Here is a thoughtful report from the latest BroNYCon, which was held at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City on Saturday. At least one con attendee was married, which I think means that the possibilities that a brony might...

The ENnie award-winning RPG blog Gnome Stew is launching a new side project this year to encourage roleplayers to get out and play some new games: New Year, New Game (NYNG). The event’s goal is for game masters (GMs) around the world is to run a new game this year. The ...

"Gear up! Roll out! And put an end to dissent!" Try sayin' Lego's evil now, hippie! Occupy Wall Street Riot Brigade Lego Set [slate v via laughingsquid]...

Hate is a strong word, as the Plain White T’s once sang, and I wouldn’t say that I hate the Daily Mail. In fact, it’s an odd relationship that I have with DM: I detest myself for logging on to their website and reading the drivel they produce (don’t get ...

No, Avas did not cause the housing bubble. As this graph clearly shows, people with large home equity lines of credit were just three times as likely to nae their kid Ava. Way to look through the wrong end...

So…I just experienced what I’m going to call “FIRST FATHER FREAKOUT”.  Do you remember the movie SPEED with Keanu Reeves?  The part where Dennis Hopper, the bad guy, tells Keanu that his partner is dead…and then Keanu proceeds to go f***ing nuts on the bus? That’s me, except in my ...

I'm sorry, but unless I'm at a theme park where I pay cash money for my kid to be brainwashed by branded entertainment properties and character-licensed merchandise, I don't want it. Seriously, what school board or city council would...

Whew, we've had family and Nutcracker up to ^^^ here this weekend, so here, just in time to ruin your Sunday night, are some freakout stories from the worlds of science, health, parenting, politics: But first, an open letter to...

Do you use coupons? Of course you do. It’s free money. You probably get pages of coupons with the weekend newspaper. How many coupons do you end up tossing away because your family doesn’t use the products? What if there were an easy way to trade the ...

I haven't really done this before, but there has been so much good fatherhood content coming out in the past few weeks that I feel like I should collect it all here and share it with you in one post.  So, here we go. The Other F-Word This is a ...