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First Look at the CES 2026 LEGO Reveal of Smart Bricks
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by Andrea Carter | January 14, 2026
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Film Club Review - A Nerdy Romantic Comedy For Us
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by Iain McParland | January 12, 2026
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Stranger Things vs Dungeons & Dragons: Which Monsters Reign Supreme?
Do the Upside Down’s monsters live up to the tabletop hype? I’m dusting off the Monster Manual to pit the...
by Michael Saint Gregory | January 4, 2026
A woman with red hair is close to the camera. The words 'Fractured Blooms' is over her face. There is red all around her.

Fractured Blooms Blossoms into Something Sinister
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by Andrea Carter | December 30, 2025
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We Saw the Fallout Exhibit at the Atomic Museum
We went to New, sorry, Las Vegas to check out Bethesda's Fallout exhibit in the Atomic Museum. The exhibit gets...
by Andrea Carter | December 29, 2025

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    Has the Mario Movie Broken the Video Game Curse, or is it Just Better Than Sonic?

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