10 Reasons MegaCon Orlando was The Con of My Year
With over 160,000 attendees this year and more guests than you can shake a lightsaber at, MegaCon has cemented its place in the hearts of geeks and fans.
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Stack Overflow: 2025 Reading Resolutions
The beginning of the year is always a time of reflections and projections, and what more appropriate way to think about turning over a new leaf than by considering the leaves we plan to be turning in our books?
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Stack Overflow: 2024 Reading Reflections
We look back at the year and see how reality lined up to our expectations and aspirations for our reading resolutions.
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Highway to the Holidays: The FG Square Chicken and Waffles Restaurant Animated Christmas Village Decoration
Chicken and Waffles for Christmas!
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Highway to the Holidays: The Lowe’s Holiday Living 6-ft White & Gold Black Nutcracker
The White & Gold Black Nutcracker brings lots of festive cheer.
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‘MST3K’ Turkey Day Potluck of the Stars Marathon and Mystery Box Giveaway
Wastch some MSTK Thanksgiving weekend and win a mystery box!
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JewCE 2024 – My Favorite Small Convention Returns
The Jewish Comic Experience is back at the Center for Jewish History for a second year, and Ray Goldfield is looking ahead at this year’s event.
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13 Fiendish Tabletop Games for Halloween
Hosting a haunted Halloween game night this year? Here’s a selection of tabletop games to get your guests and ghosts into the holiday spirit!
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New York Comic Con Survival Guide – 2024 Edition
Your intrepid correspondent just attended the 2024 New York Comic Con—and here’s what he learned.
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Fun.com: Keeping the Fun In Halloween Costumes for 2024
Fun.com is my go-to place for Halloween costumes thanks to their wide variety of licenses and creative attire.
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Stack Overflow: Spooky Reads for (Mostly) Kids
We’re halfway into October, the month of pumpkin spice and giant Home Depot skeletons, so today’s stack is spooky books for kids!
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Highway to Halloween: BoxLunch Seasonal Offerings
BoxLunch has many fun options for Halloween gear.
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Highway to Halloween: The Lowe’s Haunted Living 12-ft Talking LED Bone Collector Animatronic
The Bone Collector is a killer giant prop for this Halloween.
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Orlando Pen Show 2024
The Orlando Pen Show took place September 8th – 10th at the Florida Hotel in Orlando, FL. This was my first year attending, and I walked out after two days as a fountain pen addict.
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Highway to Halloween: Red Shed 6 ft. Halloween Skeleton Rooster
Possibly the most charming Halloween prop this year.
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Highway to Halloween: The Animated Ground Breaker Kit From Spider Hill Prop Works
An effective and easy to make DIY Halloween prop.
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Creating Community at XOXO
Some reflections on the final XOXO.
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Highway to Halloween: Lowe’s Late Summer Online Decoration Drop
‘Wednesday’ and ‘The Haunted Mansion’ land at Lowe’s.
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Highway to Halloween: The FG Square Flesh Eater’s Refuge Halloween Village
A playful start or expansion to a Halloween village.
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Highway to Halloween: 5-Foot Animated ‘Ghostbusters’ Slimer
This lifesize Slimer is sure to charm trick-or-treaters.
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Missing Gen Con 2024
Once again I’m not attending Gen Con, but I’m still thinking about it.
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Halfway to Halloween: The Lowe’s 12-Ft Animated Scarecrow
This spooky scarecrow makes a statement.
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Welcome to the ‘X-Men’ Airbnb, Hope You Survive the Experience!
Play X-Men arcade games at the X-Mansion!
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Is GaryCon the Convention for You?
Is GaryCon your next ride-or-die annual convention? The author explores the pros, cons, and more to help you decide whether the trip to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin is worth the trouble.
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GaryCon Hosted ‘D&D’ for Its 50th Anniversary
At GaryCon 2024, Wizards of the Coast, Luke Gygax, and countless luminaries came together in a storm of news, excitement, and a few reveals. This writer had the opportunity to attend, at the invitation of Wizards of the Coast, and is here to summarize the highlights of the event, along with the updates and announcements provided during the press panel.
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MegaCon Orlando 2024 – Big Names. Big Cosplay.
MegaConvention hit Orlando hard February 1st – 4th, 2024 with high-profile guests, amazing artists, and impressive panels to entertain and educate conventioneers of all ages.
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Gear Up For MegaCon 2024 in Orlando, Florida!
MegaCon returns to Orlando, Florida, this week from February 1st to the 4th, making it the first major convention of the year.
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Stack Overflow: 2024 Reading Resolutions
Whether it’s a list of particular books we hope to read, or some regular reading practices we hope to establish, here’s what we’re hoping for in the year to come.
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Stack Overflow: Our Favorite Books of 2023
Happy New Year! Before we get to our resolutions for 2024, we wanted to take a moment to share some of the best books we read in 2023.
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Dungeons and Dragons Gifts for Every Kind of Geek
As Dungeons and Dragons moves into the next phase of its development, and as we move into the holiday season, it’s time to look at the best gifts for every kind of geek.
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