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Odd Toys From My Childhood

As a man enters his late twenties and begins to start his own family, there comes an inevitable moment: the day when his parents call and tell him to come get the crap he left in his childhood bedroom. Last week, this same situation played out in my life. I showed up and collected my [...]

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Valve Merchandise Steals the Show at Toy Fair

Toy Fair is a pretty ridiculous sight to behold. Take a 600,000 square foot convention center and fill it with well over a thousand companies showing off their wares. You’ve got aisle upon aisle of board games, outdoor toys, action figures, arts & crafts, baby products, stuffed animals, books, etc. You name it, it’s there. [...]

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“Cosplay With My Heart”

College Humor, a site that somehow went from being a picture post site to the producer of the best original viral comedy videos, has done it again. This time, they’ve answered the question of whether it’s possible to find a girl that is actually too nerdy to date with their version of the Bruno Mars [...]

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The Kit Kat Taste Test Challenge

This past weekend, while television sets were tuned to The Black Eyes Peas halftime show, the Lingerie Bowl or even the Puppy Bowl, my house was a bit preoccupied. After a recent trip to Japan where I returned with a suitcase full of Kit Kat varieties, the best way to share the wealth was a [...]

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T-Shirt Addict Vol. #20

Welcome, shirt geeks, to another edition of T-Shirt Addict, your guide to everything new in the world of online shirt stores. This time around we’ve up to our necks in math puns and pop culture references. Today’s shirts feature a strange mashup of math, science and monsters. There’s even some clothes for the little ones! [...]

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