You Scruffy, Old Nerf Herder… [Comic]
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Category Archives: Culture
From slave to rebel gladiator: The life of Spartacus
Spartacus was a slave — one of millions taken from territories conquered by Rome to work the mines, till the fields or fight for a crowd’s entertainment. Imprisoned for deserting the Roman Army, he and other slaves fought their way free and started a rebellion. How did a slave become synonymous with freedom and courage? […]
Things We Used To Say [Comic]
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Geeks are Sexy’s Best Cosplay Photos: From 2011 to 2018 [Gallery]
Since I’ve started this blog, one of the things that you guys liked the most is our coverage of popular culture conventions. The first event we’ve covered is Montreal Comiccon back in 2011, and since then, we never stopped bringing you new cosplay photos from all around the world! Unfortunately, while cosplay is much more […]
Solar System Rings
Solar system necklaces aren’t that uncommon, but this is a new twist on planetary jewellery. Created by etsy seller jamincjewelry, it’s a stackable set of rings, meaning you can easily keep up with the latest arguments over definitions.
What You May Not Know About Stan Lee
Everyone will remember Stan Lee as the lovable grandpa of the Marvel universe. All those wonderful cameos aside, Stan Lee was a cornerstone of the comics industry dating all the way back to 1939. For eight decades, Lee compiled a remarkable list of achievements and changed comics forever — but there’s still plenty that many […]
How Stan Lee’s Childhood Reading Habits Led to The Creation of Marvel Comics
Back in 2015, Stan Lee sat down with The New York Times to discuss his life and career and how his childhood reading habits eventually led to the creation of Marvel Comics. Check it out, this is quite an interesting story! [The New York Times | Via LS]
The History of the Mouse Cursor [Video]
The history of the humble mouse cursor by sound designer Michiel de Boer. [Posy | Via TA]
How One Tweet Can Ruin Your Entire Life
For the longest time Jon Ronson reveled in the fact that Twitter gave a voice to the voiceless … the social media platform gave us all a chance to speak up and hit back at perceived injustice. But somewhere along the way, things took a turn. In this passionate, eloquent talk, Ronson explains how too […]
Fighting Mental Illnesses and Disorders One Illustration at a Time
As society becomes more open toward discussing mental illness disorders, artist Shawn Coss has decided to create a new series of illustration to help people understand what these disorders are about and fight the stigma associated with them. Shawn is a great artist who also has a clothing line and works at creating comics over […]