Who amongst us has never played with Legos before? It's a universal experience. Legos are the absolute king of children's toys. In fact, they're probably the dominant franchise for recent age groups. Various well-crafted Lego video games, a slew of movies, the toys themselves, and even television shows! Lego saw the potential for its brand and hit it out of the park. That's not to say that Legos don't appeal to every age group , it's just that they're a well-run company for this current generat…

For certain generations, Minecraft is a foundational part of childhood. Akin to learning to ride a bike or losing your first tooth, everyone remembers the first time they encountered a creeper. It's a bit hard to describe to older and younger audiences the initial phenomenon that was Minecraft . Think of it as you would Pokemon, Fortnite, or Roblox. Things that have dominated the lives and cultures of young people. Personally, Minecraft was the de facto franchise for my generation. I spent my m…

Sometimes the only way to get that funny bone working is with a heaping dose of throwbacks.

Are we old or what

Growing up, pizza was one of the best things in the world. It was more than just delicious, the presence of pizza often signaled a good time. Cheap, but tasty Little Caesar's at sleepovers, pizza day in the school cafeteria, eating a big pie with your soccer team after a win. Pizza is nostalgic, it's a core part of so many people's childhood. That's not to say pizza has no place as an adult. Ordering a pizza for delivery is a convenient and tasty experience . It's good in a pinch or when you do…

Please feed them

SpongeBob SquarePants has run for over 20 years. You'd have to live under a rock to not understand the cultural gravitas of this iconic marine life series. That was a pun that referred to Patrick's living situation, but who in this world isn't hip to SpongeBob ? The show spans generations. People who grew up watching it could very well be raising children that are currently watching it. It's a phenomenon for a very good reason. While it's easy to disagree on the quality of later releases, the i…

Say what you will about the fourth and fifth entries in the Indiana Jones series . No, seriously. Say anything you want. Those movies aren't very good and I think Steven Spielberg knows it. The original trilogy, however, consists of three incredible, classic films. That's indisputable Do you remember the first time you ever watched Indiana Jones? When I was around four or five, my uncle thought “Raiders of the Lost Ark” would be a good movie to bond over, so he put it on. Other than the face-me…

90s kids can relate

Sorry, we remembered the game...

I was more into Halo than Call of Duty growing up. It's just the better series. At least, in my opinion. At some point in elementary school, all of my friends switched over to the first Black Ops game. Nobody wants to be the odd man out in sixth grade, so I quickly followed. That was my first, and greatest, introduction to the series. Everyone's favorite Call of Duty game iteration depends on what they played in middle school. I don't make the rules, that's just how it is. Nostalgia and popular…

The combover bangs though

If you know, you know. Growing up without a lot of money is a pretty specific experience. Obviously, the degree to which you experienced financial woe is a sliding scale. No one person's experience is the same as the next. The main things that I remember, at least from childhood, are things like utilizing the free lunch program at school, receiving ridicule for what I was dressed in, never taking a vacation, living off the least expensive food possible, and having the not-so-quality house that…

There are a lot of times I miss the bygone era of mid-2000s internet culture. That era where you really had to seek out memes and there was a greater sense of community in it. That's definitely just nostalgia speaking, but hopping on an internet forum or message board for solely meme-related purposes. Those experiences and those incredibly expensive and scammy phone meme websites . Remember racking up a huge phone bill just because you wanted a LOLcat as your flip phone background or a Pokemon…

While I definitely feel like I have a wide variety of music genres that I listen to these days, I was undoubtedly a rock music kid. I grew up in a rock n' roll household and was constantly exposed to the music. I'm also a long-time bass and guitar player. Although I very much vibe with rock music, it was pretty much all that was available to me, so that's what I ran with. Although, I can't understate how big of an impact the first few “Guitar Hero” games had on my musical taste. I can still rol…

Petition to bring back the Discover Zone, but for adults...