One of my absolute, all-time favorite film series doesn’t feature any special effects or crazy stunts. What the The Trip movies do feature are two of the most engaging and often hilarious […]
World War I aviation is rarely a subject for video games. It’s too bad, because World War I had some crazy stories—dogfights that ended with a pistol shot, and life expectancies that […]
Virtual reality has so much untapped potential. For the first few years, the landscape of games for VR was barren and craggy—full of tech demos masquerading as full games, with only a […]
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced Wednesday changes to the state’s “Phase 3” portion of the Restore Illinois plan, which begins on May 29th. “We are by no means out of the woods, […]
Hundreds of McDonald’s workers in 20 cities across the country went on strike Wednesday morning to protest what they say is the company’s “failed response” towards its employees needs during the COVID-19 […]
Drillships aren’t a thing in real life, but they really should be. I’m not saying I want to live in a world where I’m under the constant threat of volcanic eruption, or […]
I feel like roguelike deckbuilders are going to be the new hot genre. I think it makes sense, after the success and popularity of Slay the Spire, that others would come […]
Following last month’s first in a three-part documentary series on the history of some of the most famous cult films in history, Time Warp, Vol. 2–Horror and Sci-Fi is another detailed discussion […]
Over-the-top is almost like its own subgenre of action. You have games and movies that involve action that take themselves seriously, and then you have those titles that just unapologetically go all […]
Banned Book Club By Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyun-Ju, and Ryan Estrada Iron Circus Comics Alongside guns, flags, and cats, few things spark people’s passions more than books. And why not? Books […]
Heavy rains blanketed the Chicagoland area on Sunday and culminated in massive flooding throughout the city and suburbs, leading to street closures and power outages. Lower Wacker drive. Entire lower level flooded. […]
To state the obvious, 2020 has been one of the worst years any of us will ever experience. It’s allowed us to turn toward simple comforts, like loved ones, fresh-baked bread, and […]
