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Craftbeer Review: The Alchemist – Heady Topper

Out of the blue, an old college buddy named Wilder texts me. This is the transcript. Wilder: Hey question for you. You still doing that beer review? Sud: I still have it, but I haven't written on it for quite some time. Though I know I will when I try some on my bucket list that I want to remember. Wilder: Is...

Review: Peter Calo’s Time Machine

Peter Calo’s Time Machine opens with bayou vibrations on the opening track, “Do I Love You Too Much,” cradling an interesting musical migration, at least to the ears of this long-time listener of Calo’s music. The eight songs on this 2016 release, Time Machine, have the respected singer/songwriter/session man crafting a work that blends a multitude of...

Nintendo Switch

On Thursday (10/20), Nintendo released the below 3 minute trailer for the newly minted Nintendo Switch. What we know so far: It serves as both a home console and handheld (as rumors had previously stated), and the systems can communicate with one another, apparently It will have detachable controllers that can function together as one controller as independently for (at least)...

Brew: The Museum of Beer Launches National Campaign

The sold-out event welcomed hundreds of attendees, including local dignitaries and civic leaders, as well as beer industry professionals. "The dream of Brew has now become a reality," said Matt Sherwin, one of Brew's founders. "The Coming Out Party was a tremendous success as we shared with a packed house our vision of making Brew the world's largest, most comprehensive...

North Coast Brewing Company Launches An Ocean-Friendly IPA

Named after the Steller sea lion, the beer is brewed on the Mendocino Coast against the backdrop of the Pacific Ocean in close proximity to the migratory path of gray whales. In the spirit of the Mendocino Whale Wars of the late 1960's, North Coast continues the region's legacy of ocean protection by providing support for ocean research and...

Review: Doctor Strange – Is it a Perfect Film?

Marvel, with this wonderful Doctor Strange film, has done what the former Wachowski brothers failed to do with that intensely awful Jupiter Ascending. Stan Lee’s comic book company-turned-movie-maker creating a new Matrix film by utilizing a secondary character from the repertoire of ‘the house of ideas,’ while also engineering a terrific opening into the world of the mystic masters. Dr....

Review: Feed The Kitty Goin’ Country

The superb “Free” opens up Goin’ Country, the album from Feed the Kitty, a trio that performs pop/country with style, a modern-day Orleans / Firefall / J.D. Souther with an up-tempo, happy-go-lucky spring in its step.  Generating their sounds from Southern California the FTK bio notes: “Originally from Tucson AZ, band members Jed Mottley (Bass) and Jon Shumway (Drums)...

Nintendo Pulls a Switch

So, this episode covers that fact that Nintendo is about to announce their next device, which they did earlier today: the Nintendo NX is now called the Nintendo Switch. The official Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer was also unveiled today too, and the multiplayer aspect is discussed. Jonah advises TJ and Scott to try The Stanley Parable as well. This...

Guitar Gear Review: DiMarzio Dominion Humbucker Set

Lemme tell ya about the DiMarzio Dominion pickups.  Or rather, maybe sorta let me tell you about one of them again.  Yep, you got me, I did cover the Dominion Bridge DP245 a few months ago.  Wait… where are you going?  Get back here!  Now I’d like to look at the Dominion Neck DP244 and how it works with...

Review: Otterbox vs. Otterbox vs. Otterbox

Otterbox is on the verge of branding when it comes to mobile device protection. If you are unfamiliar with this term, it is when a brand or product is referred to when talking about the entire category. For example in the 80’s people would use the term Xerox a copy of a document even if the machine being used...

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No, Seriously, Sexism in Video Games

In my last post, I made a point of ridiculing the notion that a lack of female protagonists means that developers are sexists. Essentially,...

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