Articles Tagged with #growingup
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Profiles
Deified and Demagogued
Gary Gygax, the co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, passed away this week. A gaming enthusiast remembers how the discovery of a game opened a new world of imagination and fun.
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Personal Essays
Sins of Admission
Growing up with strict Muslim rules can be tough in mainstream America. Throw in prank calls to sexually excitable old men and the going suddenly gets harder.
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Consoles I Have Known
The Most Competitive Man Alive
Recounting lessons from a first Nintendo, particularly as taught by the highs and lows of Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out.
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Personal Essays
The Bear
Being a new father of two girls takes love, patience, and the wisdom not to attack other children in their defense.
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Personal Essays
Please Spool to End of Tape Before Playing Other Side
For music listeners of every era, our audio formats define us—until we grow up and upgrade. Remembering the sweet squeak of cassettes.
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Personal Essays
How to Make Friends and Poke People
Facebook is old news for the sub-30 set, but plenty of their elders are tuning in, logging on, and tossing cows.
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Profiles
Bringing It All Back Home
When the St. Louis Cardinals’ former stadium was demolished, fans rushed to pick up pieces from the ballpark where their memories were made. What they bought, and what it means to them.
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Personal Essays
Bonding in the Battlemaze
The family that plays together, stays together—unless they’re playing laser tag.
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Profiles
Ipswich Rock City
Somewhere between the pub stage and the capacity-filled stadium is Ipswich, home to one of Britain’s most overlooked music scenes. Though why anyone would want to look there in the first place is anybody’s guess.
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Personal Essays
My First Time With Toots and the Maytals
When you’re young and in love, it’s not so easy to tell the difference between songs of love and songs of protest. A tale of passion and seriously critical misreadings.
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Personal Essays
Songs of Herself
Hearing old songs is a great way to get in touch with your past, but what happens when every song points to a different ex-boyfriend?
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Personal Essays
Raisin Hell
Fitting in is hard to do. Left to your own imagination, is it better to be yourself—or be a California Raisin? A tale of fourth-grade woe.