The incredible aesthetic and design choices of retro arcade games is undeniable. Chunky, chiptune soundtracks and pixelated blocky letters are indelibly linked to the video games of the ’70s, ’80s, and beyond. For all you…

The incredible aesthetic and design choices of retro arcade games is undeniable. Chunky, chiptune soundtracks and pixelated blocky letters are indelibly linked to the video games of the ’70s, ’80s, and beyond. For all you…
Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale launched a franchise and the dreams of millions of wanna-be spies across the globe. The first in the James Bond literary series, it marked the introduction of the debonair 007. Now, Folio Society,…
So you’ve just gotten out of the theater after seeing Lee Cronin’s Evil Dead Rise, and you’re in need of both a fresh pair of drawers and a pick-me-up tonic to recover from the experience…
If you go decade by decade and rank each one based on the number (and quality) of comedy movies, it’s pretty difficult to beat the prowess of the 1980s. Go ahead and try. The decade…
There are great video games out there. Some are just plain beautiful, while others started out good and turned great after an update. Others still are as fun to watch as they are to play.…
The internet’s favorite hot sauce company has teamed up with a pair of Italian plumbers for a new multimedia collaboration. TRUFF has just announced a limited edition set of hot sauces made in honor of…
The 1980s seem like a long time ago. There’s a likelihood that you weren’t even born in time to enjoy the decade that brought the world The Walkman, MTV, snap bracelets, and disposable cameras. Even…
When it comes to high-end home audio speakers, you want the best-of-the-best while also maintaining convenience. That always meant going with a system like the Sonos Play:3, Sonos Radio, Sonos Playbase, Sonos Play:5 or Sonos…
While we’re all for the sentiment that everything old is new again and nostalgia is king–especially because it makes us feel less old–when it comes to turning old school video games into movies we’re not…
My most recent gaming experiences (with the significant exception of the hundred-something hours in Red Dead Redemption 2) have mostly been of me replaying games I’ve previously enjoyed. Those dives into my Steam library, as…
If you think about it, there is a lot of blank space in a day to learn something new. While I know that we all need some mental downtime, there’s something to be said about…
Stephen King is often referred to as a master of horror. The title is well-deserved thanks to terrifying novels like The Shining, It, Pet Sematary, Salem’s Lot, and others. He’s also written poignant, coming-of-age stories…
Awards hype is rarely worth your time and bother. Even when pundits and PR machines pick the right nominees, they’re still wrong for treating them like race horses. For the 2022-23 season, the awards committees…
As much as we hate to be the “you can really feel the tone difference when it’s played on vinyl” people, it’s absolutely true. You really can feel the warmth and seismic difference when you…
I don’t trust people when they say they like watching video games. I’ve tried that part of it, where I watch someone else play a game, and all I can think of is how badly…
When everyone was first going on and on about the first Covid lockdown only lasting two weeks, I bought a PS4. I’ve read and watched enough on apocalyptic historical events to know that even fully…
The DC Universe surely needs an adrenaline injection, and it looks like The Flash with troubled actor Ezra Miller might just be what the Marvel Universe rival needs. Helmed by Argentine director Andrés Muschietti, much…
I spent most of my unvaccinated days in the pandemic combing Steam for new games and, truthfully, I don’t actually remember buying Prey. What I remember is a three day binge in February 2021 and…
Pulp Fiction. The Dark Knight. Schindler’s List. Each of these films enjoy a spot in film’s pantheon, and qualify as modern classics. This will inevitably make more than a few folks who grew up in…
The best books for men aren’t necessarily all what you might think of as “manly.” At their core, the books that men should read (yes, even the books for men who don’t like to read)…