Gifts For Wizards

DVD Gift Idea: GI Joe – The Complete Collector’s Set

Man, if you’re someone’s mom and you don’t know what to buy for your grown son, I suggest getting him the G.I. Joe Collector’s Set, which among a bunch of memorabilia, includes the entire run of the series. That’s 95 episodes, which also means 95 PSAs—you know those things that told you that “Knowing is [...]

Gift Review: Altec Lansing BackBeat Noise-Isolating Earbud Headphones

I need some new earbuds. More than that, I need a new receiver for my stereo, but for now, the ol’ budget is nudging me the direction of the under-thirty-bucks opportunity cost. The chunks of failure I had up until a week ago were these things, Altec Lansing BackBeat Noise-Isolating Earbud headphones. I liked them a lot: good bass, fit in my ears, a cable wrapped in what appears to be climbing gear that’s really easy to untangle. In fact, I was really stoked about them until they broke.