The origins of autism spectrum disorders has long been under debate; everything from childhood vaccines (now debunked) to prenatal care to environmental agents have been researched, and while the causes of autism are perhaps varied and unpredictable, and research is still incomplete, the best working theory involves assortative mating. Backing up the idea that specific […]
So by now everyone knows that Disney acquired Lucas Films and plans to make a new Star Wars episode. If you didn’t hear about it directly from an article, I’m sure you’ve realized from the slew of memes mashing Disney and Star Wars together. You would have thought that Disney would have ridden the wave […]
For the third election cycle in a row, Nate Silver is winning praise as the guru of election forecasting. There’s a lot of confusion about what he does and doesn’t do, so here’s a quick guide to why his record is a big win for mathematics rather than gut instinct. Who is Nate Silver? Silver […]
Last week, I asked you guys to send in pictures of your Halloween costumes, and as with last year, you guys sent in tons of them! Unfortunately, I cannot post all of them, but here’s a selection of my favorites for your viewing pleasure! Thanks guys!
I don’t know where you’d go to buy these, but it seems a bunch of new posters of characters from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey have been released into the world. Is it just me, or is Thorin, Kili and Fili like…epically hot? (Excusing Fili’s braided moustache…thing…though it may or may not be growing on […]
By Natania Barron Contributing Writer, [GAS] There are hobbits at Denny’s. I’m supposed to be excited about this. I’m supposed to be frothing at the mouth, declaring victory for second breakfast and showing up in my own home-made hobbit feet, singing The Road Goes Ever On and On and snapping pictures on my iPhone every […]
It’s here geeks: The first full trailer for Iron Man 3, which will be released in April next year. In Marvel’s “Iron Man 3”, brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man played by Robert Downey Jr., is pitted against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, […]
Lords of Waterdeep is an awesome board game, combining the best of the Forgotten Realms mythos with Eurostyle gaming.
You’ve seen the first part of our gallery from New York Comic Con 2012 (and if you haven’t, it’s here!), so now, here’s part 2 for your viewing pleasure. Unfortunately, I didn’t have enough photos left from Michael, our photographer, to do a full gallery, but fortunately, our pals from Aggressive Comics have given us […]
Once again this year, occasional [GAS] contributor and NYC resident Michael Tapp was covering New York Comic Con for this weekend, and as with last time, he delivered some awesome photos of the event and its many cosplayers. I invite you all to check out his shots in the picture gallery below. We should also […]