Archive for August, 2012
Orange Foods That Aren’t Orange
Quick, what color is a Carrot? An Orange? If you said Orange, you’d be surprised to know that you’d only be right in certain parts of the world. Orange carrots are common now, but originally Purple carrots were ...
THE INVASION BEGINS: With The New Mobile Game FLAVOR MONSTERS
Fending off monsters, upgrading your hunting tools and saving civilization are just some of the challenges gamers will find through playing a new mobile game title, Flavor Monsters.truth®, the nation’s largest youth smok...
The Avengers are Returning to Theaters for Labor Day
The Avengers did the impossible; it made a huge cast of heroes work. It tied the different movies together in a way that was super ambitious for Marvell to attempt, and it was a huge box office hit. While many of us are sti...
Square Enix launches Game Streaming Service “Core Online”
Square Enix, the company behind the Final Fantasy series, as well as just about every JRPG from my childhood, has launched a new game streaming service called “Core Online.” The title makes it pretty clear the typ...
Abadox: Gross Out Shoot em’ Up
In most NES collections worth your time, there should always be at least two handfuls of shoot em’ ups. Be it of the vertical or horizontal scrolling variety ,most will be in outer space fighting hoards of mindless ka...
Caveat Emptor-Are You Getting A New Smartphone?
Something happened to me recently at a well-known cell phone carrier’s store (shall remain nameless) that really made me angry. I intended to purchase a new smartphone for business use and I had decided to purchase an HTC I...
Check Out the New Cast of Oranges
Here’s the new poster for the up coming movie The Oranges. The cast includes Hugh Laurie (House) as David Walling and Leighton Meester (Gossip Girl) as Nina Ostroff. As well as a hand full of well-known and much liked fac...
Joe DiMaggio and AriZona Tea: Perfect Coffee Mates!
Great news for 99 cent Big Can lovers. AriZona ice tea fans now also have a coffee option. The beverage giant is teaming up with Joe DiMaggio LLC (his people) to produce Joltin’ Joe. The can will feature DiMaggio̵...
Gamestop To Sell Vintage Games
Gamestop CEO J. Paul Raines, revealed at the Game Expo, a convention hosted by Gamestop, that he is looking to start selling retro classics at retail stores. Raines says that he has been looking at how much vintage wares go f...
College Eats: Some Tips On Dining With A Budget
It’s that time of year again when students have to go back to school and money is tight, especially if you are far away from home. If you don’t hold a job and money isn’t coming like a rushing river from the ‘rents yo...
The Jersey Shore : You’re Done Son.
Oh happy day! MTV announced today that Season 6 will be the last for those orange, muscle-bound, laundry obsessed Jersey Shore kids. And to think I had almost lost all faith in humanity. Now overall I don’t really have a ...
Theron Rumored To Play Marie Colvin
Charlize Theron is no stranger when it comes to acting range. She has been in various dramatic, action and comedic roles and successfully portrayed her role in each one. From Aeon Flux to the sci-fi prequel Prometheus, she has ...
Scribblenauts Unlimited, Making Cthulhu Cuddly
Scribblenauts games always rely on the player’s own imagination. Making extravagant solutions to life’s little problems. Recently at the Gamestop expo, Nintendo showcased the main tool you use in the game, besides y...
Off the Beaten Track: Haiku Tunnel
While perusing my VHS library I found, hidden behind 6 other tapes, my beloved copy of Haiku Tunnel. Excitedly I snatched it up and popped it in my VCR, and while the ads played grabbed some snacks and a tasty beverage. The...
Restaurant Roulette: 100 Wines
1027 University Ave Hillcrest University and 10th street http://www.cohnrestaurants.com/menu-restaurants/100-wines-hillcrest Phone 619-236-1299 Rating:4 out of 5 The menu is extensive but balanced well and I love how they fea...