The depth and complexity of the Wizarding World is more than you can absorb in one read-through of this beloved series. Now that the companion books and Pottermore have come out, new facts have come to light. This list is only a scratch on the surface. It would be impossible to name all the little…
Half the population is made up of women and there is a pantheon of female superheroes that exist in the comic universe already. So, what’s the hold up!? There’s more to female superheroes than Catwoman, Wonder Woman and Elektra! I contend that if more indie filmmakers write original characters for us to identify with, then…
So many people just loooooooooove Apple. If you’re reading this article, you’re probably one of them. I, on the other hand, am a nonbeliever. Apple has a few things going for it, I’ll give you that, but you lovers get tunnel vision and overlook all its downfalls. You save up for and buy your super…
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Sweaty hands. They are almost never a good thing, and the gaming industry has gone to great lengths to alleviate the problem. Holding a plastic controller for hours on end is the perfect storm scenario during which sweaty palms will inevitably rear their ugly heads. Because of this, an entire anti-hand-sweat industry has sprung up,…
You know how Shakespeare counted the ways a dude loved a lady in a sonnet? Well, there’s not enough time to count all the ways in which the Ghosted series continues to be awesome. Also, I don’t do poetry. Ghosted #4: You’re Not Reading It Fast Enough! This series is the ultimate hanger of cliffs….
There are so many darling geek niches these days, one can’t possibly dictate everything that a geek should know! What seems like common knowledge to some may be mind-blowing to others. As we all know, not everyone self-identifies is a pop-culture fiend, so we’ll stay away from stuff like “why Han shot first matters”. Hopefully…
15 years after The Matrix was released, the movie still boasts a cult following. While the first movie contained an epic sci-fi storyline, the next two in the series redefined the action genre. The insane amount of special effects in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions had the Wachowski brothers fearing the films would never…
Game of Thrones won our hearts back in 2011 when it premiered on HBO. For me, who didn’t subscribe to premium channels at the time, the only thing to do to catch up with the rest of society was to read the books. I was able to talk with people about the show, name drop…
Good–an understatement when describing developer 9Heads’ latest indie release titled “Damned”. The survival horror genre these days seems to have the average gamer buried beneath a horde of zombie games, sometimes with the burning question: can co-op in survival still be scary? 9Heads pulls that gamer up from the slush pit of the dead and…
While there is a plethora of hot Villains, male and female, here are just a few that are hot in both their acting/portrayal of the villain(s) and their own looks. These are the Villains that are fan-girled and fan-boyed over on a regular basis. Number Five—Rebecca Romijn Rebecca Romijn, who played Mystique in the 2000…
Windows Phone’s long-awaited update is now finally official. Previously called General Distribution Release 3, it has been renamed to ‘Update 3’, and should start rolling out to users in a few weeks. Support for HD displays, Quad-core Processors, and More With Windows Phone 8 Update 3, there’s finally support for bigger devices on the platform….
Since there have been movies and television, there has been that perfect hero for us to fall for. From Sean Connery’s James Bond, Bruce Willis’s John McClane, Sylvester Stallone’s Rambo, Lucy Lawless’ Xena, and even Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Buffy, we have always had that idea of the strong hero to save us from danger. With…
Samsung isn’t the only one coming up with a curved smartphone. Close on the heels of the Galaxy Round, LG’s curved product – the LG Flex – is launching next month. Luckily for us, rendered images have leaked already. LG Flex Engadget has obtained images showcasing the 6inch OLED panel LG’s subsidiary – LG display,…
Trolling today seems to go hand in hand with online gaming—even going so far as to become a way of life in certain communities. Summoners on League of Legends call it “ELO Hell”, and to everyone else it’s known as “Xbox Live”. More or less we’re looking at the online gaming environment as it becomes,…