The Reluctant Parent's Guide to Fortnite

Fortnite is nothing short of a phenomenon. If you’re a gamer, you already know about it and probably play. If you’re a parent, you’ve probably at least heard your kids obsess over it. This piece will tell you everything you need to know about how this juggernaut became “the Instagram of gaming”. I play a little bit when I’ve got a few minutes (it literally only takes me about 10 minutes before I get killed) and it’s a pretty hilarious time waster.

We get it, bro. You vape.

If you don’t own a flying jet ski are you even really a billionaire? Seriously, you can keep the yacht if I can have the toys. Some of these are seriously badass. The Mako Slingshot Jet Board is definitely on my Christmas list this year.

Commercial space travel might be a thing as early as next year, and now we have an idea of what it will cost. Blue Origin’s craft only seats 6 passengers and costs about $10 million per flight, so the math only works if you’re Jeff Bezos.

The thing about technology is that it’s unstoppable, for good or ill. I don’t love the anachronistic nature of the Second Amendment. But I’d lay down my life to protect the First, and this case is the first I’ve seen where one bleeds into the other. Code is free speech, even when that code enables anyone to 3D-print deadly weapons.

Some stories write themselves. 

It’s hard to believe that Blockbuster managed to outlast Toys R Us, but here we are. I’d love to grab a beer with the hardo who’s keeping the lights on at the last Blockbuster just to find out what makes him tick.

If you’re pretending to be a Saudi prince you should probably skip the bacon at the breakfast buffet.

In case you don’t read Spanish, the title of this post roughly translates to, “Holy shit, this brand new shopping mall just collapsed in on itself!” Luckily, it wasn’t open yet and no one was hurt.