I've been collecting playing cards since I was a kid. After amassing enough to choke Godzilla, I have a thing or two to say about the ones that stand out… Read the rest of the article: The Contraband deck tells a subtle story in card design

Lumino City is a charming, hand-crafted point-and-click adventure that’ll make you smile. It’s a cozy world of clever puzzles and light storyline where you hunt for your kidnapped Grandpa while… Read the rest of the article: Lumino City – A game by Makers

On June 30, 2001, a woman brought a strange sculpture onto the Antiques Roadshow for appraisal called The Kangaroo Bird. She paid $60.00 for it and wasn’t she excited to… Read the rest of the article: A Dr. Seuss addiction

If there’s one thing I just love, it’s tiny objects that do amazing things… and the great big objects that do amazing things, too. What I’m about to share with… Read the rest of the article: This nickel could save your life

Did Ridley Scott plan the most brutally delicious revenge against JPL or am I just making this stuff up?

All Hail Lumio! If you want a stylish lamp that turns on in a cool way, that you can carry around in your backpack and disguises itself as a book… Read the rest of the article: All hail Lumio (the lamp, not the phone)

I have to admit – when I first saw the Swagway, I thought I’d never get on it. The very idea of finding balance on an electric skateboard seemed too difficult… Read the rest of the article: I tried the Swagway electric skateboard and didn't die

Apparently I’ve had crummy doorbells for the past 45 years and didn’t even know it. It took visiting a good friend’s home to find out what I was missing.  When… Read the rest of the article: "Ring" is the doorbell I never knew I needed

You’ll have tons of fun playing this well-balanced board game even if you never win – and I should know. Getting my wife to play games with me is a… Read the rest of the article: Bow before The Duke

I love marveling at good type design because I know how much effort it takes to make things look just right. To me, there’s no deck of playing cards that… Read the rest of the article: The Type Deck: playing cards with beautiful fonts

Every Atari 2600 game in the palm of your hand!

When you think about it, the design of playing cards is ridiculously complicated and to create a truly unique deck could take many months. It’s one thing to take an… Read the rest of the article: The Playing Card Design of MISC. GOODS CO.

For our vacation this year, my wife Gina and I took a driving tour of the southern states.  The plan was to eat as much BBQ as possible and my… Read the rest of the article: Yoda spotted in Tupelo Mississippi

Are you planning on taking a trip to the Moon? If so, you'll want to create a commemorative photo album.   The moon is a pretty desolate place and the… Read the rest of the article: Moon Photography 101

There's a reason that 8 runs of Dan and Dave’s Smoke and Mirrors decks have been produced. They're amazingly elegant and people just want to get their hands on them.… Read the rest of the article: The Smoke and Mirrors decks

Dan Hamilton's astounding range of talent is ours for the taking—if we can get him to stay still for a moment.

Owning vintage magic posters is lot like having tattoos. Once you have one, you only want more and there is no way to fill the void.

I’m not much of a chef, but I really enjoy my newest culinary purchase. It’s the Bitterman Himalayan Salt Block, and it sure is pretty.

Who isn't?

I don’t know about you, but despite my best efforts, my armpits stink to high heaven by the end of the day. It doesn’t matter which deodorant I use: over… Read the rest of the article: Simple homebrew deodorant recipe