Satan, the beast crunching sinners’ bones. Lucifer, the fallen angel. Mephistopheles, the trickster striking deals. These three divergent devils are all based on Satan of the Old Testament. But unlike any of these literary devils, the Satan of the Bible was a relatively minor character. So how did he become the ultimate antagonist, with so […]
In 1849, in the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq, archaeologists sifted through dusty remains, hoping to find records to prove that Bible stories were true. What they found instead was a 4,000-year-old story inscribed on crumbling clay tablets— a story that was so riveting, the first person to translate it started stripping from excitement. […]
Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels are amazing, but which one should you start with? Here’s a handy flowchart to help you! [Source: goddamnshinyrock] Please note that Geeks are Sexy might get a small commission from qualifying purchases done through our posts (as an Amazon associate or a member of other affiliate programs.)
French fries vs. tater tots … which is the superior fried potato? Let’s start at the beginning. French fries came from … France, right? Oh boy, we’ve got a lot of history to get through. Join host Justin Dodd in a journey through the history of fried potatoes. [Mental Floss]
Amazon is currently holding a MASSIVE book sale! Just buy one, and you’ll get the second one at 50% off! And yes, most of these book are already discounted, which makes this sale even more interesting! There’s THOUSANDS of awesome title in there, including countless comic books, Dungeons and Dragons adventures and rulebooks, and a […]
Plenty of Companies have released statues of the legendary Stan Lee since he passed away in 2018, but so far, I think this one from Beast Kingdom is my favorite so far! The MC-030 Stan Lee Master Craft: The King Of Cameos is limited to 1,922 pieces worldwide! I would absolutely LOVE to get this […]
When the pandemic started, one of the most geektastic group of all time, OK Go, wrote and recorded a song together, each alone in their respective homes. Then, a high school choir from Long Island asked for the sheet music and decided to join in to perform in the same matter. Ok Go loved the […]
I’ve watched this video featuring Car Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot countless times over the past few years, and to this date, it never fails to bring a tear to my eye. [carlsagandotcom]
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Two remastered color videos showing a typical day in New York in 1930. The first one likely starts around 51st street and rides along 5th avenue for the rest, right next to Central park. The second one shows the New York shoreline by boat. Watch! https://youtu.be/65Deh9u2pLw [NASS]