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I Raced at Sonoma Raceway, Took the Cars 3 Pit Stop Challenge and Learned the History of NASCAR Racing

You know your day’s going to be amazing when it starts out with your bus driving straight onto the race track at Sonoma Raceway. No, this wasn’t a dream. Nor a video game. It was one of the wildest (and longest!) days of my blogging life. It was surreal. It was competitive. It was pure adrenaline. It was…. early. Very very early. I’m so not a morning person. Not at all. So when I saw the itinerary …

Marvel and Netflix Spin More Gold With Danny Rand’s Iron Fist

by Andrew Kardon

I can give you five golden reasons right off the bat why you need to watch Marvel’s Iron Fist. Seriously, what was the pitch room at Netflix like the day they heard this one? So, Bob, um, this on’es based on a comic book but it’s about this rich kid who studies martial arts in a magical place that you can only get to once every 16 or so years and he can harness his Chi …

My Pixar Studios Tour Revved Me Up for Cars 3

by Andrew Kardon

Walking along the sun-filled campus of Pixar Studios in Emeryville, California, you can’t help but feel the physical presence of creativity in the air. It sounds cliche, I know, but after getting a private tour of the grounds, along with two dozen fantastic bloggers on a #Cars3Event, I now have a better understanding of why Pixar’s movies are so incredibly entertaining, adorable and full of pure imagination. Pixar isn’t just another film studio cranking out …

Meatless Mexican Lasagna with Fresh TortillaLand Tortillas

by Andrew Kardon

I never gave tortillas much thought before. That is, until I traveled to TortillaLand! Okay, so TortillaLand® isn’t really a place, it’s a product. Though I’d certainly be up for arguing that it’s also a super fresh and delicious state of mind. My wife and I have really been working on eating healthier and fresher foods lately. That means loads more fresh fruits and veggies. It takes some getting used to (and a LOT more …

Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi ‘Forces’ Its Way Into My Fanboy Heart

by Andrew Kardon

My favorite Star Wars film of all-time is still The Empire Strikes Back. There’s just something chilling about the middle part of a trilogy that ends on a sour note. The good guys win, kind of. But the bad guys get a victory of their own, and for that 9-year-old boy still inside of me, that ending still haunts me to this day. Plus the fact that AT-ATs are THE coolest vehicles ever and the …