Games & Humor
Dante's 'Inferno' Makes A Hell Of A Video Game
()An epic journey through nine circles of fiery hell filled with monstrous beasts and condemned souls — Italian poet Dante Alighieri didn't know it at the time, but in the 14th century, he mapped out a pretty sweet video game. Some Dante scholars are a little miffed.
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Pop Singer Neil Sedaka Plays Not My Job()

January 30, 2010 We've asked Neil to play a game we're calling "Oops ... we can glue that back together, right?" Three questions in honor of the museum visitor who tripped and put her hand right through a priceless Picasso painting.
Sunday Puzzle
Alma Maters (Or, A Smart Male)()
January 31, 2010 Every answer is the name of a college or university. Given an anagram, the contestant names the school. For example, if the clue is "lay" plus "e," the answer is "Yale."
Mike Judge: Mining Comic Joy From Workplace Pain()

January 29, 2010 Extract, the latest film from the writer and director of Office Space and the creator of Beavis and Butt-head, is another exploration of stupidity in the American workplace.
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Not My Job: 'Game Change' Author Mark Halperin()

January 23, 2010 Mark Halperin's new book Game Change — which he co-authored with John Heilemann — details all the backbiting, sex, lying and anger that was the 2008 presidential campaign. We'll see how the senior political analyst for Time magazine holds up against the NPR News Quiz.






