25 2026 February
The Biggest Business in America Is Growing by Betting on Your Stupidity
Gambling is officially mainstream in America, as evidenced not only by how many ads there were for gambling platforms during the Super Bowl but just...
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How the Joy Factor and “Kidults” Are Saving the Toy Industry
The toy industry had a “bounce back year” according to Circana industry reports, with global sales climbing 7%. This follows three straight years of decline and...
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How To Get Excited About the 2026 Winter Olympics
Anyone who knows me already knows that I’m a big fan of the Olympics. There’s nothing else in our modern world that aims higher to...
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The 2025 Non-Obvious Holiday Gift Guide
Today we continue with my annual Non-Obvious Holiday Gift Guide, featuring a few products that caught my eye throughout the past year. 9. Lego Star...
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The 2025 Non-Obvious Holiday Gift Guide
Today we continue with my annual Non-Obvious Holiday Gift Guide, featuring a few products that caught my eye throughout the past year. 5. Montblanc Digital...
Read Now14 2025 February
The Super Bowl Halftime Show Went Over Many People’s Heads. Here’s What It Meant …
Recently it seems like stories about social media often center on the negative impact of various platforms making it easy to spread misinformation, fuel hate...
Read Now13 2025 January
The Hottest Innovations and Tech from CES 2025 — Insights from the Ground
I’m very tempted to put together a “best innovations” list from the world’s largest tech trade show. I did one last year and I know...
Read Now17 2024 October
The Next Las Vegas Will Be in the Arabian Desert, But It’s a Secret.
“The first rule of casinos in the UAE: You do not talk about casinos in the UAE.” Intrigued yet? This week an article from travel site...
Read Now14 2024 October
The First Profession to Be Replaced by Robots Could Be … Sports Referees?
In theory, a robotic referee would never miss a call, show bias or be bribed. It would make decisions instantly and eliminate the sometimes-agonizing wait...
Read Now25 2024 September
The Flappy Bird Creator Once Did the Unthinkable. Now He’s Doing It Again.
In 2013 the inventor of a viral gaming app did the unthinkable. His name was Dong Nguyen, and he was the developer who created the...
Read Now04 2024 July
Neuralink May Create a Generation of Gamers with Superhuman Reflexes
Earlier this year Noland Arbaugh became the first patient to receive a brain-computer chip implanted by Elon Musk’s startup Neuralink after a diving accident left him paralyzed....
Read Now06 2024 June
Why People Become Gamers … And How It’s Changing
Fandom recently released the latest edition of their annual Inside Gaming Report where they survey 5,000 “entertainment and gaming fans globally.” The data this year found that...
Read Now03 2024 May
Playgrounds and Swing Sets Aren’t Just for Kids Anymore
Here’s a radical thought that really shouldn’t be: what if playgrounds were designed for teenagers instead of younger kids? At the Anna C. Verna Playground...
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