Category: Mental Health Break

Mental Health Break

by Chris Bodenner

Fraggle Rock was even more morbid than you remember:

Update from a reader:

I loved Fraggle Rock when my kids were small in the ’80s. It was soooo well done. It was genuinely amusing for them and for me. There was always a thoughtful issue – something concerning the competing populations or something universal to all of them – gently introduced in each episode in interesting and sympathetic ways kids could consider. I’ve thought many times over the years that it’s really quite amazing that it hasn’t come back for subsequent generations. Beats any of the programming available to my grandson today hands down! It’s a great loss.

(Hat tip: Scott Beale)

Mental Health Break

by Chris Bodenner

A pricey way to keep your pets occupied:

Update from a reader:

If you’re saying it’s a pricey way to keep pets occupied because of the damage incurred to iPads, I have to tell you that after hours of fun with our cats and said apps we haven’t a single scratch on the screen.  iPad screens are really tough.

Disclosure: This content is not sponsored by Apple.

Mental Health Break

Game Theory splices together iconic game soundtracks, with a dash of Doctor Who:

2013 marks 35 years of video game music (Space Invaders, released in 1978 was the first game to feature a continuous soundtrack). So we took the opportunity to take a look back at some of our favourite examples of video game music and build a 19 track mashup, combining them with some other tracks we love.