Offbeat

Call of Duty: Black Blocks

It's not an ancient computer reverse-engineered in plastic blocks, but this Lego-inspired spoof of Call of Duty: Black Ops is good fun. Video after the jump.

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Tracking disconsumption

A project to use barcodes to track consumer waste reminds me of what Slavoj �i�ek says while standing amidst piles of garbage: "part of our daily perception of reality is that this [trash] disappears from our world."

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Video Game Choir

At Boston's Berklee College of Music, an a cappella choir treats video game music with a full measure of seriousness�and affection.

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