Super Grover

A friend shared this on facebook today. It appears that they have a new design for Super Grover. What do you think of Super Grover 2.0? Also: am I the only one who thinks that Elmo is Grover’s younger, mentally handicapped cousin?

Ginger Zing!

    Ginger is one of my favorite flavors. I have ginger in my green tea, I garnish my food with it, I even use ginger toothpaste for that extra zing every morning. So when I was looking to satiate my ginger craving in The City (NYC) the big “Ginger” sign on this bottle drew me [...]

Abita gets Sassafras-y

Michigan has had absolutely beautiful weather lately and there is no better way to spend a Spring evening than making music with friends.  In preparation for watching the sunset from my porch, Ian and I went for a quick shopping trip. As he perused the isles for the best microbrews, I search for root beer. [...]

Shorts Smoked Apple Ale

I feel bad I can’t give you a picture, but I need to describe this beer. Poured like any other ale, maybe a little on the lighter side. Orange-ish. 0.5 cm head, pure white. Smells like apples and funk. I was confused, momentarily by this. Then again, green apples smell a tad bit funky, so [...]

MSU Comics Forum Keynote: Guy Davis, ‘Faking’ an Eisner

The MSU Comics Forum has been doing a great job of not only highlighting the use of comics and sequential art in education but also bringing in some of Michigan’s most illustrious talent to speak. Following Michigan favorite David Peterson’s keynote appearance last year with the great Guy Davis took the keynote speaker position to [...]