Welcome, fine art lovers, makers, crafters and budding designers of all ages for the first DIY of this summer’s new Be the Artist series. We have covered commercial artists, groundbreakers, fine artists, and abstract pioneers over the years, but this summer is time to give “the rest of us” a celebration of the arts we […]
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Geeks love their complex board games, but sometimes you want something quick and fun. Last Fall, we got to check out the Something Wild! line from Funko Games and I liked the game so much that I was really happy to see more versions get released. I grew up on Indiana Jones as a vital […]
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Recently, our FLGC (favorite local gaming store) celebrated its first birthday in our community. My family had been without a truly favorite local gaming store for a while after the owner of our favorite store (a non-gamer) caused major shuffles in our favorite staff members before the small store chain got caught in the cross-hairs […]
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Welcome to this year’s Mother’s Day Gift Guide, where we celebrate all things mothers. This year, our writers have put together a list of their suggestions for the mother or mother figure in your life, ranging from new hobbies to clothes and gaming. We’ve got a little bit of everything for all the geeky moms […]
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I pre-ordered my copy of Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom back in February 2023; its release is scheduled for May 12, 2023. That would make me a moderate fan in the scheme of things. And a patient one. Like many of you, I have been stalking the Nintendo News Updates for every tidbit […]
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This weekend is officially the Halfway to Halloween mark, so I am going to give you one of my rare hot takes as a scary movie watcher on a “controversial” subject: Practical effects are always better than CGI. I’m not slamming the advancement and beautiful results of computer effects in today’s films and television shows, […]
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One of the most fun things about traveling to another country is trying the food. So if you are stuck at home, you may wonder how you can replicate the experience. Though you’d have to track down an authentic restaurant to eat the real, hearty food of a country, you can sometimes experience pre-packaged treats […]
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April is International Guitar Month, and I’m always stoked that my birthday month celebrates my favorite musical instrument. According to the site nationaltoday.com, the guitar goes back to ancient Egypt, with the first contemporary acoustic guitar design originating in Spain in the 19th century. The first electric guitar design came from the United States in […]
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The Guild is arguably the measuring stick by which all geeky web series are now measured. Felicia Day created the show she was meant to be in at a time when networks were quick to ax things loved by geeks when they couldn’t hit the right numbers. The Guild was likely too niche for the […]
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If you’re looking for intriguing but also wholesome content with queer and autistic characters, please check out Bex Burgess’s new Kickstarter for their webcomic passion project, The Pauper’s Prince. If you’ve been following along on their Instagram, you’re already in love with the characters: Alfred, an autistic prince who is so interested in gardens and […]
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Most commercial egg decorating sets have those little rub-on decals to add an image to the egg. These are cute, but sometimes you want to personalize your egg without resorting to drawing a picture in that white, waxy crayon. You might want to add a favorite fandom or family photo that may be a little […]
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Disclaimer: This post contains spoilers for the Star Wars franchise series Clone Wars, Rebels, and The Bad Batch. Enter at your own risk! The Sad Batch–I mean, Bad Batch–viewers got a shock with this week’s season two finale when our favorite group of misfit clones lost one of their own. Yet, after watching the episode […]
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Once upon a time in a faraway land, I might have thought that I had a changeling in my house. Once upon a time many believed that children who behaved a certain way weren’t actually their children, but had been switched at birth for a fairy child. Yes, much of what we now think of […]
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The remnants of winter are slowly fading away, spring is here, and the blossoms are in full bloom. In many places, even in my own desert city, cherry, apple, plum, and other blossoming trees are one of the most beautiful sights to remind us of the new season. These blossoming trees even played a part […]
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When you love to the spirit of creativity, visual or performing arts, and everything that surrounds the words of “makers” you start to notice some of the things that makes creative types successful. By “successful,” I don’t necessarily mean rich or well-known (although this is the case for some). What I mean is finding a […]
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I’ve been playing various tabletop roleplaying games for over two decades now, but it wasn’t until the past year that I took the seat on the other side of the screen and became a DM. It started when I got the chance to run some more family-oriented games as a way of pulling our two […]
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This month we are welcomed back to the world of bookwandering in the fifth and penultimate Pages & Co novel from Anna James, The Treehouse Library. But what’s this? Everybody’s favorite almost-fictional character, Tilly Pages, is not the driving force of this story! We pick up where the fourth book left off, with Milo Bolt and […]
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N.K. Jemisin’s Hugo-winning Broken Earth Trilogy is getting the RPG treatment. Green Ronin Publishing is now crowdfunding on BackerKit for The Fifth Season Roleplaying Game. This RPG is set in the Stillness, a world with unstable tectonics. To the people who live in the Stillness, it seems that Father Earth hates them and is actively […]
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Last week, I present four mini and prop creators my family loves when it comes down to 3D printing for cosplay props, and tabletop gaming minis/terrain. Our list does not end with those four, however, as discovering cool new creators is truly a never-ending quest. This week, I would like to add five more creators […]
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Setting up a 3D printer for the first time is pretty exciting, and if you’re anything like us, your first prints as you started to learn the ropes were likely some test items or free files that you found from a place like Thingiverse. While there are totally some very cool offerings that way, sooner […]
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Marvel’s new show Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur gives us the originality and joy we need. Lunella Lafayette is a spunky, sparky 13-year-old living in a loving, colorful world filled with youthful exuberance while recognizing things just aren’t fair sometimes. For anyone who remembers the comics, Lunella is a teenage genius, the smartest character in […]
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Some number of years ago—a number you can guess by the story itself—I read an article in which the author described the best gift her husband had ever given her. He gathered up all her watches with dead batteries and replaced them. It’s been a long time since we didn’t all have clocks on the […]
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With Tim Burton’s Wednesday streaming in late 2022—and M3GAN hitting theaters in 2023—this could be the Valentine’s Day for the creepy, cool girls. Let’s celebrate them, in all their eeriness, over the next two weeks by turning some ordinary and inexpensive heart-shaped boxes into darker, spookier gifts for whatever you want to celebrate this February: […]
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The first Between the Bookends of 2023 is coming to you a month late due to personal circumstances, but I hope you find something to enjoy in this eclectic mix for the new year. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Author/illustrator images are credited to themselves. The Narrow Cage, Image Columbia University Press The […]
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For a creature that has been extinct for almost 100 million years, Microraptor certainly seems to love the spotlight. This over-achiever doesn’t just have two wings like most other feathered vertebrates, it has four. The better to show off its glorious black iridescent feather, I suppose. And now it’s on record for “most diverse diet […]
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It’s been a while since I’ve posted one of these, and while I’ve done some work on a few projects, nothing called to me to post about until now. I’m still very much learning in the painting process, but I do feel like I’m making progress at leveling my skills. Again, I am very aware […]
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Of the many Christmas traditions I embraced upon moving to the US, the hit movie National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation did not come easily. And while I still might find Chevy Chase a little off putting, I adore Beverly D’Angelo and it has become one of those movies that the season is not complete without. Like […]
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Turing Machine may be the best deduction game ever created. It features logical problem-solving with an almost never-ending supply of puzzles and the added touch of nostalgia from good ol’ fashioned punch-cards. Because we all know, nostalgia sells. And it sure did sell! There were no copies left at PAX Aus 2022, and I hear […]
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Last week, I looked at upcycling clear plastic into cool miniature plants as an easy craft that works well with plastic both thick and thin. This week, I’ll show you how to use certain plastics from items like take-out containers to make a craft you and your kids might have already been doing for some […]
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If there’s one thing that everyone in our house can agree on, it’s that Bluey is the best kids’ show on television right now. Need something to watch for ten minutes? Bluey. Need to regroup before bed? Bluey. Need something to have playing in the car for two hours? Bluey. My kids and their grandparents […]
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