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Video Game Time 6/14 Edition with Bonus!!

This week we get a couple of classic franchises returning and a movie tie-in that looks pretty good. Alice: Madness Returns – The original game American MeGee’s Alice came out on PC in Oct. 2000. Child of Eden – From the creator of Rez comes this shooter that takes advantage of the Kinect. Duke Nukem…
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June 14, 2011
Video Game Week on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Last year after the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Jimmy Fallon dedicated an entire week on highlighting some of the biggest games that were announced and revealed them on his show. This year he’s doing it again and he chose some great titles to highlight each night.Last week via his Twitter, Jimmy announced the schedule and games…
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June 13, 2011
Training the Fandad way!

As many of you know by now, I am participating in the Warrior Dash on June 19th. Now while I am not in peak physical shape, I am in decent shape and have decided to start working out so I won’t embarrass myself doing the dash. I thought of a few ways to get in…
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June 8, 2011
Video Game Time 6/7 Edition

This weeks games include: Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters Infamous 2 Operation Flashpoint: Red River Red Faction: Armageddon Many new games were announced these past few days at E3 and be sure to read our post about some of these titles. We have a few items to giveaway, but we are trying to create…
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June 7, 2011
Why a Fandad should watch the Super Bowl. Updated with trailers!!

So, you’re a Fandad and you do not follow sports, but want a reason to watch the Super Bowl? Here are a few reasons to watch the big game later this afternoon.Super hero movies and more commercials. Captain America: The First Avenger Cowboys & Aliens Kung Fu Panda 2: The Kaboom of Doom Rango Transformers…
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February 6, 2011
Why a Fandad should watch the Super Bowl. Updated with trailers!!

So, you’re a Fandad and you do not follow sports, but want a reason to watch the Super Bowl? Here are a few reasons to watch the big game later this afternoon.Super hero movies and more commercials. Captain America: The First Avenger Cowboys & Aliens Kung Fu Panda 2: The Kaboom of Doom Rango Transformers…
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February 6, 2011
A Well Read Child.

Being an English Major I can safely say that I enjoy reading almost about anything and I am pretty well read in the classics. For most of my courses I had to read a lot of stories: short, long, prose and many books that I probably would have never known about. One semester I took…
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May 27, 2010
A Well Read Child.

Being an English Major I can safely say that I enjoy reading almost about anything and I am pretty well-read in the classics. For most of my courses I had to read a lot of stories: short, long, prose, and many books that I probably would have never known about. One semester I took a…
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May 27, 2010
What is the Answer to the School Crisis?

Even though my little girl is only eight months old I am already thinking about her schooling. Am I going to put her in a private school, in the public school system or home-school her? Living in Chicago and seeing the constant news reports about the crumbling public school system it makes me wonder how…
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May 13, 2010
What is the Answer to the School Crisis?

Even though my little girl is only eight months old I am already thinking about her schooling. Am I going to put her in a private school, in the public school system or home-school her? Living in Chicago and seeing the constant news reports about the crumbling public school system it makes me wonder how…
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May 13, 2010