Facing internal conflict isn’t at all a bad thing. Without confronting situations, people, and ideas that differ from our own, we end of living a sort of hypothetical existence — unchallenged and untested. Over the years, my ideals and beliefs have been tweaked by my travels, my interactions with others, […]
I’m going to continue to spend the next couple of months trying my damnedest to put product into your hands with the intention of helping with the cost of your Holiday shopping. Screw the windbag politicians trying to win your vote, I am doing something (albeit, something very, very small) […]
If you were baking an OWTK cake, the recipe card would feature some pretty obvious ingredients. Obvious, of course, if you’ve been reading my reviews and articles over the years. And if you have, thank you! For the newbs, know that we value products created with, and that inspire in […]
If your kid loves themselves the Polly Pockets, but you cringe when they ask (and don’t they always ask?!) for your help squeezing on those teensy-weensy plastic clothes, Waverly & The Magic Seashells is a brand new toy line that you’re gonna want to buy (or win; see below!) for […]
Yeah, I know, they are technically called Sidekicks, but c’mon, any Skylanders fanatic who also happens to be a young girl is going to instantly turn these pint-sized Sidekicks into a brand new mommy/baby game within minutes. Well, maybe not every girl, but my pair had mommy Stealth Elf and […]
In was 2008, or ’09 — my mind is fuzzy on that detail — but what’s clear as crystal are the sights, smells, and sounds of the moment our addiction to CLIF Kid Zbars began. It was in Newport, RI at the famed Newport Folk Fest. CLIF was there for […]
OWTK’s West Coast Gaming Correspondent Cooper McHatton has published a thought provoking post over on his own website on the subjects of reading, escapism, and what it means to grow up from a media consumption standpoint. He has framed the conversation around the depressing books he – and most every […]
This sucks. While I’m happy for the two lucky folks randomly selected to receive my two purple metallic, 100% rad and rare Cynder figures, I’m completely aware that this post will disappoint many. This is apropos, in a way, since many of you disappointed me in the run up to […]
