Mario’s ‘dad,’ Shigeru Miyamoto, shows off the Super Nintendo World theme park
Remember theme parks? Nintendo hopes you do, because Super Nintendo World is opening at Universal Studios Japan on Feb. 4, 2021. To celebrate the imminent influx...
Alison Lurie (1926–2020)
The brilliant comic novelist, critic, and children’s literature scholar Alison Lurie, who died on December 3 at the age of ninety-four, contributed a review of Anthony...
Saturday’s Best Deals: HP Envy x360 Laptops, TCL 50-inch 4K Smart TV, AirPods Case Covers, 48-pack AA Batteries, KN95 Masks, and More
An HP Envy x360 convertible laptop and a TCL 50-inch 4K smart tv lead Saturday’s best deals. Read more… Source : Saturday’s Best Deals: HP Envy...
A Year in Reading: Thomas Beckwith
Like everyone, I had a rough year, a Sartrean nightmare of overwork, loneliness and dread, but I did get through it with no real catastrophes, and...
Watch the skies as Jupiter and Saturn align at night for the first time in 800 years
On Monday night, a truly rare astronomical event will occur: Jupiter and Saturn will align in what NASA’s calling the “great conjunction.” Jupiter and Saturn align...
U.S. Space Force ‘Guardians’ get Marvel and Destiny fans buzzing on Twitter
The U.S. Space Force, America’s newest military branch, made headlines on Friday with the news that its members will henceforth be known as “Guardians.” The name,...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for December 19, 2020
This edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Today’s Featured Deals $1.99The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta Get This Deal $2.99All Boys Aren’t Blue by George...
Bored? Compose your own inspiring ‘blob opera’ in seconds.
After an exhausting year, we’re now in the doldrums of 2020. The holidays are somehow here, and whether you’re off work, stuck inside after a snowstorm,...
The Stages Of Waiting For Your Favorite Show to Come Back
In the age of streaming, it sometimes seems like there’s always a new show to discover, be it Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit or Hulu’s Pen15. Yet while there may be tons...
10 Things Insomniacs Can Do Instead of Checking Their Phones
Our first instinct when we’re bored is to reach for our phones. But people who suffer from insomnia struggle with falling asleep and staying asleep. It...
