This week, I dive into a pair of email topics to start off the new year.

Music for the show provided by Reed Love.

Today on the 5: Part 1 of a listener email inspired list of my favorite games from the NES.

Today on the 5: More of my impressions as I continue through Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.

Today on the 5: While I was back in NY over the holidays, I did a lot of picture hanging for my mother. It showed me a big difference between how my father did things and how I do them.

Today on the 5: After one glowing review of a free app, it's almost unbelievable I'd find another in the Plex Media Server.

This week:

Santa Claus
Luther
GTA V

Music for the show provided by Reed Love.

Today on the 5: I don't often run across a truly free app that devliers on some big promises. Duolingo does exactly that. 

Today on the 5: Some more thoughts on the new Wasteland 2 beta as I wander through the wastes.

Today on the 5: It's no secret I'm no fan of Facebook, but this article on their new plan on tracking how people use the site crosses a big line in my eyes.

Today on the 5: After reading through the first Mask Omnibus, I watched the Jim Carrey film adaptation to see how it compared and held up.