I learnt the most wonderful word today- ‘tartle.’ Heard of it? No, me neither. I spend most of my adult life being ‘startled’ as the world grows ever more chaotic, but ‘tartle’ was a new one on me. It’s a Scottish term for that particular excruciating pause when you can’...
Although it was less advanced than competitors from Sega and Atari, the 30 hours of battery life started a craze that has sold over 110 million units. Power Wheels Rona Proudfoot // Flickr Power Wheels Kids of all ages got the sensation of driving around the neighborhood just like their ...
The Game of Life, or simply Life, was created in 1860 as The Checkered Game of Life. It had players traversing a checker-like board, aiming to land on 'good' spaces to earn points. This game was considered thefirst popular parlor game in the US. Since its creation well over 100 years...
he gave a clue to the emotional effect the events of the past six years have had on his life. “It’s been very difficult, and I don’t know if there’ll ever be an end to it,” he said, shaking his head. “You just have to live it a...