The politics of carjacking.

• Author: Suderman, Peter
• Position: Briefly Noted - Grand Theft Auto V - Brief article - Product/service evaluation

The chief thrill of Grand Theft Auto V is its massive, open virtual world. The game allows players to careen through a lifelike recreation of modern-day Los Angeles, stealing cars, pulling heists, and generally making mayhem.

But the game is more than a simple four-wheel free-for-all. Players also encounter a host of left-coast cultural and political caricatures: thuggish private defense contractors, snarky radio ads poking fun at the gun lobby, organic-food-eating yuppies, and, in a series of particularly memorable moments, psychedelic encounters with pot legalization activists working a...