Over the weekend, I attended the B Geeky Collectible Bazaar in a warehouse in Atlanta, Georgia’s West End. Think of it like one large geeky garage sale, where the “vendors” were local geeks just like you and me, selling some of their DVDs, comics, manga, action figures, video games, collectibles, props, clothes, etc. to other […]
Not everything they teach you in science class is true. Here are 10 common scientific myths. [alltime10s]
The Korean news service has reported that archaeologists from the History Institute of the DPRK Academy of Social Sciences have stumbled across the find of a century in Pyongyang: the existence of unicorns in ancient Korea. This is no Onion News article extolling the supreme leader as Sexiest Man Alive 2012 – the archaeologists believe […]
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York has deemed video games worthy of artistic appreciation and preservation. While, of course, the artistic value of games would never be contested by the geek world, there would be those who would claim that games are simply a waste of time and brain power. It’s gratifying […]
Purpose, by definition, implies intent or determination, an end goal or a course of action. It’s a useful word, purpose, and one we use fairly often when discussing life’s Big Questions. What is my purpose? Does this object or occupation serve a good purpose? But it’s not a word often associated with the existence of […]
Hear the extraordinary Elvish language of Sindarin come to life in a summer forecast for the ‘Home of Middle-earth’, New Zealand. [PureNewZealand]
I’ve made no secret that I like video games, especially the sort of the RPG, sword and sorcery variety. Particularly the Dragon Age games. Sure, I’d like to say I rock Battlefield and Black Ops and whatnot, but the truth of the matter is, I’m really selective when it comes to most games. I think […]
So, the election here in the US is over. After months and months of constant reminders, attack ads, political discussions all over Facebook, it’s finally come to a close. I, for one, am extremely glad. Not just of the outcome, but the return to normalcy. I don’t have to fear my Facebook feed like I […]
Like many LoTR geeks out there, I figured that when Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy finally ended, that was going to be it. There was a sense of finality, a feeling that I’d endured a great journey myself, following the film from its early rumors at the end of the 90s to the […]
This is a real Facebook status from one of my friends. Serves as a pretty good reminder that we roleplayers should probably explain in just a touch more detail when dealing with the non-geek world. ;) I had a good giggle about it. To be fair to the poor bookstore clerk – they had been selling […]