The Last Perfect Day: An Excerpt from ON SAL MAL LANE

On Sal Mal Lane

“Mr. Niles’s words rang in his ears: Long ago, he was just a boy like you.” By Ru Freeman

Three Parables from FUN CAMP

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“Why did the chicken cross the road? Where do bats get their energy? Knock, knock, who’s there, the interrupting cow. How do you know when a blonde has been making chocolate chip cookies?” By Gabe Durham

Failure Is An Option

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Kids need to be able to fail in order to learn how to succeed.

Violence in Video Games: 2/16

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What can we teach our children about violence in video games?

The Future of a Very British Sport Could Be in China

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Nicole Bailey looks at how the future of snooker may lie in the Far East.

Wild Boys, Wilderness, and Woodcraft Rangers

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Predecessors of the Boy Scouts of America, Woodcrafters still bring nature-deprived boys out into the wilderness.

“But I Know It’s Not Real!” – Kids, Video Games and Guns

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Samuel Sattin introduces a new generation to the latest in violent video games, and realizes that much has changed since the days of Zelda and Duck Hunt.

We Don’t Want to Play Anymore

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David Olimpio wanted to be a spy when he grew up. Now he’s glad he left violent games in boyhood, and worries about the men who did not.

Playing with Guns

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We teach kids that driving a car is a responsibility, but we still teach kids to drive. What do we teach them about the responsibility of gun ownership?

Don’t Fear the Fad

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Just because something is a fad does not necessarily make it a bad investment.

Connect Four

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Connect with the ones you love, every chance you can.

29 Play Dates to Spice Up Your Relationships

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Arcades, board games, picnics, oh my!

“My question is why is it wrong to create games for people who make ‘boob-based purchasing decisions’?”

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This is a comment by Jacobtk on the post “Video Game Critic Draws Hateful Misogynistic Abuse”.

Culture: The Game That Community Made: Journey to the Center of Hawkthorne [@nbccommunity]

Now you can smash hippies, interact with virtual characters and more in the TV-inspired video game.

Gaming: First Game Play Footage From Gun-Toting “Underworld” Game Star Wars 1313

A bounty hunter delves into the shadowy lower levels of the planet wide city Coruscant in the new game from LucasArts.

Gaming: #whodwin Wednesday Comes To Life With Injustice: Gods Among Us [@dccomics]

The greatest powers of DC Comics come to blows with an ambitious new fighting game coming to consoles and PCs.