Articles by Jonathan Gourlay

personal 05.02.12 The Sheep of Liechtenstein

Jonathan Gourlay confronts the romantic appeal of typewriters and the resonance of obsolescence.
humor 03.28.12 A Critical Review of Smartphone Ads

Jonathan Gourlay analyzes the latest smartphone commercials and finds perversion, misogyny, anger, and circles.
opinion 01.30.12 The Ghost in the Timeline

For Jonathan Gourlay, Facebook Timeline has turned his news feed into an online cemetery.
arts 01.09.12 In the Land of the Non-Reader

Jonathan Gourlay stops reading books. This is what happens to him.
arts 10.14.11 Fear and Gaming: The Child in the Tower

Jonathan Gourlay’s daughter has locked herself away, hidden from the dangers of the world, in Minecraft.
arts 09.16.11 Fear and Gaming: Frequently Asked Existential and Snack-Food Related Questions in “The Witcher 2″

Parvulus Clamans (Jonathan Gourlay), a pitiable little man, pretends to be someone he is not and (of course!) fails.
arts 07.25.11 Fear and Gaming: Crazy Train

Jonathan Gourlay loves every train, simulated or real, with the exception of the one in Atlas Shrugged.
arts 06.20.11 Fear and Gaming: An Existential Psychoanalysis of a Yellow-Robed, Faceless Wizard

Jonathan Gourlay finds the notebooks of a character from Magicka and an existential psychoanalyst.

arts 05.06.11 Fear and Gaming: Dork Adventurer

The Consolation of Philosophy: a text adventure by Jonathan Gourlay.
arts 04.11.11 Fear and Gaming: Remembrance of Things Spewed

Jonathan Gourlay plays Bulletstorm, which causes an ejaculatory explosion of memories, nightmares, and Fox News pundits.
arts 02.18.11 Fear and Gaming: Being and Nothingness and “Minecraft”

Jonathan Gourlay explores Minecraft, an ugly game with no point and endless possibility.
arts 01.26.11 Fear and Gaming: Soldiers of Boredom

Playing a first-person shooter set in Vietnam, Jonathan Gourlay learns that he doesn’t have to take any responsibility for war, just like Senator Mitch McConnell.