Hacking the Holidays Archives

Small crocheted person standing in a gap between several standing books.

Stack Overflow: 2025 Reading Resolutions

January 6, 2025January 2, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

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?

Stack Overflow: 2024 Reading Reflections

December 30, 2024January 2, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

We look back at the year and see how reality lined up to our expectations and aspirations for our reading resolutions.

Highway to the Holidays: The FG Square Chicken and Waffles Restaurant Animated Christmas Village Decoration

December 13, 2024December 12, 2024Paul Benson

Chicken and Waffles for Christmas!

Highway to the Holidays: The Lowe’s Holiday Living 6-ft White & Gold Black Nutcracker

December 4, 2024December 3, 2024Paul Benson

The White & Gold Black Nutcracker brings lots of festive cheer.

‘MST3K’ Turkey Day Potluck of the Stars Marathon and Mystery Box Giveaway

November 27, 2024December 4, 2024Paul Benson

Wastch some MSTK Thanksgiving weekend and win a mystery box!

13 Fiendish Tabletop Games for Halloween

October 24, 2024October 24, 2024Jonathan H. Liu

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!

Fun.com: Keeping the Fun In Halloween Costumes for 2024

October 17, 2024October 16, 2024Dakster Sullivan

Fun.com is my go-to place for Halloween costumes thanks to their wide variety of licenses and creative attire.

Stack Overflow: Spooky Reads for (Mostly) Kids

October 14, 2024October 13, 2024Jonathan H. Liu

We’re halfway into October, the month of pumpkin spice and giant Home Depot skeletons, so today’s stack is spooky books for kids!

Highway to Halloween: BoxLunch Seasonal Offerings

October 2, 2024October 1, 2024Paul Benson

BoxLunch has many fun options for Halloween gear.

Highway to Halloween: The Lowe’s Haunted Living 12-ft Talking LED Bone Collector Animatronic

September 25, 2024September 24, 2024Paul Benson

The Bone Collector is a killer giant prop for this Halloween.

Highway to Halloween: Red Shed 6 ft. Halloween Skeleton Rooster

September 19, 2024September 18, 2024Paul Benson

Possibly the most charming Halloween prop this year.

Highway to Halloween: The Animated Ground Breaker Kit From Spider Hill Prop Works

September 5, 2024September 4, 2024Paul Benson

An effective and easy to make DIY Halloween prop.

Highway to Halloween: Lowe’s Late Summer Online Decoration Drop

August 15, 2024August 14, 2024Paul Benson

‘Wednesday’ and ‘The Haunted Mansion’ land at Lowe’s.

Highway to Halloween: The FG Square Flesh Eater’s Refuge Halloween Village

August 14, 2024August 13, 2024Paul Benson

A playful start or expansion to a Halloween village.

Highway to Halloween: 5-Foot Animated ‘Ghostbusters’ Slimer

August 11, 2024August 10, 2024Paul Benson

This lifesize Slimer is sure to charm trick-or-treaters.

Halfway to Halloween: The Lowe’s 12-Ft Animated Scarecrow

May 24, 2024May 23, 2024Paul Benson

This spooky scarecrow makes a statement.

Photo of a chair with a blanket draped over it, next to three overstuffed bookshelves, along with piles of books and boxes of books on the floor next to it.

Stack Overflow: 2024 Reading Resolutions

January 8, 2024December 26, 2024Jonathan H. Liu

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.

Stack Overflow: Our Favorite Books of 2023

January 1, 2024January 9, 2024Jonathan H. Liu

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.

Dungeons and Dragons Gifts for Every Kind of Geek

November 28, 2023November 27, 2023Rory Bristol

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.

13 Spooky Treats for Your Halloween Game Night

October 24, 2023October 24, 2023Jonathan H. Liu

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!

Stack Overflow: Putting the “BOO!” in “Comic Books”

October 2, 2023October 2, 2023Jonathan H. Liu

Following up from last week’s stack of creepy comics, here are some more spooky stories for the season!

Stack Overflow: 8 Creepy Comics

September 25, 2023September 28, 2023Jonathan H. Liu

Getting ready for spooky season? Here are some creepy comics to get you started!

Repair Your Light Sets With the LED Keeper

January 6, 2023January 5, 2023Jonathan H. Liu

It’s a brand new year—time to pack up the holiday decorations and get rid of all those non-working strings of lights, right? Maybe not.

Stack of books: Flux, Thinking 101, A Half-Built Garden, Liberation Day: Stories, Vampire Weekend, The Terraformers

Stack Overflow: 2023 Reading Resolutions

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023Jonathan H. Liu

Happy New Year! Here’s what we’re hoping to read this year.

Stack Overflow: 2022 Year-End Reflections

December 26, 2022December 26, 2022Jonathan H. Liu

We’re taking a look back at our 2022 reading resolutions and comparing to the year that actually happened. What worked? What didn’t go as planned? What was surprising?

GeekDad/GeekMom Holiday Gift Guide – Games

November 22, 2022November 21, 2022Jonathan H. Liu

We believe that the family that plays together, stays together. Whether that means sitting down for a role-playing session, getting hooked on a videogame, or working on a jigsaw puzzle, we love fun games! Here’s a selection of games and puzzles to share with your friends and family. And if you’re looking for even more […]

‘The Hunt for the Golden Book’ Advent(ure) Calendar

November 20, 2022November 19, 2022Jonathan H. Liu

Santa Claus’ golden book has been stolen! Not only will this ruin Christmas, but it’s also a huge data breach. Can you track down the book before it’s too late?