When most people think about going to space, they think about astronauts. That makes sense, given that astronauts are the ones who go to space. But before they can float in the great nothingness or walk on the moon, there is a huge team of people who have extremely difficult work … [Read more...]
TIP Tries: Dixit
Dixit Libellud, $34.99 Ages 8+ The first thing you notice about Dixit is that it is very, very pretty. The board game is pretty simple. You and two to four other people all get a hand of cards, and your goal is to invent a clue that describes one of the cards. The … [Read more...]
Review: Life of Pi
Life of Pi Yann Martel, $15.95 Age 16+ … [Read more...]
TIP Tries: Cities: Skylines
Cities: Skylines Paradox Interactive, $29.99 Rated E for Everyone When I was in school, I spent a lot of timing messing around in SimCity 2000. I loved building cities from scratch, tinkering with the layouts, seeing whether I could bring a metropolis back from a natural … [Read more...]
Classic Reconsidered: Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens is one of those authors that most students fear. I know I did. His books just seemed so...boring. But there's a reason he's the classic English author (behind Shakespeare): his books captured what life was like for ordinary people during the 1800s. … [Read more...]
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