Sans Analysis 2

Apologies. My attention has been diverted most of the week by the debt ceiling madness, America's fiery waltz into a middling power and the plutocratic takeover of the government. All the hooplah has kept me from anything more artistic in nature. Here's a few peices of writing and media from the week that stood out to me.

Last Tuesday: How to Make an Art House Video Game Jonathan McCalmont on Futurismic

Winehouse, Breivik and Deadly Ideals Andy Martin in the New York Times

Boom Clap Bachelors - Løb Stop Stå Beautiful song and video

Ezra Klein's entire blog in The Washington Post

Iwata taking 50% pay cut over 3DS performance on Joystiq. Would this ever happen in the US?

Other "representative directors," including Senior Managing Directors Shigeru Miyamoto and Shinji Hatano, will take 30 percent pay cuts, and other execs will lose 20 percent off their salaries.

Apple Now Has More Cash Than the U.S. Government in The Atlantic; a sign of the times