a smell of wine and cheap perfume
If you collect sports cards, you probably know the most famous basketball card ever made, the 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan #57. It’s Michael Jordan’s rookie card. Except there’s one small problem. It isn’t actually from his rookie season, nor is it his first licensed NBA trading card. Jordan’s NBA rookie season was 1984-85, when he … Read more
Reckless Ben is a content creator known for making gonzo-style YouTube documentaries. His latest series centers on Bricks & Minifigs, a retail franchise with roughly 300 independently owned stores that buy, sell, and trade new and used LEGO products. The story also involves Ed Mansell, an 83-year-old Oregon resident who spent decades assembling what is … Read more
On this day in 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg began. I wish I were a Civil War buff. Although I live practically smack dab between Gettysburg and Antietam, I’ve never cared much about the American Civil War. Not really. It seems like a terrible waste. Living where I do and having no interest in the Civil … Read more
The movie Supergirl opened in theaters last night. Anyone seeing it at an AMC IMAX theater received a promotional version of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1. Anyone going tonight to an AMC IMAX theater to see it will also receive the comic. I do not live near an AMC IMAX theater Being that I don’t … Read more
I was perusing Facebook this morning. Not to brag, but I’m a member of a few diecast toy car collecting groups on Facebook. People post information about various Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Auto World, Johnny Lightning, and other toy-car brands. A lot of it involves people complaining about scalpers buying up all the new releases they … Read more