Miguel, who offered a very balanced view on Broadway.

After speaking with the likes of Fernando, Ed Kelsey, and Jim, Miguel brought a very different, carefully weighed perspective of how the clean up on Broadway is changing the neighborhood. And, he provided a different reason for why the street’s Latino shoppers are starting to shop elsewhere.

I’ve lost my keys. / Where are they?
-Marshall Flinkman, Alias Season 3

Last weekend, I lost my keys.
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Back on Broadway, Meghan Forbes brings us yet another voice from the streets.  

Husky Boy #6 is a tiny foodstand on Broadway, wedged between the Orpheum Theater and a parking lot. After speaking to Ed Kelsey at the theater, I spoke to the owner of this stand, Jim Lao, an emigre from Thailand who runs the shop with his wife, Julie. Coming full circle, this is also where I spoke to Fernando, whom I found enjoying some early morning conversation at the Husky.