Pop Culture

Pics to Fill Space

December 10, 2015 Author: Jon Johnson (Sir)

Arguably the best board game ever printed, Civilization (or the additional “Advanced” Civilization) continues to wreak havoc at game conventions and living rooms across the globe. Playable in just under Read More

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Shopping Suggestions 3: Season of the Which

December 8, 2015 Author: Jon Johnson (Sir)

As these suggestions have been readily received, I’ll continue the sequel-itis and dig deeper into the forever fun and oddball ideas for your friends and family – or that person Read More

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Let’s Drink Malört

December 5, 2015 Author: Jon Johnson (Sir)

This is going to be a completely self-serving bit, so bear with the audacity of it. Shots from the hip are the bread and butter here and this is no Read More

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Shopping Suggestions 2: The Sacrifice

November 30, 2015 Author: Jon Johnson (Sir)

Now that Thanksgetting has passed and Black Friday is behind the world-weary retail workers, let’s look at another series of potential ideas for your favorite geek before the Xmas season Read More

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Sites I Like

November 25, 2015 Author: Jon Johnson (Sir)

Long, long ago, when the Comic’s Buyers Guide was king of the weekly pop culture newspapers, I discovered a guy named Mark Evanier. He was a writer of an irregular Read More

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Shopping Suggestions

November 23, 2015 Author: Jon Johnson (Sir)

As the Xmas season gets ever near, I figured an offering of some of my favorite things that are easily obtained would be good filler for Thanksgiving week, from all Read More

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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 Read More

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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 Read More

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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 Read More

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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 Read More

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