For the Foodies: Hearty Pumpkin Goodness
My favorite times of year to spend in the kitchen are fall and winter. There’s something about the oven heating up the room and the smell...
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Chelsea Wisner
- Jun 27, 2022
- 2 min
A Must See In Theaters - Top Gun: Maverick
Big action deserves a big screen.
Dalton Hessel
- Jun 23, 2022
- 2 min
For the Foodies: Louie's Bar & Bites
Louie's Bar and Bites has become a hometown favorite in the Hayward area.
Johan C. Wyckoff
- Jun 8, 2022
- 3 min
Game Review: Death Stranding
Death Stranding is Kojima without limits.
Johan C. Wyckoff
- Apr 3, 2021
- 2 min
All Thumbsticks Game Review: Downwell
Fall deep into a well while blasting bullets at enemies from your boots.
Johan C. Wyckoff
- Mar 1, 2021
- 3 min
All Thumbsticks Game Review: ECHO
I was fortunate enough to get this game and was blown away at its meticulous world and gameplay.
Johan C. Wyckoff
- Mar 30, 2020
- 3 min
All Thumbsticks Game Review: That Dragon, Cancer
Stories that create catharsis for players are hard to create. That Dragon, Cancer is one of those games.
Johan C. Wyckoff
- Mar 6, 2020
- 3 min
All Thumbsticks Game Review: Watch Dogs Retrospective
Outside of conceptual “hack the planet” undertone, Watch Dogs provides a stealth or action experience to players.
Dalton Hessel
- Feb 26, 2020
- 5 min
Why Millennial Men Need Jesus
Millennial men need Jesus and it’s time we dust off our Bibles and get to work.
Dalton Hessel
- Jan 19, 2020
- 4 min
The Death of the Dinner Table
There’s been a death in the family. It’s not the kind of death that we have to dress in black for. We don’t have to send casseroles or...
Johan C. Wyckoff
- Jan 4, 2020
- 3 min
All Thumbsticks Game Review: Borderlands 3
Well. Here we are. This is it; Borderlands 3. Fans have waited for too long and now, it’s finally here. After ten years of waiting,...
Johan C. Wyckoff
- Dec 26, 2019
- 3 min
All Thumbsticks Game Review: Ryse: Son of Rome
You know that feeling of when you see a game a long time ago, then all of a sudden you get it as part of a winter sale and realize how it...
Dalton Hessel
- Nov 27, 2019
- 5 min
The Truth About My Rookie Year In Teaching
As the pines sway in the woods and snow continues to fall outside of my window, I figured now was a good opportunity to pause and reflect...
Johan C. Wyckoff
- Nov 26, 2019
- 3 min
All Thumbsticks Game Review: Tomb Raider (2013)
You know, there’s a lot of mascots in the video game world. Apart from the major blockbuster of Smash, the collective genres of video...
Johan C. Wyckoff
- Oct 29, 2019
- 3 min
All Thumbsticks Game Review: Blasphemous
Who knew that a small Spanish video game studio could make a true magnum opus? Blasphemous, developed by Game Kitchen, published by...
Johan C. Wyckoff
- Oct 2, 2019
- 3 min
All Thumbsticks Game Review: River City Girls
Beat ‘em up games have spanned for as long as video games have existed: Streets of Rage, Battletoads, and Double Dragon cabinets have...
Dalton Hessel
- Sep 2, 2019
- 5 min
A Letter to College Freshmen
Dear Freshmen, It seems as though you’ve just got dropped off by your parents at summer camp. Classes are just about to start, but that...
Dalton Hessel
- Aug 21, 2019
- 3 min
A Pep Talk to My Friends
There are always things we wish we could tell our friends, but maybe the right opportunity hasn’t presented itself. Maybe there were too...
Johan C. Wyckoff
- Aug 7, 2019
- 3 min
All Thumbsticks: Stranger Things 3: The Game
Alright, I admit it. I really like Stranger Things. From its debut on Netflix and now on its third season- where did the time go- on July...
Dalton Hessel
- Aug 7, 2019
- 2 min
The Confessions of an Anti-Social Extrovert
I’m the guy at the party, but I’m not the life of it. I’m off to the side, up against the wall listening to Mark and Lisa talking about...
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