A few days back, I gave you my list of all the movies I saw in 2008 (that had been released between October 2007 and December 2008) and ended with My Top 5 Favorite Movies. That post has become an annual tradition round these parts. I know, real original, right?!?!?!? Well, I’m just stealing a…
Before I dive into this week’s rundown, I wanted to throw a shout out to frequent contributor Chris – a longtime friend – who along with his wife Melissa welcomed their first child, and son, Anthony to this Earth. Chris is already teaching Anthony about complex string theory and quantum physics in hopes that his…
With another year off the books, I wanted to start ’09 by taking a look back at some of things that really entertained me in 2008. To that end, I’m planning a three-part series where I will provide you with my choices for My Five Favorite Games of 2008, My Five Favorite Movies of 2008…
“Pop Quiz, Hot Shot.” Know what 90’s movie that’s from or are you just curious to know what I know? Either way – have I got the contest for you. Starting next Monday, February 2, 2009, The Ed Zone will launch a new trivia contest, similar in structure to The Ho Ho Ho Throwdown and Breakin’ Big Hair…
Arctic blasts that steal your breath away. Ice encrusted snow the color of television tuned to a dead channel. And three hours of Lost!!! Ahh, January. The most wonderful time of the year. Of course, the first Lost post always find me a little rusty but I can work my way through the mire fairly…
Every year around this time, I like to compile my Top 10 list – recounting my favorite pieces posted during the year. I know that smacks of extreme narcissism but the damned site has my name plastered over every square inch so I think I regifted the humble pie a few years back. If one…
[Editor’s Note:Â Â For those that don’t know, I’m on staff performing freelance reviews for a web-based game site. I get titles sent to me on a recurring basis and am charged with playing and reviewing them. The upside is free games and exposure. The downside – no pay and some dreadful games from time to…
I grew up among the Greatest Generation of video gamers – those who spent their time in the trenches waging war with antiquated technology like the Atari 2600 – fighting the good fight while trying to peer through the fog of war (represented by a monochromatic mass of pixels) in hopes that something beautiful rested…
[Editor’s Note – The Leaderboard is below and MAKE SURE YOU SCROLL ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM FOR A LITTLE SURPRISE!!!] We have three ties in the top 6 so I am really hoping today is the day that someone stumbles. Otherwise, we hit the Bonus Round. Yup, as I a mentioned the other…
[UPDATE:  The answers have been appended to the questions below. At the very bottom you’ll find the current Leaderboard. Round 6 (the final round) Questions will be up Friday January 16th 2009 – by 8:00 a.m. EST] Here we are at Round 5 and we have a number of traffic jams at the top, with 7…