Essays & Reviews

Playing Outside

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...male audience with promises of immersive interactivity and “in your face” special effects. Since Doom and ­Counter-Strike began colonizing student computer labs all across the nation, the muscle-bound first-­person shooter...
Chess pieces, King and Queen, Randy Pagatpatan. (Flickr | CC BY-ND 2.0)

Living Chess

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...have the opportunity to consistently study the game or regularly compete, unlike her similarly affluent male peers. Still, she won Hastings and placed highly in several women’s-only competitions. Despite this,...