35 Years of ‘Conan the Barbarian’

Arnold Schwarzenegger is such a staple of our culture today that it’s hard to remember a time when his place in it was anything but assured. But if it was ever in doubt, the 1982 film Conan the Barbarian cemented…

The Legend of Zelda: NES Retrospective

This article was written in 2015 before the release of Breath of the Wild. To see how the Nintendo Switch game harkens back to this game, check our review here: There’s really no other experience like The Legend of Zelda…

Super Mario Bros. 3 – 25th Game Anniversary

This month marks the 25th Anniversary of the North American release for Super Mario Bros. 3 in 1990, essentially the swan song of the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The game is claimed now by several generations of gamers, since its…

Read of the Week: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

“Bono met his wife in high school,” Park says. “So did Jerry Lee Lewis,” Eleanor answers. “I’m not kidding,” he says. “You should be,” she says, “we’re sixteen.” “What about Romeo and Juliet?” “Shallow, confused, then dead.” ”I love you,”…