Ever wonder how Mario and Luigi got their names? Now you can find out thanks to Back of the Cereal Box's aptly-titled piece, It's a Secret to Everybody. My favorite part had to be the Koopalings (Bowser's ill-behaved children) and their similarities to the famous musicians to which they were named after: Iggy, Morton, Lemmy, Ludwig, Roy, Wendy, Larry, and Bowser And after reading the section about Malboro, a recurring monster in the Final Fantasy series, you can't help but wonder if Philip Morris intentionally named their most popular brand of cigarettes "bad breath" (Latin mal meaning “bad,” and boros, allegedly meaning “breath” in Latin or Greek). It's a bit of a long read, but if you have the time (and like me, can...

I'm a total movie nut and own hundreds and hundreds of DVDs. However, J has forbidden me from buying any more. The problem lies in that we have a fairly large LCD television, 52" to be exact. So while my DVDs looked amazing on my old 27" CRT television, the non-HD is very evident on our new TV, with massive pixelation and loss of detail. We decided long ago that we will buy the best Blu-Ray player out there: the PS3. However, with both money and time being tight, we held off on this luxury purchase (which will eventually require more of our time and money). Until now. Like last year, Amazon will let it customers vote for the ultimate clearance items...

Guitar Hero World Tour was released today! J and I managed to grab the last GHWT kit from our local Target and rocked out all night. Oh, did I mention that we named our band Faith+1? :-D Due to the rising popularity of the Guitar Hero and Rock Band series, the song selection is a lot better than previous titles. The drum set is solid, the microphone is decent, and the new touch guitar is just...