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…
Origins 2018: Fun and Games
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…
KC Masterpieces: 5 barbecue joints to try in Kansas City
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…
Prairie Companion: Where the Buffalo Roam
“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…
This Little Piggy: Bogart’s Smoke House
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…
New Orleans: The Hustle
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…
Todo: New Orleans
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…
A Midwesterner’s guide to eating crawfish
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…
PAX South 2018: Welcome Home
“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…
Most anticipated games from PAX South
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…
Great games for 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’…