The classics are either black or white with a dark- or light-brown gum sole ... or the unrestrained use of air quotes, each piece in The Book of Delights is funny, moving, and eye-opening.

Now, with that same gaming laptop, I plunged into Doom: The Dark Ages—a medieval-themed entry in id Software and Bethesda Softworks' grimdark first-person-shooter franchise. And I gave the GPU ...