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  • newHalo: Flashpoint, a new miniatures game, has all the right moves
    First announced in January, Mantic Games’ Halo: Flashpoint makes its way into the world in November as the first wave of pre-orders start shipping out to eager fans. Polygon got a brief, early look at the miniatures skirmish game this week. While t…
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  • newHow to unlock Archetypes in Metaphor: ReFantazio
    Archetypes are the class system in in Metaphor: ReFantazio, with each one determining the skills an abilities available to you. Over the course of the game, you can invest in them more deeply to grow their power and expand their skillsets as you upgr…
    - 7 hours ago 10 Oct 24, 11:01pm -
  • new13 beginner’s tips to know before starting Metaphor: ReFantazio
    Metaphor: ReFantazio is a fantastic Persona-like romp through the fantasy genre. But the sheer scale of what’s on offer, combined with the limited number of in-game days to get everything done, means that if you want to do everything in one playthr…
    - 7 hours ago 10 Oct 24, 11:01pm -
  • newHow to unlock all Followers in Metaphor: ReFantazio
    Every monarch needs their supporters, and in Metaphor: ReFantazio, your Followers are your friends, your comrades, and the most important mechanic in the game. Followers are Metaphor‘s equivalent of Social Links or Confidants from the Persona games…
    - 7 hours ago 10 Oct 24, 11:01pm -
  • newHow to increase Eloquence in Metaphor: ReFantazio
    Eloquence is one of five Royal Virtues in Metaphor: ReFantazio. It’s also the hardest to come by (compared to Courage, Wisdom, Tolerance, and Imagination) because opportunities to do so are relatively limited. But not impossible! In this Metaphor:…
    - 7 hours ago 10 Oct 24, 11:01pm -
  • newHow to get all endings in Metaphor: ReFantazio
    There are four endings in Metaphor: ReFantazio — parts of the game that technically conclude with a credits scroll. There is, however, just one real ending if you wish to complete the story; the other three are bad endings that will cut your journe…
    - 7 hours ago 10 Oct 24, 11:01pm -
  • newHow long does it take to beat Metaphor: ReFantazio?
    Metaphor: ReFantazio is from the creators behind Persona 3, 4 and 5. Given those Japanese high school RPGs were all epic affairs, you might be wondering how long it takes to beat this new original fantasy RPG, which shares a similar structure and oth…
    - 7 hours ago 10 Oct 24, 11:01pm -
  • newGrand Theft Hamlet, which mixes Shakespeare with GTA Online, is coming to streaming
    While many gamers are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Grand Theft Auto 6, there’s still a ton of activity around the current iteration of the mega-blockbuster franchise. Fans are still role-playing on private servers, goofing around in the game’s…
    - 13 hours ago 10 Oct 24, 5:00pm -
  • newThis game united former leaders of the KGB and CIA
    In 1995, former KGB Major General Oleg Kalugin and ex-CIA Director William Colby collaborated in an unexpected way: they made a video game. Nearly 30 years later, The Great Game: The Making of Spycraft uncovers the story behind the multi-million doll…
    - 13 hours ago 10 Oct 24, 4:50pm -
  • newOMG, The Rise of the Golden Idol is coming out ridiculously soon
    Watch out, other video games, because there’s a new GOTY contender in town. At least for my personal taste, that is. The Case of the Golden Idol was my favorite game of 2022 — it’s a short, haunting, supernatural mystery game made up of individ…
    - 14 hours ago 10 Oct 24, 4:10pm -

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The Webs of Covid-Related Caution Tape Across London
The Webs of Covid-Related Caution Tape Across London
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Artist Rachel Cabitt Is Trapped in a Quarantine Horror Film
Artist Rachel Cabitt Is Trapped in a Quarantine Horror Film
- 1 Jun 20, 9:00am -
The Women of Ukraine's Railroads Keep the Trains Running
The Women of Ukraine's Railroads Keep the Trains Running
- 31 May 20, 9:00am -
Space Photos of the Week: An Eternal Voyage of Discovery
Space Photos of the Week: An Eternal Voyage of Discovery
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High in the Alps, Giant Blankets Slow a Glacier's Ice Melt
High in the Alps, Giant Blankets Slow a Glacier's Ice Melt
- 26 May 20, 9:00am -
Space Photos of the Week: Keeping an Eye on Jupiter's Storms
Space Photos of the Week: Keeping an Eye on Jupiter's Storms
- 23 May 20, 9:00am -

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Geekologie

  • A longboarder's closest calls over 10 years of filming
    Lonboarder Josh Neuman put together this compilation of his ten closest calls while filming his longboarding over ten years. What he says about his number one closest call:What Happened: While on a production shoot we had one of the crew members…
    - 25 Aug 21, 2:57am -
  • Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot doing parkour
    This is incredible (chilling?) video of Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot doing parkour.Parkour is the perfect sandbox for the Atlas team at Boston Dynamics to experiment with new behaviors. In this video our humanoid robots demonstrate their whole-bo…
    - 19 Aug 21, 5:27am -
  • Absolutely stunning and hypnotic stop-motion animation using matches
    This is an incredibly well done and hypnotic stop-motion animation by Tomohiro Okazaki featuring every conceivable play on matches. And as if the creativity wasn't impressive enough on its own, it plays back at 60fps. The stop-motion video I made f…
    - 11 Aug 21, 2:22am -
  • This is a snownado
    Apparently snownados exist and if you guessed that they're dust devils but with snow you'd be correct. They're not nearly as interesting as Sharknados or firenados, but those are impossibly high bars for a 'nado. Keep going for another video of…
    - 10 Aug 21, 3:41am -
  • Surreal phone booth videos
    This is a series of surreal phone booth videos by TikToker solopsist. You may be wondering what a "surreal phone booth video" even is and I couldn't explain it to you if I tried, so I'll just let you experience them as I did. @solopsist There are…
    - 5 Aug 21, 2:59am -

The Mary Sue

Geeks are Sexy - Technology News

  • newWhat Not to Ask on a First Date [Comic]
    [Source: Pain Train Comics | Like “Pain Train” on Facebook | Follow “Pain Train” on Twitter]Click This Link for the Full Post > What Not to Ask on a First Date [Comic]
    - 17 hours ago 10 Oct 24, 1:00pm -
  • newCheap Halloween Masks Transformed into Stunning Masterpieces [Video]
    Check out artist Steven Richter’s timelapse as he transforms cheap Halloween masks into high-quality, detailed works of art! Watch him as he repaints Carnage, Freddy Fazbear, Skeletor, Wolverine, and Venom, giving them a stunningly realistic upgrad…
    - 19 hours ago 10 Oct 24, 11:00am -
  • newToday’s Hottest Deals: Save BIG on Beats Headphones, SAMSUNG Galaxy Tablet, Training Ninja Sword, and MORE!
    For today’s edition of “Deal of the Day,” here are some of the best deals we stumbled on while browsing the web this morning! Please note that Geeks are Sexy might get a small commission from qualifying purchases done through our posts. As an A…
    - 21 hours ago 10 Oct 24, 9:04am -
  • new2024 Halloween Light Show Dazzles with Insane SFX
    Check out the 2024 Halloween Light Show by Tom BetGeorge! For over a decade, we’ve been featuring his amazing displays on Geeks are Sexy, and each year he takes things to a whole new level. This year, he truly outdid himself with even better effect…
    - 21 hours ago 10 Oct 24, 9:03am -
  • newReal-Life Mordor [Comic]
    “Concealed within his fortress, the lord of Mordor sees all. His gaze pierces cloud, shadow, earth, and flesh. You know of what I speak, Gandalf: a great Eye, lidless, wreathed in flame.” -Saruman [Source: Lunarbaboon | Via]Click This Link for t…
    - 21 hours ago 10 Oct 24, 9:02am -

Geeks of Doom

  • Fall 2024 Book Recommendations
    Fall is here! It's my favorite season and time for reading. There's always great titles being released for the spooky season that are perfect for Halloween, as well as with other books, accessories, and more! Putting together this list of Fall re…
    - 16 days ago 25 Sep 24, 10:41am -
  • Book Review: Dungeons & Dragons: 2024 Player’s Handbook
    Dungeons & Dragons: Player's Handbook 2024HardcoverD&D AccessoryWizards Of The CoastRelease Date: September 17, 2024Good day, fellow tabletop gaming enthusiasts! I am stunned by the fact that it has been 10 years since the original Du…
    - 24 days ago 17 Sep 24, 7:45am -
  • Holiday Gift Guide 2023: Dungeons & Dragons
    Another year, another chance to gift your favorite beloved tabletop gamer more Dungeons & Dragons goodies for the holiday season. Because, as usual, Wizards of the Coast and other publishers working alongside of them, has delivered. I am so pleas…
    - 24 Nov 23, 4:06pm -
  • Holiday Gift Guide 2023: Books Edition (Books, Games, Collectibles & More!)
    It's almost Thanksgiving, which means holiday shopping has begun and so have some really great sales. One of my favorite items to give and receive is books in all formats - print, eBook, and Audiobook - so putting together this annual guide is a…
    - 22 Nov 23, 11:27am -
  • Review: Cynthia Hart’s Victoriana Cats Collection: Jigsaw Puzzles, Sticker Book & Wrapping Paper
    Cynthia Hart's Victoriana CatsBasket of Mischief 1,000-Piece PuzzleSewing with Kittens 1,000-Piece PuzzleSet of 12 Wrapping Papers and Gift TagsThe Sticker Book: 300 Enchanting Stickers (Hardcover)By Cynthia HartPublisher: Workman Pub…
    - 21 Nov 23, 12:33pm -
  • Book Review: Heroes’ Feast Flavors of the Multiverse: An Official D&D Cookbook
    Heroes' Feast Flavors of the Multiverse: An Official D&D CookbookHeroes' Feast D&D Cookbook SeriesHardcover | Spiral Bound | KindleBy Kyle Newman, Jon Peterson, Michael Witwer, and Sam WitwerPublisher: Ten Speed PressRelease Date: Novem…
    - 8 Nov 23, 9:50am -
  • Book Review: Lore & Legends: A Visual Celebration of the Fifth Edition of the World’s Greatest Roleplaying Game
    Dungeons & Dragons: Lore & Legends: A Visual Celebration of the Fifth Edition of the World's Greatest Roleplaying GameHardcover | KindleBy Michael Witwer, Kyle Newman, Jon Peterson, Sam WitwerForeword by Tom MorelloPublisher: Ten Speed Pr…
    - 3 Oct 23, 9:54am -
  • Book Review: What Kind of Mother by Clay McLeod Chapman
    What Kind of MotherHardcover | Kindle | AudiobookBy Clay McLeod ChapmanPublisher: Quirk BooksRelease Date: September 12, 2023My grandma always says, "Where there’s a thought, there’s an image; where there’s an image, there’s a…
    - 19 Sep 23, 10:17am -
  • Fall 2023 Book Recommendations
    Fall is almost upon us! This is my favorite season of the year in general, but also my favorite time for reading. There's always a plethora of titles being released for the season, many of which are perfect for Halloween and even the Christmas Ho…
    - 18 Sep 23, 3:16pm -
  • Book Review: The September House by Carissa Orlando
    The September HouseHardcover | Kindle | AudiobookBy Carissa OrlandoPublisher: BerkleyRelease Date: September 5, 2023Bleeding walls, nightly screams, and mutilated apparitions are what Margaret and Hal are up against in their new home…
    - 15 Sep 23, 12:19pm -
  • Book Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Bigby Presents: Glory Of The Giants
    Dungeons & Dragons: Bigby Presents: Glory Of The GiantsHardcoverD&D AccessoryWizards Of The CoastRelease Date: August 15, 2023Good day and well met, friends! I hope today finds you well and I am absolutely excited to present this newe…
    - 6 Sep 23, 9:48pm -
  • Book Review: Dragons of Fate: Dragonlance Destinies: Volume 2
    Dragons of FateDragonlance Destinies Volume 2Hardcover | Kindle | AudiobookBy Margaret Weis and Tracy HickmanPublisher: Random House WorldsRelease Date: August 1, 2023It has been almost four decades since I was fourteen and I read t…
    - 28 Aug 23, 8:57pm -
  • Summer Reading List: Summer 2023 Book Recommendations
    Summertime is here! And with it brings lots of great reads to enjoy during the warmer weather.Below are some this year's releases that I personally am looking forward to reading over the Summer. After the main list of newer releases, I’ve i…
    - 29 Jun 23, 11:45am -
  • 2022 Stoker Awards: Kolchak: The Night Stalker 50th Anniversary Wins Best Graphic Novel
    [2022 Stoker Award-winner Kolchak: The Night Stalker 50th Anniversary. Cover by Colton Worley. Image courtesy of James Aquilone.]Kolchak: The Night Stalker 50th Anniversary won the 2022 Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel…
    - 19 Jun 23, 11:17pm -
  • Book Review: How To Sell A Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
    How to Sell a Haunted HouseHardcover | Kindle Edition | AudiobookBy Grady HendrixPublisher: BerkleyRelease Date: January 17, 2023If this book had a title like Coming Home Again, I'd probably be starting this review by saying something…
    - 23 Jan 23, 6:35pm -
  • Seandps’s Top 10 Movies of 2022
    Well folks, we did it. One more year has passed and things continue to move towards getting back to normal. Although the meaning of normal is still up for debate. For me, normal is a year full of movies that I got to enjoy in the theaters, and mo…
    - 17 Jan 23, 1:00pm -
  • Holiday Gift Guide 2022: Music
    Jim Morrison once waxed on wax about how “the future is uncertain and the end is always near.” Well if that’s the true-be-all-end-all-whatsit statement folks, then it’s a good thing that music is always near to help with the confusion. No…
    - 26 Nov 22, 8:40pm -
  • Holiday Gift Guide 2022: Dungeons & Dragons
    Welcome, readers! Once again, I am honored to be able to show off a few of the amazing Dungeons & Dragons releases that were made available this year. I know I may have omitted a few items, but these are the big ones that I think would make for a…
    - 26 Nov 22, 5:09pm -
  • Holiday Gift Guide 2022: Books, eBooks, and AudioBooks
    Another holiday season is almost upon, which means another great reason to buy and gift all things books! And there are some truly beautiful offerings from the publishing world this year, such some new illustrated editions of J.R.R. Tolkien works…
    - 17 Nov 22, 12:00pm -
  • Book Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Dragons & Treasures (Young Adventurer’s Guides)
    Dungeons & Dragons: Dragons & TreasuresDungeons & Dragons Young Adventurer's GuidesHardcover | KindleD&D AccessoryWizards Of The CoastRelease Date: November 1, 2022Well met, readers. I hope Halloween treated you all well and you are…
    - 15 Nov 22, 8:28pm -
  • Halloween Reading List: Spooky Book Recommendations For Fall 2022
    The spooky season is upon us, with Halloween coming up soon! Below are some appropriate books for the season, ranging from kid-friendly to super creepy to absolutely terrifying, including new releases from Stephen King and Clay McLeod Chapman and…
    - 24 Oct 22, 7:21pm -
  • Book Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Spelljammer: Adventures In Space
    Dungeons & Dragons: Spelljammer: Adventures In SpaceHardcoverD&D AccessoryWizards Of The CoastRelease Date: August 16, 2022I must admit, I never expected to ever see a Spelljammer expansion ever again. I believe it was a holiday gift…
    - 1 Sep 22, 12:33pm -
  • 408: Que Será, Será – Violent Delights: A Westworld Podcast
    Violent Delights is an aftershow podcast where hosts Andrew Sorcini, Dwayne DeFreitas, and Tosin Onafowokan discuss HBO’s Westworld, and the larger questions this ambitious show hopes to tackle.On this week's podcast, Andrew, Tosin, and Dwa…
    - 15 Aug 22, 10:01am -
  • 407: Metanoia – Violent Delights: A Westworld Podcast
    Violent Delights is an aftershow podcast where hosts Andrew Sorcini, Dwayne DeFreitas, and Tosin Onafowokan discuss HBO’s Westworld, and the larger questions this ambitious show hopes to tackle.On this week’s podcast, Andrew, Tosin, and D…
    - 8 Aug 22, 10:22am -
  • Book Review: Dragons of Deceit: Dragonlance Destinies: Volume 1
    Dragons of Deceit: Dragonlance Destinies: Volume 1Dragonlance DestiniesHardcover | Kindle | AudiobookBy Margaret Weis and Tracy HickmanPublisher: Random House Worlds Release Date: August 2, 2022Nostalgia is a fickle thing. I have fo…
    - 4 Aug 22, 3:09pm -

Neatorama

  • newA Machine Built to Destroy a Phone Alarm
    If you wake up by a phone alarm, your natural instinct is to make it stop by any means necessary, and if you are too sleepy to function, that may even include destroying the phone. Joseph Herscher of Joseph's Machines (previously at Neatorama) made a…
    - 2 hours ago 11 Oct 24, 4:39am -
  • newThe 2024 Wildlife Photographer(s) of the Year
    The image above is titled The Swarm of Life. It depicts tadpoles swimming through a forest of lily pads in Cedar Lake on Vancouver Island. It won Shane Gross the title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the winner in the category Wetlands. The…
    - 10 hours ago 10 Oct 24, 8:20pm -
  • newMilk is White, So Why is Cheese Yellow or Orange?
    Cheese is made of milk, which is white, but many of our cheeses are shades of yellow passing into orange. Cow's milk contains beta carotene from the grass they eat, which is orange. The real question should be why milk is white in the first place. Sh…
    - 24 hours ago 10 Oct 24, 6:44am -
  • The Facts Behind Corn Mazes
    The Amazing Maize Maze was the name of the first documented corn maze, which is such an awesome name that it's no wonder it became a thing. You might be surprised that it was so recent, too, in 1993. While mazes have always had entertainment value, t…
    - 1 day ago 10 Oct 24, 5:26am -
  • Rollin' in the Memories with Another Halloween
    What makes holidays special are the traditions that surround them. We celebrate the same way every year, with maybe just a little variation until those variations become tradition themselves. For children, it's exciting to recall what happens every y…
    - 1 day ago 9 Oct 24, 7:21pm -
  • Crocs for Dogs Are Real
    We live in an age of wonders. Unlike the the primitive before times, we now have access to TikTok, broccoli haircuts, and Brazilian butt lifts. Best of all, crocs, which are allegedly futuristic but also stupid, are now available to our fur babies.Fa…
    - 2 days ago 9 Oct 24, 1:03pm -
  • Meet Pesto, the Giant Penguin Chick
    The staff at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium were quite excited to see a baby king penguin hatch, the first one in two years at the Australian facility. Pesto weighed less than a pound at the time. Normally, king penguins grow to be between 31 and 37 pou…
    - 2 days ago 9 Oct 24, 5:24am -
  • An Honest Trailer for <i>Deadpool & Wolverine</i>
    This Honest Trailer contains NSFW language. Deadpool & Wolverine has made $1.3 billion and became the first R-rated film to pull in more than a billion dollars. It's now the second-biggest movie of 2024, only surpassed by Inside Out 2 so far. So you…
    - 2 days ago 9 Oct 24, 4:42am -
  • Super-sized House Cat Can Eat Right Off the Counter
    When people saw this viral video on TikTok, they at first thought this animal was a llama, a dog, or a bobcat. Other, more amusing guesses include Chewbacca, a horse, or a toddler in a Halloween costume. This is Zeus, a Maine coon cat from Moldova th…
    - 3 days ago 8 Oct 24, 4:14pm -
  • The Adventures of Astromech and Mouse Droid
    What if your favorite Looney Tunes cartoons happened in the Star Wars universe? Or more specifically, what if Wile E. Coyote and the roadrunner were droids on a ship of the Empire? AFK presents this short as a part of their series For the Empire (pre…
    - 3 days ago 8 Oct 24, 9:32am -
  • The Case of the Murdered Bedsheet Ghost
    The most common pop culture depiction of a ghost is a floating apparition that appears to be covered in a white sheet. That is a lasting image from Britain over the past few centuries, when poor people were often buried in a bedsheet, wrapped up as t…
    - 3 days ago 8 Oct 24, 5:46am -
  • When Identical Twins Aren't as Identical as You Thought
    Identical twins are formed when one fertilized egg results in two babies, who are then genetically identical. But are they really identical? The person we are is a factor of both genetics and environmental factors. Studies of identical twins separate…
    - 4 days ago 7 Oct 24, 4:27pm -
  • The First Man to Walk All the Way Around the World
    Embed from Getty ImagesDavid Kunst was a restless 30-year-old with dreams in 1970. We don't know all the factors that went into his decision to walk around the world, but it was a big, brash project that appealed to him, and to his brothers. Now, the…
    - 4 days ago 7 Oct 24, 12:22pm -
  • The Secret(s) Behind Billy Wilder Films
    Between 1942 and 1981, Billy Wilder co-wrote and directed 25 movies that included Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Double Indemnity, The Spirit of St. Louis, Sabrina, Sunset Boulevard, and The Seven Year Itch. All of these are quality films, but what…
    - 4 days ago 7 Oct 24, 12:18pm -
  • Mickey Mouse Shoes
    Vogue reports on a fashion show that took place on October 1 in front of Cinderella's Castle at the Paris location of Disneyland. Kylie Jenner snatched audience attention with a surprise appearance, but I don't think that she was wearing these gorgeo…
    - 4 days ago 7 Oct 24, 10:04am -

GeekDad

  • ‘Mallory Vayle and the Curse of Maggoty Skull:’ A Book Review
    'Mallory Vayle and the Curse of Maggoty Skull' by Martin Howard is a spooky middle-grade story with some great characters, including the titular wisecracking Maggoty Skull.Click through to read all of "‘Mallory Vayle and the Curse of Maggoty Skull…
    - 2 days ago 9 Oct 24, 9:00am -
  • Review – Absolute Batman #1: A Darker Knight
    Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta take us into a new world, one where Bruce Wayne had few of his classic advantages - and a very different Dark Knight was born. Click through to read all of "Review – Absolute Batman #1: A Darker Knight" at GeekDad.If…
    - 2 days ago 9 Oct 24, 8:30am -
  • Review – Green Lantern Civil Corps Special #1: The Betrayer
    Jeremy Adams and Phillip Kennedy Johnson team up to take us into the heart of Oa - and deliver a shocking return. Click through to read all of "Review – Green Lantern Civil Corps Special #1: The Betrayer" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekD…
    - 2 days ago 9 Oct 24, 8:00am -
  • Review – Batman and Robin #14: Under Gotham
    A dark secret from Gotham's bloody past threatens to upend the latest Wayne gala - and Bruce and Damian's relationship. Click through to read all of "Review – Batman and Robin #14: Under Gotham" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please…
    - 2 days ago 9 Oct 24, 7:30am -
  • Review – Superman: Action Comics #1070 – Phantoms of the Zone
    Something is very wrong in the Phantom Zone - and Metropolis is about to pay the price. Click through to read all of "Review – Superman: Action Comics #1070 – Phantoms of the Zone" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us…
    - 2 days ago 9 Oct 24, 7:00am -
  • Review – Batman: Full Moon #1 – The Werewolf of Gotham
    A supernatural threat has invaded Gotham - but is it villain or victim?Click through to read all of "Review – Batman: Full Moon #1 – The Werewolf of Gotham" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patreon or use this…
    - 2 days ago 9 Oct 24, 6:30am -
  • DC This Week Roundup – Worlds Apart
    Explore strange and unique worlds of the multiverse in Batman: Gotham by Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age #5 and DC vs. Vampires: World War V #3. Click through to read all of "DC This Week Roundup – Worlds Apart" at GeekDad.If you value content from…
    - 2 days ago 9 Oct 24, 6:00am -
  • DC This Week Roundup – Worlds Apart
    Explore strange and unique worlds of the multiverse in Batman: Gotham by Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age #5 and DC vs. Vampires: World War V #3. Click through to read all of "DC This Week Roundup – Worlds Apart" at GeekDad.If you value content from…
    - 2 days ago 9 Oct 24, 6:00am -
  • Stack Overflow: Skipping Ahead
    What if you could skip to the good parts?Click through to read all of "Stack Overflow: Skipping Ahead" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patreon or use this link to shop at Amazon. Thanks!
    - 4 days ago 7 Oct 24, 7:00am -
  • The EarFun Air 2 NC Earbuds Cancel Noise with Comfort
    The EarFun Air 2 NC wireless active noise canceling earbuds deliver great sound and comfort for an affordable price. Click through to read all of "The EarFun Air 2 NC Earbuds Cancel Noise with Comfort" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, p…
    - 4 days ago 7 Oct 24, 6:00am -
  • Decorate Your Bookshelf with the Western Train Station Bookends by JMBricklayer
    Building models out of plastic bricks is an entertaining and even relaxing hobby shared not only by children but adults as well. The new Western Train Station Bookends by JMBricklayer is a new model that is fun to build as well display. Click throu…
    - 4 days ago 7 Oct 24, 5:00am -
  • October 2024 Book Preview!
    Another month, another pile of books. What literary treats do I have in store for the spooky season? Find out in my October 2024 Book Preview.Click through to read all of "October 2024 Book Preview!" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, pl…
    - 6 days ago 5 Oct 24, 7:00am -
  • Nintendo Continues Its Partnership With GoNoodle
    Nintendo and GoNoodle are back with a brand new video, "This or That."Click through to read all of "Nintendo Continues Its Partnership With GoNoodle" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patreon or use this link to sho…
    - 6 days ago 5 Oct 24, 5:00am -
  • ‘What on Earth! Magazine’ — October 2024
    October's 'What on Earth! Magazine' turns spooky, looking at spiders, monsters, and a vampire-inspired bookmark! Click through to read all of "‘What on Earth! Magazine’ — October 2024" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please supp…
    - 7 days ago 4 Oct 24, 5:00am -
  • DC This Week Roundup – Multiversal Mayhem
    Explore some of the more unique corners of the DC Multiverse in Multiversus: Collision Detected #2, My Adventures with Superman #5, and The Batman and Scooby-Doo Mysteries #10. Click through to read all of "DC This Week Roundup – Multiversal Mayhe…
    - 9 days ago 2 Oct 24, 12:00pm -
  • Review – DC’s I Know What You Did Last Crisis #1: Multiversal Mayhem
    Eight creative teams unite to take us back to the most famous events in DC history - and will Dan Didio finally kill Nightwing?Click through to read all of "Review – DC’s I Know What You Did Last Crisis #1: Multiversal Mayhem" at GeekDad.If you…
    - 9 days ago 2 Oct 24, 11:30am -
  • Review – Plastic Man No More #2: Melting Down
    To extend his life and potentially save his life, Plastic Man may commit the ultimate betrayal. Click through to read all of "Review – Plastic Man No More #2: Melting Down" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patreo…
    - 9 days ago 2 Oct 24, 11:00am -
  • GeekMom: Some Thoughts on the Future of ‘The Sims’ Franchise
    I have been playing The Sims since a few of my gaming friends were talking about the release of Sims 3 and trusting their judgement, I picked up the game and was hooked ever since. The Sims 3 eventually became The Sims 4 and eventually I found m…
    - 9 days ago 2 Oct 24, 11:00am -
  • Review – The Nice House By The Sea #3: Two Houses
    The strange connections between the two houses are revealed as the mysterious Oliver enters the picture. Click through to read all of "Review – The Nice House By The Sea #3: Two Houses" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support…
    - 9 days ago 2 Oct 24, 10:30am -
  • Review – DC Horror Presents Creature Commandos #1 – Monster Mayhem
    Hollywood star David Dastmalchian brings his unique horror spin to the DCU's original monster warriors. Click through to read all of "Review – DC Horror Presents Creature Commandos #1 – Monster Mayhem" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDa…
    - 9 days ago 2 Oct 24, 10:00am -

Longform

  • Longform Podcast #585: John Jeremiah Sullivan
    John Jeremiah Sullivan is a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine and has written for Harper's, The New Yorker, and GQ. He is the author of Pulphead and the forthcoming The Prime Minister of Paradise: The True Story of a Lost American Hi…
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  • Longform Podcast #584: Ta-Nehisi Coates
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    In Trump world, climate change isn't real, but bigger and more frequent hurricanes certainly are. And since science isn't behind the fact that these hurricanes are faster and more ferocious than ever before, it can only mean one thing: storms are con…
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    Election denying freakazoid Kari Lake is coming to the stark realization that her campaign strategy of telling lies, claiming to be "'the duly elected governor of Arizona," and petulantly whining about everything is backfiring. She's down in the poll…
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    Curly-Cue: Geometric Methods For Highly Coiled Hair is the first paper about Afro-textured hair ever to be presented at a SIGGRAPH conference in all its 50-year history, writes Theodore Kim, one of its authors. "When you STOP assuming straight hair…
    - 15 hours ago 10 Oct 24, 2:53pm -
  • newHawaii using drone warfare on invasive frogs
    Back in the 1980s, a bunch of coqui frogs from Puerto Rico hitched a ride on some nursery plants and took a trip to the island of O'ahu in Hawai'i. The problems was…they stayed there. And they had no natural predators. — Read the rest The post H…
    - 16 hours ago 10 Oct 24, 2:32pm -
  • newThe no-mess meatball sub
    If you love a good meatball sub, the sandwich got much better.I am a big fan of the meatball sub, but I also have a beard. When I eat a meatball sub, I tend to use a knife and fork. — Read the rest The post The no-mess meatball sub appeared first…
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  • newInternet Archive beleaguered by DDoS attacks, also hacked
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    - 16 hours ago 10 Oct 24, 2:08pm -
  • newTwo planks and a prayer: Amazon truck's doomed attempt to board river boat (video)
    A recent video shared on Reddit shows an ill-fated attempt to drive a pickup truck onto a boat in the Amazon River. Using just two wooden planks as a makeshift bridge, the driver slowly inched the vehicle forward as onlookers watched nervously. — R…
    - 16 hours ago 10 Oct 24, 2:07pm -
  • newCookie Monster caught speeding on traffic camera
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    - 16 hours ago 10 Oct 24, 1:58pm -
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    - 17 hours ago 10 Oct 24, 1:34pm -
  • newHarris campaign blasts Trump's cowardice
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  • newCalifornia restricts sell-by dates on food, as they are misleading
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  • newMike Jack takes hot sauce consumption world record
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Awkward Geeks

  • Nerd Rant: The “What if” Arguments
    Any time Hollywood remakes something, and changes a characters skin color to anything not white, white people have complete breakdowns over it. I’ve seen so much outrage recently between The Rings of Power, and now The Little Mermaid, it’s just d…
    - 13 Sep 22, 2:41pm -
  • Watching: DC Animated Shows
    I’ve been on a kick lately, a nostalgia superhero kick. I grew up watching superhero cartoons, and never really stopped. It really hit me though that most of the animated shows I watched were DC. Of course I loved some Marvel stuff to, like X-Men,…
    - 10 Aug 22, 5:35am -
  • That Time At The Library
    Once upon a time, 13 year old me, and my two best friends (one bold & one goofy) were at a public library. We were doing some research for a school project we had to work on, and pretty much minding our own business. Aside from whispering, when we ne…
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  • My Favorite Underrated Movies
    We all have those movies we love, but it feels like no one else likes them. These are a few of mine. One of the great things about the internet is finding out that I was not alone in liking these movies. Josie and the Pussycats (2001) Such cheesy goo…
    - 25 Apr 22, 7:03pm -
  • The Guild
    On July 27th 2007, back when I obsessively payed World of Warcraft, Felicia Day dropped The Guild on YouTube. I’m having trouble processing that this year will mark 15 years since then. It just doesn’t seem that long ago to me, yet, somehow, it d…
    - 28 Feb 22, 12:38pm -
  • “Forgotten” Early 2000s Sci-Fi Shows
    If it wasn’t for the fact that people uploaded things on YouTube, I would have thought I was the only one who remembered some of these shows. I consider them “forgotten” simply because of the fact I never hear any one talk about them, or know w…
    - 19 Jan 22, 12:13pm -
  • The Villains Lair
    I’m not sure how this went unnoticed by me for so long, but recently YouTube decided to make a suggestion to me, and I don’t know why they waited so long. But, now I have discovered The Villain’s Lair. Here are the first two episodes from the p…
    - 11 Jan 22, 8:38am -
  • Encanto: Mirabel’s Gift
    When we get to the end of Encanto some people felt it wasn’t clear if Mirabel had a gift, or what it was. But, I think I might be on to something with my theory. Let’s start at the beginning, not of the movie, but where the gifts came from. Abuel…
    - 5 Jan 22, 9:21pm -
  • If My Life Were A Disney Soundtrack
    Sometimes I like to put together playlists on Spotifty. Recently I wondered, if my life had a soundtrack, what would it be? Then I went completely blank.  After thinking on it, I figured the best place for me to start would be with songs from Disne…
    - 2 Jan 22, 10:34am -
  • Nerd Nostalgia: BK Commercials
    I’m not sure how I ended up down this rabbit hole, but here we are. This post is an unintentional ad for Burger King, because they saw talent before they were famous. Little “Buffy” at Burger King Before she worked at Double Meat Palace, Buffy…
    - 27 Dec 21, 12:25pm -

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