Google announced several weeks ago they were going to select a city for a high-speed internet pilot.  Several cities have done some crazy things to woo the Googleplex to their neck of the woods. Some are pretty funny, and it seems, why should politicians have all the fun? It started with ...

When I first read about Iconica on BrettSpiel, I was immediately struck by the graphic design on the cards, which really looked unlike any of my other board games. (And considering I’ve got upwards of 150 games in my collection, this is saying something.) The norm seems to be hand-drawn ...

The new DSi XL ticked my early adopter button and I decided to get one at launch. Having had one in hand now for a few days I’m surprised at the aspects I like and those features that don’t make a big difference. Firstly I really miss the GBA slot. Having ...

I remember the day I learned that the Coreys had a drug problem. My cousin had loaned me a copy of Tiger Beat from a few years before (I jumped on the Coreys bandwagon a little late, being born in ‘81, and by ‘92 everything was all Jonathan Brandis and ...

When it comes to consoles, I’m more of an Xbox guy. There’s nothing fanboy about my preference, it’s just the system I’ve fallen into playing more. Every so often, I’ll play a Wii game with my kids, but most of time is spent on the Xbox - it just has ...

Look what came in the mail! The latest Brickmaster package from the LEGO Club. For the few of you who are not familiar with LEGO Brickmaster, every two months you get an exclusive LEGO model kit and an expanded LEGO Club magazine. (A subscription to LEGO Brickmaster is a great gift ...

Happy Comics Release Day! Given that I picked on DC earlier this week for their Cry of Justice mini-series and their continual reliance on gore and death, I wanted to spotlight something they did very right. DC: The New Frontier. When someone asks me why I love superheroes, this is the story I ...

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Why, really, did the 3-D movie trend start? Does anybody remember, before the trend began, thinking “You know the problem with movies? They’re too two-dimensional?” We didn’t think so. 3-D is so entrenched in the movie industry now that commercials for the upcoming remake of Clash of the Titans actually ...