Battle for free on the open seas
Video Game Review: World of Warships (PC, MAC) "What's not to like about driving around in a 40,000-ton battleship with 16-inch guns?" says Nicholas Moran,…
Jonathan Garlow
Publisher of Two Row Times news newspaper. Hip hop visionary. Aficionado of cigars and disciple of the Exemplar.
A hospital for pilgrims
Editorial August 25, 2015 The Crusades of the 11th century were some of the most horrible times in the history of the world. We’re not…
Drum beats from the ghetto to the reservation
What started in the Bronx in the early 1970’s spread from the ghettoes, to the skyscrapers and became a billion dollar industry by the end…
Idle No More or Too Tired to Care?
Idle No More was an introduction into the world of indigenous activism for many people. A new generation was awoken to the reality of institutional…
Capitalism and super-colonies in space
NEW EDEN – 21 thousand years into the future humans have used up the resources of not just the earth but the entire Milky Way…
Robots & Heroines in Dystopia – E3 2015
Every year around this time something tremendously epic happens. Gamers get a glimpse into the future at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo which is most…
Fighting on in memory of Makayla Rain
NEW CREDIT – Since Makayla Sault passing in January 2015 it has been a tremendously difficult time for her family and for her community as…
Gaming café opens to accommodate local nerd community
Just over twenty years ago being a nerd was the worst possible thing to be. Then the internet happened and suddenly the nerds became powerful.…
First Nations players loving Magic: The Gathering
Twenty-two years ago, a publishing company called Wizards of the Coast invented something completely new. It was a trading card game called Magic: The Gathering.…
World of Tanks – Free to play armored warfare
In medieval times, heavy plate armor made knights nearly invincible on the battlefield. In the 20th century armored vehicles dominated the landscapes of WWI and…
Launching your own video game show
For the last 30 years we have watched indigenous people take increasingly more prominent roles in the media. We can think of native actors, comedians,…
ROBOCRAFT – Free doesn’t mean cheap
Triple A is a term usually reserved for the $80 video games that kids demand for Christmas, but there is a new trend growing with…
E-Sports an international phenomenon
In the late 19th century William "Pudge" Heffelfinger built railroads during the day and played games after work. Recognized as the first professional football player,…
Through hell and back with the Diablo franchise
In the year 2000, Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction received a Guinness World Record for fastest selling video game of all time with 1 million…
What is your Honour List?
Village Café is a great place to meet over breakfast, and after years of speaking about indigenous rights and the validity of Haudenosaunee governance I found myself sitting there at a table with Brian Beattie, an influential leader from Brantford who was personally impacted by Stephen Harper’s residential school apology and wanted to know what his organizations could do to help the native cause.