Pop Culture

Let Your Heart Grow Three Sizes

November 21, 2015 Author: Jon Johnson (Sir)

We aren’t all about the odd, sundry and entertainment at this page. For the coming cold weather, won’t you help out a friend of From the Hip and the forthcoming site, Libby Carrier with her annual drive to clothe the homeless? You might feel better than Fromthehipbot after a trip to Silicon Valley. Operation: Comfort.

Sites I Like

November 17, 2015 Author: Jon Johnson (Sir)

Roughly ten years ago, I was eliminating lots of excess in my reading. Magazines took the brunt of that elimination as they were unwieldy, expensive and in most cases, uneven on a month-to-month basis. Just as I was cutting great swaths through these and other insidious collectibles, I discovered a very specific publication from England Read More

Historical Note

November 14, 2015 Author: Jon Johnson (Sir)

As the resident Armchair Historian of this page, I find myself digging into old tomes, encyclopedias and websites that follow current archaeological investigations. Sometimes though, I discover historical items of interest through the strangest of means. In the most recent case, while watching an episode of the inane USA Network program WHITE COLLAR, I learned Read More

Tony DiTerlizzi and Art

November 7, 2015 Author: Jon Johnson (Sir)

As an avid role gamer, you tend to get introduced to a plethora of artists of all types, styles and variety. I knew the name of Bill Willingham long before his ages-ago days at Comico, when his art overshadowed writing. Many other artists got their early starts working for table top role playing game publishers, Read More

Hello From The Hipsters!

November 6, 2015 Author: John Amenta

John Amenta here, otherwise known as Johnny Ganache, The D.A., not Sir Jon, or the other guy on FTH named John. Keep an eye on our new site for all kinds of cool articles and reviews. Keep listening to the show and come back here for high quality brain candy!