It’s no secret that I’m a Nintendo fanboy. I grew up with playing video games on the nearly all of the company’s systems, from the original NES and Game Boy, straight through to the more recent GameCube and...
Read MoreIn what has to be one of the worst name changes in the history of technology, Nintendo announced today that their next-generation console will hereby no longer be known as the Revolution. It’s not going to be called the...
Read MoreIt pains me just a bit to be writing about hockey and not being able to dedicate a substantial amount of the space to my hometown Vancouver Canucks, but I am surprised how into the NHL playoffs I am getting. I’m spreading...
Read MoreMichaelKwan.com launched last month to limited fanfare, but with the introduction of Beyond the Rhetoric and a featured interview on The Commentary, traffic has been steadily picking up steam, despite the fact that the website...
Read MoreEach time the video game industry is set to release a new generation of home consoles, there is an incredible buzz around the whole thing. Will the Genesis take out the SNES? Can the Dreamcast steal the market? This time around...
Read MoreI’ll be the first person to tell you that I am no skateboarder. I don’t have the sense of balance or style to just keep myself on the deck (at least I know the terminology), let alone pull off any kind of tricks....
Read MoreI came across this during my daily journeys through the tech blogs and thought I’d share with the rest of you. All you old school gamers out there should recognize at least a handful of these. If you don’t,...
Read MoreAs I sat there in the Starbucks on the UBC campus, bashing at the keyboard to write my slate of Mobile Magazine articles, sipping at my vanilla latte, the nice young lady wearing the standard green apron came around with a tray...
Read MoreThis is a little disheartening, but it’s nearly four months since Christmas and I’ll still recovering from the holiday blahs. It’s not really the lack of the festive season or the onslaught of gift giving (and...
Read MoreYou know you’re getting old when you start saying things like, “I remember when I was younger…” or “Things aren’t like they used to be”, or — perish the thought — something...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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