Days of Text Adventure Games Shaped by Imagination
Aaron Barbee recalls early computing and text adventure classics like Zork and Adventure. He notes how graphics diminished the appeal, laments the shift to eye candy games, and invites reader questions while sharing nostalgia for text only gameplay and its mental challenge. He mentions his Texas Computer Guru service and provides contact details. Wanda Orton’s column will return soon.
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Opens Worldwide
The sixth film in the J K Rowling series debuted in theaters with a record opening day. Fans queued across the nation, including at San Jacinto Mall, as the film grossed 58.4 million domestically with 22.2 million from midnight showings. Analysts call it among the era's top box office openings.
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Wallpaper tips from Loecke and Nixon at Brooklyn open house
Designers John Loecke and Jason Oliver Nixon share ten decor tips for using wallpaper. They advise creating a jewel box foyer with a single pattern and rhinestones, unifying adjacent rooms with complementary patterns and shades, pairing wall and ceiling motifs, and using tropical prints for bold statements like a pink tiled bathroom. They also suggest dramatic hall papers, feature walls, woven papers for stair spaces, zoning via wallpaper, embracing asymmetry, and even wallpapering closets to inspire fashion.
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince review shines
AP reviewer David Germain praises the sixth film for rich drama and humor, noting stronger character work from Daniel Radcliffe Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. Director David Yates preserves Rowling’s spirit with fresh energy while Harry and friends face heightened peril and a pivotal memory quest.
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