The Nukezilla Sunday Supplement – July 17th 2010

Every Sunday we’re going to post links to articles we think are interesting from the last week. Sundays are usually very quiet around here, so this seems like the best day to do it. We’re going to link to articles on range of subjects, including videogames, technology, movies, geek culture and much, much more.

Videogames

Art and Video Games: Intersections – Gamasutra. ”Art historian Diana Poulsen takes a closer look at the “are games art?” discussion, bringing in an academic perspective steeped in knowledge of games to help untangle the thorny question of what art, precisely, is, and what relationship games have with it.”

Infinite Wisdom – Develop. “With BioShock Infinite, Irrational Games might just exceed the quality bar set by the groundbreaking first title. Develop asks director of product development Timothy Gerritsen how production is going.”

Internet

Bulletins from the future – The Economist. “The internet has turned the news industry upside down, making it more participatory, social, diverse and partisan—as it used to be before the arrival of the mass media, says Tom Standage.”

Why hacker group LulzSec went on the attack – The Guardian. ”LulzSec gained instant notoriety by targeting the CIA, multi-nationals and government websites. Then, at the height of its popularity, it disbanded. One of its founders tells why.”

A Call to Take Back the Internet From Corporations – The New York Times. This article looks at the “magna carta” moment that could happen on the internet, where instead of companies owning the internet, the power should be filtered down tot he user level.

Politics

The questions the select committee must ask Rebekah Brooks, James and Rupert Murdoch – The Guardian. As the phone hacking saga continues to elevate, the main players will be facing a parliamentary committee this Tuesday. Here, The Guardian (the paper behind much of the reporting) drafts come questions each person should be asked.

The Tom Watson Story: The man who took on Rupert Murdoch and won – The Huffington Post. This story looks at Tom Watson, the MP who took on the Murdoch’s before this story became popular. Well worth a read.