Ken Newquist
Angular Momentum
I’ve got a lot on my plate. Or rather, plates. I won’t recite it all here because it starts sounding like a pity party, but trust me … it’s a lot. And it’s a lot to keep track of. For the last month or so I’ve been trying out a new strategy for keeping track … Read more
Sumo Sultan Review (or How I Found My Bean Bag Chair)
The Sumo Sultan is an oversized “bean bag” chair and it’s been a fixture of my game room since 2017. It’s the culmination of my multi-year search for a new bean bag chair. To recap: I was looking for an adult-sized bean bag chair sized to my 6’2″ frame. My budget was $200-$300, but I … Read more
Going digital with the Kindle Paperwhite
Looking back at Nuketown’s “Technology” category, I’m surprised how little I’ve written about the Kindle Paperwhite, especially considering just how much time I’ve spent using the device. I wrote about e-readers once — when I got my original Kindle Touch back in 2012. Since then I’ve upgraded to the Kindle Paperwhite (Amazon), which offers a crisper … Read more
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter is a bad movie. It is a terrible, ridiculous, over-the-top, spectacularly bad movie … and that’s why I loved it. Look, let’s be clear — there are no good Resident Evil movies. They’re all bad in one way or another, but after Resident Evil: Extinction (the third one) they fully-embraced … Read more