Chad joined the DualShockers staff in mid 2009 and since then has put much of his time into covering RPGs, with a focus on the Japanese side of the genre, from the obscure to the mainstream. He's a ...

If some words are shovel-ready for a conversation, but using them could lead to accusations that you’re not giving 110%, then should you stick a pin in them? Or perhaps you could read the room better ...

Imagine this: a director tells you your filmmaking style is "derivative" or calls your big finale “predictable.” It’s cliché, they say. Stings a bit, doesn't it? In filmmaking, "cliché" is that brutal ...

I currently find myself surprisingly drawn to the comfort afforded by well-worn clichés: I must take things a day at a time. Tomorrow is another day. The grass is always greener. Time flies. There are ...

We need to think outside the box. You’ve definitely heard these clichés. You might even resort to them yourself when you’re speaking to your coworkers, your boss, your friends, or even audiences for ...

If some words are shovel-ready for a conversation, but using them could lead to accusations that you’re not giving 110%, then should you stick a pin in them? Or perhaps you could read the room better ...