In a series of witty punchlines, Lebanese/Swiss Cartoonist Patrick Chappatte (known simply as Chappatte in his cartoons) makes a poignant case for the power of the humble cartoon. His projects in Lebanon, West Africa and Gaza show how, in the right hands, the pencil can illuminate serious issues and bring the most unlikely people together. […]
Here’s Christ Metzen’s awesome “Geek Is” presentation that took place during the Blizzcon 2010 opening ceremony. Geek is power, geek is identify, geek is our word, friends. Oh, and if you want to skip to the relevant part, be sure to start the video at 4:30. Enjoy!
Today, I have for you two recipes of my own devising. One is for your sweet tooth, and the other one will chill you out. Both are super easy and quick. Trends these days in Halloween cuisine tend to go toward the remarkably detailed and complicated. Which is fine. Certainly plenty of folks out there […]
So clearly I’m a Halloween geek. I’ve spent the last couple of days contemplating all sorts of Halloween mayhem that I can share with you all. I’m still working on perfecting a chocolate spider egg concoction, but in the mean time I wanted to share another creepy, easy recipe for your Halloween party. It’s on […]
When one hears the word geek, images are conjured of pocket protectors and nightstands made out of old comic books. That old notion of geek-dom has since evolved into a new, tech-savy, and dare we say, cool geek.
It’s almost Halloween! And though many of you are working out last-minute costumes for yourselves (and here are some ideas if you’re still stumped), some of you might be more worried about what the geeklets will be wearing while trick-or-treating. There’s nothing like being a kid at Halloween – and especially being a geeky kid […]
You’ve probably heard about the “It Gets Better” project, a YouTube campaign aimed at giving a message of hope to GLBT youth. There are a huge number of videos now, many at the itgetsbetterproject channel, including from a number from public figures like celebrities and politicians. This latest is from Google employees, and I think […]
From time to time here on Geeks are Sexy, we post a video from a TED, which stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design, a conference celebrating just those things. The speakers at TED are all experts in their fields, and often showcase breakthrough technology with the hope that further discussion of these topics and concepts […]
Halloween is big business, and it’s no better typified than the huge, seasonal stores that poke up in strip malls and shopping centers across the country during the Autumn. Costumes are now a multi-billion dollar business, and getting that perfect Indiana Jones costume is as simple as walking in to the Scare-o-Rama, selecting your plastic […]
No, we’re not even joking! Check it out: Edit: According to dedicated [GaS] Facebook fan William, this giant Batman logo is located on the Kadena U.S. Air Force Base, near the city of Okinawa, Japan. [Via | Google Maps]