Andrew Kardon 
I’ve got a friend named Eric. He’s not your typical guy and I don’t mean that just because he roots for the Cleveland Browns. Y’see, Eric likes to do something really odd. Something no man or woman alive likes to admit to enjoying. And yes, he likes to do it in the kitchen. Doesn’t matter whose kitchen either. Could be his. Could be mine. Could be yours. He doesn’t care, he’ll just dive right in. …
Last week, we partied like it was 1999! (10 bonus points if you catch that reference.) Okay, so it was more like 2015. But my boys partied like it was a Mario Party. And…well, it was! To help celebrate the release of Nintendo’s Mario Party 10, our best buds over at Nintendo sent us a huge box full o’ the best party supplies this side of the Mushroom Kingdom! Balloons. Confetti. Streamers. DIY party hats. A Bowser …
This weekend was a pretty darn good one. Gorgeous weather. The Yanks crushed the Red Sox 14-4. Marvel’s DareDevil came out on Netflix. Oh, and I attended a book signing for my 16-year-old nephew Matthew. Yep, I’ve written about Matthew’s book Amazing Aaron to Zero Zippers: An Introduction to Baseball History before. A huge baseball fan, particularly of classic baseball history and trivia, Matt put out an entertaining and info-packed book from Summer Game Books. …
Now you have no excuse. You can (and should!) take Star Wars with you. Everywhere. This weekend saw the release of Star Wars: The Digital Movie Collection. Yep, for the first time ever, you can watch crazy ol’ Ben Kenobi and a womp-rat shooting Rebel named Luke take on the evil Empire in this galaxy’s finest film franchise ever. And it’s finally available on Digital HD! Okay, fine, it wouldn’t be fair if I didn’t …
I recently spent three long weeks in England training for a new job. I hung out with all sorts of different folks in the UK, traveling from Stafford to London to Manchester. Sure the accents changed a bit, but the overall warm, friendly personalities pervaded throughout. There were a number of key things, however, that took me by surprise. Things that are completely normal for Brits, but would have us Americans scratching our heads. I’m not just talking …
