Gweek 018: Joel gets an MBA in LEGO

In Gweek 018, Boing Boing’s managing editor Rob Beschizza and Kotaku’s editorial director Joel Johnson join me in a discussion about comic books, video games, books, LEGO, and more.

• Rob and Joel talk about the agony and ecstasy of playing the Diablo III beta.

• They go onto to praise Torchlight, a fine Diablo clone that doesn’t require you to be online while playing it.

• Rob and Joel argue over the pronunciation of “Planescape.”

• Rob updates us on Minecraft’s 1.8 Adventure release.

• Joel describes Blockade Runner, "Not Just Minecraft in Space.”

• Rob and Mark engage in a deeply thoughtful critique of Steven Soderbergh's Contagion.

• Joel reviews Feynman a comic book biography by Jim Ottaviani and Leland Myrick.

• Mark reviews Optic Nerve #12, by Adrian Tomine

• Mark gushes about Richard Dawkins' new book, The Magic of Reality without having read it.

• Joel gets an MBA in LEGO at the Lego Master Builder academy.

• Rob explains the new Boing Boing redesign!

• We close with a fantastic 1981 song called "Pushing Buttons," from a power pop band called TV Neats & The Experts. The song was written by Bedazzled’s Spike Priggen. You can buy TV Neats & The Experts' album on Amazon and on iTunes.

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