Rob Glidden graduated with a B.F.A. degree from New York University, having studied Journalism and Cinema Studies. He works part-time for small newspapers in Connecticut, covering local news as well as submitting film reviews and annual analysis of the Academy Awards. After some practice (and encouragement from his girlfriend of five years), he learned how to cover political news and learned to love it. His role as co-creator (with Mark Conforti) and writer of the amateur video game Master of the Wind (masterofthewind.com) provides an outlet for his more creative side. His ramblings on cinema and politics can be found at norphen.livejournal.com.