A look back at Pepsi's Play for a Billion from 2003

 

The following retrospect was originally posted on ResetEra in March 2024, and has been edited/updated in some areas

So recently, ABC debuted the new game show Lucky 13, in which contestants answer 13 true or false questions for a chance to win a million dollars. The show is...eh, but the thing that caught me by surprise, maybe for all the wrong reasons, the show was sponsored by Pepsi, which actually wouldn't be the first they've done such a thing (3 by my count if you don't include the following) and welp, that was enough of an excuse for me to finally post this retrospect onto here instead of waiting for the next time either Mega Millions or Power was close to a billion dollar jackpot again, and good thing too because neither are even close.

A look back at The Mind's Treasure Chest. Also, support your local library.

Summer is here, and like many others, I've build up a collection of books I plan to read during the hot season including but not limited to Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, and World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil. Working at a bookstore allows me to get books at a nice discount. But not everyone gets to have that luxury, or even have the funds, to afford books like these. Enter the public library, a hub which allows you to check out a whole array of titles, as well as movies, games, magazines and more, be it for pleasure or for research. Sadly, public libraries have been the subject of many attacks, either by groups who want to see books removed from their shelves or by the government in the form of budget cuts and creating unbelievable restrictions on who can enter them. Libraries are vital to communities and should be protected at all costs. If you have a public library in your area, go show them some love by getting a library card, participating in events they hold, buying books from them whenever they're selling them, and even donating books if they accept them. But what if you've never been to a library before, and want to know all the inner workings of finding books, articles, and so forth? Well that's where the subject of today's retrospect comes in. Granted much of it is outdated with the marching of technology, but a lot of it still applies. 

My Nintendo Switch Online wishlist July 2024 Edition

Well talk about an exciting month for NSO, eh? First we get the announcement of all the Mega Man World games being adding to the Game Boy lineup, and then we get 2 GBA and 2 17+ N64 games via the Direct. These are some welcoming additions to the service, so I thought I should talk about what other titles I would like to see added to the service in the near future, be it on the Switch or hopefully the Switch2. Keep in mind this isn't a complete list, but of all my wants, these are the ones I wanna see the most. Also note there's no Genesis titles as personally, I can get whatever Genesis titles I want thanks to the Steam Workshop for the Mega Drive/Genesis Collection. Right, let's get to the list, starting with NES titles: