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This past weekend I attended XOXO. XOXO was an experimental independent arts festival, or maybe a technology conference, or perhaps the fever dream of a terminally online collective, and this year’s—after a five-year delay due to the pandemic—was the last. The two organizers, Andy Baio and Andy McMillan, had ended each of the previous years […]

Everyone knows the kid with the coolest room in the dorm has a leg up and setting up our child’s place this year needed to be extra special, so we added a Matrix light curtain from Twinkly. Featuring precise LED positioning for fluid-effect graphics, Matrix redefines ambient lighting by creating a canvas for limitless possibilities […]

Summer is coming to and end and it’s time to send the kids back to the school room. Whether they are going into their first year or starting their higher education, we have recommendations for everyone. The Easy Three-Ingredient College Cookbook Purchase: Amazon Price: $15.99 It’s no secret that college is filled with new experiences; […]

Everyone knows the kid with the coolest room in the dorm has a leg up and setting up our child’s place this year needed to be extra special, so we added a Matrix light curtain from Twinkly. Featuring precise LED positioning for fluid-effect graphics, Matrix redefines ambient lighting by creating a canvas for limitless possibilities […]

Summer is coming to and end and it’s time to send the kids back to the school room. Whether they are going into their first year or starting their higher education, we have recommendations for everyone. The Easy Three-Ingredient College Cookbook Purchase: Amazon Price: $15.99 It’s no secret that college is filled with new experiences; […]

These are ten very varied titles, from early readers to middle school, let’s dive right in! Draw with Art for Kids Hub: Cute and Funny Foods by Art for Kids Hub (Author) Rob Jensen (Author) We recently reviewed the first title of the series, and this is an item I intend to collect, not only […]

Now that you’ve decided that LEGO makes for a great RPG miniature, and you’ve explored how to represent species through LEGO, it’s time to look at class and equipment features. Many classes have iconic features or equipment, which means we can use the accessories on our minifigure to represent the class of the character. Note […]

Are you a fan of the 999 happy haunts from Disney’s The Haunted Mansion? Or perhaps of the Wednesday series on Netflix? If so, then you’re going to be very happy to hear about Lowe’s upcoming online drop of Halloween offerings. Ever since I reviewed the 12ft Animated Scarecrow from Lowe’s, I’ve been looking forward to […]

In the late 18th century, the tradition of building decorative Christmas villages around the Christmas tree started here in the United States. These became especially popular starting in the 1970’s, and many companies started producing buildings for people to decorate with. With Halloween becoming a larger holiday, some companies began to also make Halloween villages, […]