**This just in: The Family Fun Fest had been postponed until October 14th. More news as it comes in to OWTK.** With The Great Holtzie hosting and performing his stand up comedy for kids in between sets by kindie greats The Pop Ups, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo (both of whom […]
Since the mega-success of Angry Birds, many an app developer has dreamed of following that lead and branching out into toys, books, clothes, commercials, and more. It may very well never happen again – a $1 app becoming a cross-culturally saturated property – but we will see more break out […]
Ice cream is always, always awesome. So is a dark chocolate truffle. Filet Mignon with sauce Bearnaise rarely disappoints me. Parenthood? The same cannot be said of you. The bullshit drama of bath times, the frustration of more chewed toothbrush bristles, and spilling-over messes-of-everything-not-nailed-down makes me wish sometimes to be […]
I don’t think I’m a glass is half full kind of guy. Nor am I the pessimistic opposite. I believe that if we at least have a glass, I can and will find something to fill it up with that will satisfy. ********* I thought I’d found thee silver lining […]
ALEX & THE KALEIDOSCOPE BAND “I’M SO GLAD” Despite attending and enjoying their intimate indoor, air-conditioned Philly concert last year, an event most memorable because it occurred smack dab in the middle of an historically insane East Coast heatwave, there’s always been something keeping me at arm’s length from this […]
A versatile letter recognition-cum-art design app that is as eye-candy-delicious as it is finger-licking-good. How odd, I wasn’t even a teensy bit hungry as I typed that opening sentence. Hmmm. Oh, and kids, don’t lick your fingers whilst playing on your papa’s iPad. K? Moving right along… The multifaceted Happipets […]
Build cars, race them, unlock new auto parts and tracks; the Mouse’s new favorite iPad app provides all of that fun in a crisp interface allowing young children to quickly construct sensible, or completely ridiculous, vehicles, before zooming around one of three racetracks. As a child progresses through Build Cars […]
Unmemorable school papers, broken down boxes of Rice Chex, rinsed-out jars of mayonnaise; they’re all curbside come Tuesday morning, ready to be reborn. ********** Each year, at a point coinciding with leaves cascading downward and temps dipping below AARP membership age, I stroll into my local Target. This is not […]
