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...
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Johan C. Wyckoff
- Aug 26, 2019
- 3 min
All Thumbsticks Review: Contradiction: Spot the Liar!
People like to play detective in some small way; it adds to the thrill of mundane life. From watching Masterpiece Mystery on Sunday...
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...
Johan C. Wyckoff
- Jul 29, 2019
- 3 min
All Thumbsticks: Borderlands: A Retrospective
Looting and shooting, total anarchy, a fanbase that has much love for meat bicycles as it does heartfelt stories, and a development...
Johan C. Wyckoff
- Jul 16, 2019
- 3 min
All Thumbsticks Game Review: Fran Bow
The mind is a weird thing. It can be fantastic, and it can be insane. Even the brightest of people have a tinge of madness inside. Take...
Johan C. Wyckoff
- Jul 9, 2019
- 3 min
All Thumbsticks Presents: Drawn: The Dark Trilogy
It’s easy to say that hidden objects games are easy to make. They are typically simple and may have a puzzle or two to break up the game...
Dalton Hessel
- Jul 3, 2019
- 4 min
Why I Almost Walked Away From Hunting, But Didn't
“The chase is among the best of all national pastimes; it cultivates that vigorous manliness for the lack of which in a nation, as in an...
Dalton Hessel
- Jul 1, 2019
- 3 min
After the Credits: Yesterday Movie Review
As modern day humans, we often wonder what life would be like without electricity or the Internet, but what if The Beatles never existed?...
Johan C. Wyckoff
- Jun 15, 2019
- 3 min
All Thumbsticks Game Review: Enter The Gungeon
I’ve never really liked Rogue-like games, because you don’t know what you’re getting yourself into. Every time you boot up a game like...
Dalton Hessel
- Jun 12, 2019
- 5 min
Tackling the Big Question: Is There Time for God in College?
As a kid, it was easier to live a Christian lifestyle. Your parents made sure your backside was in a seat at church on Sunday. They...
Johan C. Wyckoff
- Jun 6, 2019
- 3 min
All Thumbsticks: South Park: The Stick of Truth
Say what you will about the gross, explicative filled, and parodic cultural phenomenon that is South Park, but Trey Parker and Matt Stone...
Dalton Hessel
- May 30, 2019
- 3 min
A Tribute To Small Towns Everywhere
There appears to be a common misconception when it comes to small town life. Many people see getting out of their small town as a means...
Dalton Hessel
- May 20, 2019
- 6 min
Holding Out: A Pep Talk From A Twenty-Three Year Old Virgin
I’m tired of the narrative that is fed to me by society. “You’re not a man until you have sex,” is what is often said, and if I don’t...
Johan C. Wyckoff
- Apr 25, 2019
- 3 min
Rock, Blood and Jack Black: Brutal Legend Game Review
Picture this. The camera opens on Los Angeles, outside of a store called Record Surplus. National Treasure and Metal Dad Jack Black comes...
James Michael
- Apr 19, 2019
- 3 min
Your New Crime Show: Mindhunter
Streaming on Netflix Starring Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany With all the popularity surrounding true crime docuseries and films...
Johan C. Wyckoff
- Apr 17, 2019
- 3 min
All Thumbsticks with Johan: Machinarium Review
Even though I tell my friends that my first experience playing video games was the Apple version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone...
Dalton Hessel
- Apr 13, 2019
- 3 min
No Passport Required: Ahlgren's Old World Accents
Traveling the world is at the top of many people’s bucket lists as they grow older. College graduates are now taking a year off to travel...
Johan C. Wyckoff
- Apr 12, 2019
- 3 min
All Thumbsticks with Johan: De Blob 1 Review
3D platformers are the rage for the gaming market- and why wouldn't they be? They're accessible for all gamers; from gaming veterans to...
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