This wraps up YouTube’s Geek Week, a sad moment but one we’ve chosen to end on a high note. Lindsey Stirling and Peter Hollens’ violin-and-vocal medley is the perfect tribute to all things geeky. They’re both well-known on YouTube and the web as excellent artists as well as geeks, and bringing them together for this […]
By the the time you’ve read this, all 10 of these incredible things will have taken place… multiple times. [AllTime10s]
Geek Week is full of gems. Take this School House Rock parody, for example. It mines nostalgia for fun and profit by using our beloved SHR memories to warn us against the pitfalls of the modern gaming industry. It’s catchy, familiar, and only a little depressing for those of us who paid $600 for a […]
Who doesn’t want to be a superhero? YouTube’s SneakyZebra set Tim McMorris “I Just Want To Be A SuperHero” to footage shot this year at San Diego Comic Con to celebrate YouTube Geek Week (and as a follow-up to last month’s SDCC Cosplay Music Video). Can you name them all? Tell us who your favorite […]
You learn something new every day! [OnlyLeighm | Via LS]
Listen as gamers, via their gaming avatars, tell their stories about how games have brought them closer to the people around them. [Polaris]
A British couple who built a Hobbit-style house from local materials have lost an appeal against demolition by the local authority. They were told the home caused “harm to the character and appearance of the countryside.” Charlie Hague and Megan Williams built the home after living in a caravan for four years before Williams became […]
Watch as Doctor Who’s Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman list 10 Mind Bending facts about Doctor Who. [Nerdist & BBCAmericaTV]
The evolution of gaming consoles, from 1967 to today. Do you see any consoles missing from this infographic? Let us know in the comments section below! Source: The Evolution of Gaming Consoles
A weekly show where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, John Green discusses 79 of the most commonly mispronounced words in English. [Mental Floss]