The Latest Star Wars Teaser Trailer Brings It All Home

I’m a geek and proud of it. I will 1000% freely admit that I watched the latest teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens with eyes just as wide as they were for that 5-year-old kid watching the very first Star Wars movie back in 1977. I know it’s early. I know trailers can feature the best parts of any movie. I know JJ Abrams is one heckuva storyteller. And I know expectations are …

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Dads Get More ‘Kid Time’ Thanks to the SwifferEffect

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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. …

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We Partied On With Mario, Luigi and the Whole Mario Party 10 Gang

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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 …

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Attending My 16-Year-Old Nephew’s Book Signing

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. …

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No Need to Go Far, Far Away for Star Wars Digital Movie Collection

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 …

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