Geeks and nerds come in all ages, shapes, sizes and yes…sexes. See, if you thought that there wasn’t a very strong female contingent in the “geek set”, you’d be mistaken. The voice of the “geek girl” is getting stronger – and gaining more notice – every day, whether in print or on the internet. This… Continue reading ‘Top 11 Geek Girls of 2011′
I’m excited! In just over a week, I’ll be co-hosting my first ever “Nerd Year’s Eve” Party with Jess Godwin and we both want you to be there! Click here to buy tickets! DID I USE ENOUGH EXCLAMATION POINTS!?!?!? (I told you I was excited, right?) (Oh, and just a correction…we will be having the… Continue reading ‘Jess Godwin gets excited for Nerd Year’s Eve!’
On Monday, the second teaser trailer to “The Dark Knight Rises” was officially released on the web. Everybody was jumping for joy – and complaining about Bane’s lack of enunciation – but only these guys gave it the “Be Kind To Rewind” treatment: The practice of ‘sweding’ movies has been around for some time, often… Continue reading ‘The Dark Knight Rises…and gets sweded too!’
The holiday season often involves getting gifts for loved ones, but that can also mean the stress that comes from shopping in crowded shopping malls, or in one case a Best Buy just when the President of the United States decides to show up! But when you consider that the very first Christmas involved men… Continue reading ‘Giving the gift of opportunity through Opportunity International’
A couple weeks ago, I was asked by Alpha Waves Radio host Michael Hinman to be part of a special panel on his show. The panel would be comprised of ‘experts’ and fans of the British sci-fi show Doctor Who. As a self-described “Whovian” myself, I was both honored and tickled to think that I… Continue reading ‘Discussing the Fate of Doctor Who on Alpha Waves Radio’
This weekend, families will be going to their local multiplex to see “The Adventures of Tintin” – at least that’s the hope of director Steven Spielberg and his fellow “Tintin” producer Peter Jackson. For many of these folks, this will be their first exposure to the popular character from Europe, even though the intrepid reporter… Continue reading ‘Tintin arrives in America!’
Yeah…you heard what I said:
As the last few days of the Christmas shopping season go screaming by, you may be at a loss for what to get the gaming geek in your life. And before I get angry e-mails telling me that I forgot to include gamers in my 12 Days of Christmas for Geeks, I wanted to show… Continue reading ‘Last Minute Holiday Stocking Stuffers for Gamers’
This past weekend I had the pleasure of being a part of “A Klingon Christmas Carol,” the Star Trek-themed holiday show that is currently running at the Chicago Greenhouse Theater Center. Featuring the talented folks of Commedia Beauregard, “A Klingon Christmas Carol” is a re-telling of the classic tale by Charles Dickens, re-interpreted as a… Continue reading ‘The Geek visits A Klingon Christmas Carol [GALLERY]‘
Everything that I HATED about the last G.I. JOE movie – the stupid “accelerator suits”, the campy humor – is notably missing in this trailer to the sequel, which is introduced by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for Machinima: THIS is what the last G.I. JOE movie should have been! Perhaps they were taking a page… Continue reading ‘G.I. JOE: RETALIATION Trailer hits the Web [VIDEO]‘