The Atari 5200 was a home video game console released by Atari, Inc. in the year 1982, positioned as a higher-end option to sit alongside the popular Atari Video Computer System. The VCS was renamed the Atari 2600 at the time of the 5200’s launch. The system was originally developed to compete with Mattel’s Intellivision…
Things I Like: Mario Party 1 (N64)
The Mario Party series has been a long-running, highly successful franchise for Nintendo. It kicked off on the Nintendo 64 in the late 1990s, though I never got the chance to play it back then, mostly because I was broke, and it wasn’t part of the stack of games I picked up from my mom’s…
Fun Facts and Trivia About Tigers
The English word tiger passed through Old English tigras and Old French tigre before arriving from the Latin tigris, which was itself borrowed from the ancient Greek. Since antiquity, scholars have proposed that tigris derived from an Armenian or Persian word meaning arrow, a root that may also explain the name of the Tigris River….
Things I Like: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001 Film)
In 2001, I was certainly aware that the first Harry Potter movie existed, but I didn’t actually dive in until nearly nine years later, around 2010. I also knew about the book series, since even before the movies, Harry Potter had already become a massive cultural phenomenon. I remember the absurd panic from conservative parents…
Fun Facts and Trivia About Sunburns
Sunburn is a form of radiation burn affecting living tissue, most commonly skin, caused by overexposure to ultraviolet radiation, primarily from the Sun. The most familiar symptoms include reddened skin that is hot to the touch and painful, general fatigue, and mild dizziness. More severe cases can involve blistering, peeling, swelling, itching, and nausea. Excessive…