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In my previous not-so-viral post, I talked about Nerdist’s Math Bites and how education is constantly evolving with the rise of online videos and classes. Take a moment to let this news sink in. It is amazing, isn’t it? This is one of the things that proves the internet does indeed bring us together. Even…
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the series as a whole, potential spoilers for other Marvel MCU films (including Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier), and a link to TV Tropes. When the show is purposefully built to be a TV tie-in to Marvel’s successful new Cinematic Universe, it would hardly be unexpected that Agents…
SPOILER ALERT! I mean it. Don’t let this warning go unheeded lest you ignore it and learn the shocking truthbombs that exploded in the latest episode of American Horror Story: Coven. Got it? Good. American Horror Story: Coven – “Go to Hell” I remember when my girlfriend and I were sitting lackadaisically through one of…
I’m beginning to think there’s something wrong with my brain. It won’t help to find me a neurosurgery rock star in the Yellow Pages or power down some bubble gum-flavored Motrin gummies. I suffer from a cultural strain that has nestled itself so deep and cozily in my cerebellum that I’d need a 47 Ronin…
In the opening act of my time at Penn State’s main campus, I was having a miserable time trying to make the most of my college experience. I had convinced myself that social awkwardness was a disease on par with Old Testament leprosy and therefore opted out of interpersonally fraternizing at our country’s premier party…
Collecting prop replicas can be a fun hobby for theater and film enthusiasts who want something to show off to their friends. Unfortunately this can get quite expensive. Depending on size and how rare it is, you could be spending anywhere from $50 to $200 on a single item. So why not dive into a…
Before everyone screams blasphemy at me and proclaims me a filthy Muggle, let me preface this with the statement that I adore the Harry Potter series, books and movies. I cried on my eleventh birthday when I didn’t get my letter to Hogwarts, and I will defend my House affiliation to the death. Don’t even…
Warning, this article contains spoilers for previous Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episodes. Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap More burning questions are answered this week in the aftermath of Coulson’s revelation. Or perhaps “burning” isn’t the right word– an accident at SHIELD Academy involving tech that FitzSimmons designed draws Leo, Jemma, Ward, and Skye back to…
Living in the danger zone is no easy task. It takes a special type of individual; one who can always get out of potentially deadly situations and still make time for a sarcastic remark. When enemies are near, this individual is not only fearless, but also enraged by their interruption of cocktail time. These are…
SPOILER ALERT. Go see this movie and then (and only then) come back and read this. Seriously. It’s money well spent. We live in an age of such baffling technological advancement where it feels like everything around us is instant. Tasks that once required tremendous preparation and supervision are now accomplishable in a fraction of…
WARNING: If your viewership of this episode has yet to occur, know that the contents of this agglomeration of words, punctuation, and aggregate bitterness will likely put a mountainous crimp in your enjoyment of said episode. (SPOILERS!) American Horror Story ‘Protect the Coven’ Last week, my experience with the new episode of American Horror Story:…
Eyes are the windows to the soul, and glasses are the window panes that constantly need wiping down due to daily hassles and grossness. Nowadays glasses have become more of an accessory than a necessity for the vision impaired, as you can find non-prescription frames in almost every clothing store at your local shopping mall….
According to recent reports, The Hobbit trilogy has already cost over half a billion dollars in filming costs. That’s double the purported $281 million Jackson spent on the Lord of the Rings trilogy. People are aghast, almost angry at what he’s spent thus far to make three films. Jackson has nothing to sweat about though;…
The Oscars’ golden luster did not shine as heavily upon the realm of cinematic geekery this year as it has in years past. While critically acclaimed movies like American Hustle (10 nominations) and 12 Years A Slave (9 nominations) raked in the glory on nomination day, big fantasy and science fiction movies like The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Star Trek…
Are you a fan of epic fantasy but don’t feel like waiting another twenty years for Brandon Sanderson to finish the Stormlight Archive? Are you afraid that George R.R. Martin will kick the bucket before The Winds of Winter come out? Then you’re in luck because there is a phenomenal ten book series called Malazan…