Take a stroll down 1980s MTV Memory Lane in this week’s Hours in the Attic video!
Top 5 favorite ’80s music videos on this week’s Hours in the Attic. ‘Nuff said:
Musings from the basement...
New post-apocalyptic fiction by yours truly at 365 Tomorrows. Check it out
Post-apocalyptic flash fiction by me. Here’s a tease: By the time the sandstorm passed, the sun had fallen and the orange skies had faded to a bruised brown and purple. The towers still seemed unreachable, perched on a dream horizon. Faint whispers of yesterday clutching at sky that no longer wanted it. Read the rest here at 365 Tomorrows. It will only take you a minute or so and it will make your day the greatest day you’ve ever had, ever, because that’s what demon-infested cities will do.
Revisiting Ray Harryhausen’s 1958 classic, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
Ray Harryhausen was a mainstay of my childhood. His movies were regular features on the Saturday matinees — on television, not in theaters; I’m not THAT old! — and they sucked me in every time. How could they not? No sane young boy would be anything but engrossed by giant creatures slugging it out with heroes in sandals, and Harryhausen’s creatures were AWESOME. So not too long ago, I decided to revisit a handful of his movies, among them The 7th Voyage of Sinbad. As a kid I had no real affection for the Arabian myths, so Ray Harryhausen’s Sinbad films never quite connected with me despite my huge love for his work and Harryhausen liberally mixing in monsters and myths from others cultures. I…
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New homebrewing article: How to Make Your Prepackaged Kits Unique!
Kits are a staple of the homebrewing scene. Put together by your local homebrew shop or the big online retailers, they are all-in-one boxes that give you everything you need to create beers that are time-tested and brewer-approved. Sometimes they are clones of popular craft brews, other times they are retailer exclusives that recreate classic styles, but either way they take the guesswork out of making a great beer. For both newbie homebrewers and veterans alike, that can be a very welcome thing indeed. But sometimes you want to throw a little twist into an old favorite. Sometimes you want to get creative but don’t know where to start. Sometimes you have a beer idea in mind, but don’t want to spend ages tinkering with…
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Check out this EPIC Garbage Pail Kids collection on the latest Hours in the Attic episode
We had our first guest on Hours in the Attic, and he brought along something insanely cool: his massive, ridiculous Garbage Pail Kids collection! This is our longest episode to date, and it’s easy to see why. There’s a lot of stuff to dig into! Check it out: