Life, Love, & Incidental Trivia
In 1979, Simulations Publications Inc. released The Campaign for North Africa, which has since been considered the most complicated board game ever made. Simulating WW2 s operations in Libya and Egypt between 1940 and 1943, it boasts a game play time of 1,500 hours (or 62 days)... The post The Most Complicated Board Game Ever Made first appeared on Geek in Heels .
A couple of months ago, I saw a video on social media that raved about a Korean salon-grade shampoo that was available at Costco. Intrigued, I immediately looked it up online. The Amos Professional Active Green Tea Shampoo claims to be an anti-aging shampoo that... The post New Favorite: Amos Professional Active Green Tea Shampoo first appeared on Geek in Heels .
PlotLines is a project painstakingly and meticulously put together to map journeys from out-of-copyright classic literature. Currently sitting at 43 volumes (with more to come), works such as Pride and Prejudice, Crime and Punishment, and Moby-Dick have their characters itineraries played and mapped on period maps. For example,... The post Journeys from Classic Literature, Mapped first appeared on…
The older I get, the more I like to simplify my skincare routine. I don t know if it s laziness or the fact that I now comprehend the preciousness of time, but I just don t want to go through multiple steps when one product can easily... The post A Toner That Does It All first appeared on Geek in Heels .
Last month, the FDA approved bemotrizinol as the first new sunscreen active ingredient in over 25 years. It s been used for decades in Europe and Asia. This approval will hopefully pave the way for more effective, safer, and more aesthetically pleasing sun protection options in... The post Are Korean Sunscreens Better Than Their U.S. Counterparts? first appeared on Geek in Heels .
As much as I love LEGO, I haven t been a big fan of their LEGO Art series. There are limitations to the blocks, and the recreations seemed just that — recreations that did not hold a candle to the original works of art. Enter builder... The post Gustav Klimt’s ‘The Kiss’ in LEGO Art first appeared on Geek in Heels .
If you shop on Amazon, I m sure you ve noticed that over the past couple of years, product listings have been inundated with junk, or pseudo brands. With names like SZHLUX and HORUSDY, these brands are often knockoffs that are cheaply made in Asia and produced... The post Filter Out the Junk Brands from Amazon With This Extension first appeared on Geek in Heels .
For all of sports history, there have been questions of What if? s and asterisks placed next to champions who some believe only won due to circumstances (i.e., injuries) falling in their favor. Well, Russell Samora of The Pudding believes there have only been five truly... The post The Least and Most “Ethical” NBA Championships first appeared on Geek in Heels .
I m shaking as I write this. I hardly got any sleep last night after witnessing my beloved Knicks win Game 5 of the 2026 NBA Finals, marking their fourth win and sealing their status as champions. I still can t believe it, and I keep reading... The post NY Knicks are 2026 NBA Champions! first appeared on Geek in Heels .
So have you heard? My beloved New York Knicks are in the NBA Finals. Many analysts say that the Knicks had it easy going through the weak Eastern Conference, and that they have no chance against the West. But the Knicks are on a historic... The post Elmo Gets Bullied by Knicks Fans for Staying Neutral first appeared on Geek in Heels .