Thumbnail Credit: Lunde Studio The Daniel Craig franchise disregarded a lot of the genre staples of the Bond empire. Since 2006’s Casino Royale, grit and wit replaced the overt corniness of the films. After the high-gloss, low-plot Pierce Brosnan iteration of Bond, it was something of a sea-change that reinvigorated a dying empire. But let …
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Traveling is always an option, regardless the place we are, what we do, and the times we are living. Perhaps 2020 wasn’t that much of a year to tick off your bucket list destinations, but there is no reason not to do it in 2021. The end of the year is the time of lists, …
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This year, New Year’s Eve doesn’t have the same frenetic, must-find-an-epic-party energy. Just surviving 2020 feels monumental enough. While the Times Square crowd already held limited appeal, the prospect of being around thousands of other people has completely lost its luster. There have been fun ways to celebrate the new year in the past that …
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More like bored-games, amiright? But for real, in a year where there was nothing left to do but clear off the dining-room table and go back to good ol’ fashioned fun, board games are having quite the resurgence. They’ve come a long way since the cut-throat tedium of Monopoly and the board-flipping frustration of Sorry. …
It’s probably just nostalgia fumes leftover from childhood. Still, it seems like a little extra brightness imbues the world with cheer every December. Which – hear me out – makes it the perfect time to dig into horror that you’re usually too scaredy-cat to watch or read. It’s easier to shake off the unsettling feeling …
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There always seems to be one relative or friend who is a little off. Maybe they have a wild personality, or they are really geeky. Whatever the case might be, a “normal” gift just will not do! Here are four quirky gifts that are sure to delight their weird and wonderful personality. A Game for …
There was a lot to take issue with during the 2000s. Low-rise jeans, Hot Topic as a cultural phenomenon, the rise of reality TV, and such a dearth of quality programming that we thought Avatar was something. It was a post 9/11 world, and no one had the rules for how we were supposed to …
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Most people’s usual holiday traditions are on hold this year to prevent cascading infection rates in the new year. The parts of the holiday that are generally awesome are super-bummers in 2020. Holiday parties have to be over Zoom. Secret Santas gift exchanges now require thorough disinfecting. We’re trading in the festive mall shopping for …
So, we aren’t supposed to be traveling right now. But that doesn’t have to stop us from drooling over future plans, now does it? These are some of the underrated cities to see as soon as we get out of this dang pandemic. Greenville, South Carolina Surprisingly enough, Greenville has become a foodie haven. More …
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Where are all the Lego kids at? Remember the 90s, when there were only ten sets, and you had to buy bulk bricks to do anything cool? Things sure are different now, with Harry Potter, Star Wars, Jurassic World, and Marvel sets. Any decent movie franchise also has some very fancy sets associated with it. …