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Post Column: New Razer tablet could be worth hefty price tag

Nerds like me know that Razer, a popular video game accessory company, does not mess around. If you aren’t familiar, just know that it is a powerhouse and its products are gorgeous pieces of technology. At the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, it unveiled its newest project: the Razer Edge gaming tablet. It gained attention from gamers everywhere and swept up the Best of CES Award (I would give it an award too, but I’m not quite as powerful).

Post Column: Video-game violence obviously the country's biggest threat

Folks, I know this is a humor column, but I want to take this time to talk to you about a serious subject. You’re all aware of the tragedy that happened during winter break: the senseless, horrific murder of 27 innocent people, including 20 children, in Newtown, Conn. Some humorists believe that it’s never too soon to joke about any subject, but I believe that if anything in this world is untouchable, the mass murder of schoolchildren has got to be it. There’s nothing funny about what happened in Sandy Hook, and I’m not going to pretend otherwise.

Post Column: Modern drug control better than all-out opium war

A few months ago, I was watching the local news in my hometown of Cincinnati when I saw an advertisement for a news special. The report focused on a supposed drug epidemic that was particularly affecting the Kentucky suburbs: heroin.

Post Column: Nightmare ride the last straw for Greyhound

There’s some presumably dead wise person who said we learn from our mistakes. Usually this is true, because I’m pretty sure none of Taylor Swift’s exes have been her ex more than once. However, there are a few of us that contradict that adage, and I am one of them.

Between the Lines: 'Post' writers reflect on trip to inauguration

Apple pie and baseball are just a couple things that people call “uniquely American.”

Post Column: NHL's short, tight schedule is bad for players

The ending of the 2012 season was bittersweet for National Hockey League fans throughout the country. At that time, fans waited in excitement for the playoffs, yet they also worried as the NHL’s labor dispute was not far behind. The dispute officially began Sept. 15 at 11:59 p.m. EDT, marking the second lockout in the last eight years.

Post Column: Give Americans the Death Star we deserve

American people are frankly tired of the government disappointing them — especially when it’s an issue regarding their safety.

BedPost: New York-bound columnist passes torch

Former BedPost writer bids adieu to faithful readers for bigger plans...

Post Column: Being happier is a challenge for pessimist

I’m an unhappy person.

Post Column: The beer fans' guide to reviewing great brews

Since this is a column about beer, we decided the best thing would be to skip reviewing a beer on the first week and instead talk about that wonderful beverage that humans have been brewing for thousands of years.

Post Column: The Reel Deal: Sport fishing suffers popular misconceptions

When many people think about fishing, their first thought is often a redneck named Bubba drinking Busch Light in a lawn chair, casting a worm on a hook. They think fishing is all about being lazy and lucky. However, this could not be further from the truth.

Post Column: Weekly Rewind: Today's socialites are sadly absent from activism

To be honest, when I hear the word “socialite,” I shudder a little. My mind conjures images of Hiltons and Kardashians, wealthy women who have only really contributed sex tapes and guilty-pleasure reality shows to our culture.

BedPost: Campus Care care provides not-so-secret services for 'down there'

Campus Care …. cares.

Post Column: Gamer Girl: Video-game marketing pigeonholes women

It’s hard out here for a girl gamer. You walk into a Game Stop perusing for yourself and are instantly ogled like the rarest Pokémon. Yes, boys, some girls do like to play video games. We want to be badass superheroes and villains, too. We want to wield the weapons you can. We especially want to kick your butt in your favorite game when we can. And sometimes we even like to play Madden.

Post Column: Extra Point: NCAA bowl system has problems playoffs won't solve

In recent years, the absence of a playoff system in college football has generated controversy from analysts and sports fans throughout the country. People felt that smaller programs such as Boise State or Northern Illinois were not being given the recognition that their almost blemish-free records had indicated. To put it simply, schools like those have no chance in a national championship because they do not fall under the category of a “big-name program.”

Between the Lines: Gun debate affects real people, not just pundits

Like many American children, I spent a lot of my childhood “playing guns” in my neighborhood, emulating my hero Davy Crockett.

Between the Lines: All the best hockey players are named Kris

What do you do with a girl whose only sports knowledge is that the Browns play football — and that Ohio University’s hockey team has at least one fine-looking player?

Post Column: America lags behind other nations on gun control

On Jan. 10, as Vice President Joe Biden was scheduled to address the nation, he was interrupted by news that two students had been killed at Taft High School in California.

Post Column: Nasty surprises find their way into diners' food, legally

Welcome back from the holiday season! Over break, we’ve eaten candy canes, turkeys, pudding, fruit cake and pies of all varieties.

Post Column: Postmortem: The Death of Sanity: Classmates' laziness provokes cynic's rage