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Ray: Tying in with the events of “We Are Yesterday”, the finish to this sci-fi adventure delivers some great action. Captain Atom has been captured by Inferno – but there’s a stowaway on board in the form of Ryan Choi, who has infiltrated the enemy base to try to free his subject/friend. As Ray Palmer…
10 Things Parents Should Know About Setting Up the Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo’s launch of the Switch 2 has been a real ride, due, at least in part, to these unprecedented times in which we live. (Oh, dear reader, how I long to return to precedented times!) There was a trade war and related shipping concerns. There was a rush for pre-orders… and then a number of…
Father’s Day Gift Guide 2025
Price: $69.95 Amazon Perfect for the prequel-loving dads, his 616-piece LEGO set brings Jango Fett’s iconic Mandalorian helmet to life in amazing detail. From the color-scheme to the adjustable range finder, it’s a stylish display piece that’s as fun to build as it is to show off. Whether he’s Team Fett or just a sucker…
Stack Overflow: Here We Go Again
Today’s stack is about time travel. Wait, didn’t that just happen last week? Maybe you’re stuck in a time loop. In this book, time traveling is an ability that some people just develop, usually when they enter adulthood, and they find they’re able to walk through the mists of time—though it wreaks havoc on regular…
Highway to Halloween: The Lowe’s Haunted Haunted Sea Diver Animatronic
We just passed the “Halfway to Halloween” date, which landed midway between April 30th and May 1st. And so it’s about time to start sharing with our readers some of the great ways you’ll be able to decorate for spooky season! You may recall that I reviewed a couple of Lowe’s 12-foot animatronics in 2024:…
‘A Gentle Rain’: A Relaxing Puzzle Game
Calm your brain at this quiet lake. A Gentle Rain is a tile-laying puzzle game for 1 or more players, ages 8 and up, and takes about 15 minutes to play. It retails for $22.99 and is available directly from Incredible Dream or at your local game store. There is also a Bloom Edition that…
Kawaii is Back in Style With These Two Books
I am always on the hunt for fun books to use with my kids in art class, and these two are both enchanting and have tons of practical, easy-to-follow instructions to achieve cuteness. I don’t think Dani Badani (known for her Etsy shop FunUsual Suspects) could have guessed what effect she had on the world when she first…
Stack Overflow: 6 Books for May
On this roundup list, we celebrate my usual favorites: board books, books in translation, migrant stories, and even an early reader graphic novel that I enjoyed a bit too much. Let’s start with picture books: Micaela Chirif is an award-winning Peruvian author of children’s books and poetry, and I am glad that we are finally…
Stack Overflow: Alien Intelligence
We’ve named ourselves Homo sapiens because what sets us apart—according to ourselves—is the way that we think. We are knowledgeable, wise, sentient in a way that other creatures are not… aren’t we? What happens when we encounter minds that are quite different from our own? Today’s stack includes a few stories of people encountering alien intelligences.…