Valentine's Day is a time to celebrate romance and love and kissy-face fealty. But the origins of this festival of candy and cupids are actually dark, bloody — and a bit muddled. Though no one has pinpointed the exact origin of the holiday, one good place to start is ancient Rome, where men hit... Read more...
When Gary Buslik graduated from college with a degree in English, his parents were concerned about how he'd earn a decent living. "It worried them to hear me quoting Shakespeare," he jokes. Their fears were misplaced: Buslik went on to start an alarm company in Chicago that would eventually gro... Read more...
Love him or hate him, Marc Ecko is quite the pop culture visionary. The NJ-bred fashion mogul has put his spin on popular titles like "Star Wars" and "Halo," but apparently Ecko once had his sights on something a little more high-brow -- a Macbeth video game? According to Destructoid, Ecko, who r... Read more...