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Mardi Gras: Five Southern alternatives to New Orleans

New Orleans is famous for its Mardi Gras celebration. The live music, parades, alcohol and beads fill the streets for weeks. The average attendance is…

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27 Anticipated games from GenCon 2018

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Origins 2018: Fun and Games

by Jason Dean (@the_dean) / July 30, 2018July 30, 2018

For five days in June, thousands of people descend on the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Ohio. Their goal: to play games and hang out…

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KC Masterpieces: 5 barbecue joints to try in Kansas City

by Jason Dean (@the_dean) / June 27, 2018July 9, 2018

Kansas City, one of the Meccas of barbecue in the United States. Their style focuses on wood smoking meat and tomato-based sauces that accent the…

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Prairie Companion: Where the Buffalo Roam

by Jason Dean (@the_dean) / June 3, 2018June 8, 2018

“Technically these aren’t buffalo” our guide Dana told the group as we looked on at the pack of bison roughly 200 yards away. He pulled…

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This Little Piggy: Bogart’s Smoke House

by Jason Dean (@the_dean) / April 17, 2018April 17, 2018

When you’re in St Louis and you desire barbecue, you have ribs. To quote a bad commercial, it’s what you do. So, when I stopped…

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New Orleans: The Hustle

by Jason Dean (@the_dean) / March 1, 2018February 28, 2018

In 2018, New Orleans celebrates its 300th birthday. One of the best features of this city is the little aspects you don’t notice. The hustle…

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Todo: New Orleans

by Jason Dean (@the_dean) / February 28, 2018February 28, 2018

The common response to “what should I do in New Orleans” is walk around until you find good food, music and drinks. All are in…

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A Midwesterner’s guide to eating crawfish

by Jason Dean (@the_dean) / February 19, 2018February 22, 2023

Crawfish. The tiny fresh-water lobsters that are the rage in the south. As a Midwesterner, opportunity was lacking to try them. Since I was in…

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PAX South 2018: Welcome Home

by Jason Dean (@the_dean) / February 1, 2018February 11, 2018

“Welcome Home” says a man in an orange Enforcer shirt to those entering Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio. It’s the first day…

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Most anticipated games from PAX South

by Jason Dean (@the_dean) / January 31, 2018February 11, 2018

The packed exhibition hall at PAX South contains games, big and small. There are developers that lay claim to huge sections of the hall, with…

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Great games for 2018

by Jason Dean (@the_dean) / January 23, 2018February 11, 2018

2017 was one of the best years for games in recent memory. Old classics like [amazon_textlink asin=’B01MS6MO77′ text=’Zelda’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’thed34n09-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’ccf91510-00b0-11e8-9f67-d12fe8d2d60e’], [amazon_textlink asin=’B072JY7NX5′ text=’Wolfenstein’…

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