​Perhaps I overstated my affinity for the NES last week. Chalk it up to holiday nostalgia and one too many peppermint (schnapps) mochas. Yes, without any irony, I can say that Nintendo changed my life. My time in the company of 8-bit wonderment gave me great insight into myself and it…

Christmas is coming a little early to the New Times blogs this year — in the form of some darn good holiday storytelling. Our food blogging friends at Chow Bella celebrated the holidays last month with Misfit Thanksgiving and are featuring Christmas and Hanukkah stories throughout the week. Our addition…

I’m not big on the holiday season, and neither is anyone who has to buy presents for me. Like any good geek, I’m an early adopter. Those go-to gift ideas? I’ve already bought them for myself. I’ve had the Kindle Fire on pre-order for months and I just tore myself away…

Congratulations Twi-Hards: Your love for the ongoing necro-bestial love triangle made Breaking Dawn more than a couple bucks this weekend. And unlike the haters of the world that sneer at your devotion to Teams Edward or Jacob – I can’t make fun of you. You see, I too was part of…

On a 10th grade, overnight speech club field trip, my little cadre of nerd buddies hunkered down in our cramped hotel room and proceeded to debate the strength of the Star Trek universe against the firepower of the Jedi and the Empire combined.  Although we never came to a definitive…