Welcome to Erf: Meeting Women in the Real World

By Eric Smith, excerpted from The Geek’s Guide to Dating. “Being clever’s a fine thing, but sometimes a boy just needs to get out of the house and meet some girls.” Such is the wisdom of Flex Mentallo, wrestler/superhero/metafictional comic book character. He’s advising the angsty teen who not only is Flex’s creator but may […]

7-Year-Old Girl Asks Scientists To Breed Her a Dragon

A few weeks ago, 7-year-old Sophie of Queensland wrote a letter to the national science agency CSIRO located in Australia to ask them to “make” her a dragon. I can (almost) guarantee that both the letter from Sophie and the agency’s response will be the most adorable thing you’ll read today. Hello Lovely Scientist My […]