Morning Discussion

Surprise! It's a Friday link dump. Gobble up all these delicious links before it's too late and... I'm sorry, I've said too much. Never mind. You needn't know about that yet. When you do find out, though, know that you're in all our hearts and minds, you brave star you.

We must save this fabulous mural from being destroyed.

Everything becomes more pleasant with a burst of noise. Not that rubbish 'white' noise all the squares are listening to, no, proper noise, like pink or red/brown noise.

Why does modern literature favour the tragic over the comic? It's certainly not what the Ancient Greeks, those idolised originators of our culture, thought. Sure, you could apply this thinking to video games, if you fancy. And why not!

Lastly, you positively must read Duncan Fyfe's cripplingly wonderful Bad Dreams, a short story from the perspective of a video games PR person.