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Valentine’s Day is around the corner. Do you have any something up your sleeve? It sounds like a cliche, but woah does time fly. Who here keeps writing 2013 instead of 2014? On this day filled with love, expect to see extravagant roses and nauseating couples if you’re at the mall. “Why should I care? I’m…
Have you ever seen an absolutely phenomenal piece of fanart for your favorite show or game and immediately needed to share it with everyone you know? Of course you have– this is the internet. Maybe you’ve even bought a sketch of your favorite comic character from the Artist Alley at a con, or commissioned an artist…
Winter has hit us hard this year. Right now, we’re trapped in our house with 8 inches of snow outside, and more coming down every second. Luckily, our friends all live on the block, so we’re heading to their house later for a round of games by the fire place. With so many bad games…
Are you stuck at home, unable to attend work or school because of two inches of snow your city knew in advance was coming but still made no effort to prepare for? Did you total your car in the strange fluffy white stuff you’d heard rumors of but had never before seen in your sunny,…
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and with it comes both the anxiety of having to plan a romantic and memorable night with that special someone and the dread of having to find something to do by yourself. The fact that Valentine’s Day is on a Friday makes things slightly more intense. Oh, who…
No matter how old or young you are, you’re probably familiar with the popular song “Tainted Love“, that was performed by an english synthpop duo called Soft Cell. This song was actually written and performed in 1965 as a b-side single which failed to make the charts. The song was re-recorded in 1981 by Soft…
As film, television, music, and video game lovers we tend to collect tons of memorabilia over time. Action figures, cool gadgets, DVDs and the king of all geek stuff, our posters. For many, the poster was our first tiptoe into the world of obsessive collecting. Maybe it started with an Animaniacs poster as a child…
Food. It’s great, right? There’s really nothing better, unless you count sleep or maybe how it feels to beat a new video game for the first time or discover a new favorite TV show. Logically, then, food when combined with favorite video games or TV shows will be even more awesome. Here are ten recipes…
There are often many moments while reading when you wonder “How did the writer come up with this?” or “How can they handle killing off this character?” (ahem, Mr. Martin). Learning to Love the Villain Have you ever been so terrified of an antagonist that you’ve thought “How did you dream up such an evil…
Ah, Cards Against Humanity– the card game perfect for entertainment at parties and showing off what a depraved, insensitive cretin you truly are. Described as “Apples to Apples for horrible people” and marketed as “as despicable and awkward as you and your friends,” (not to mention chock full of pop and geek culture references,) it’s…
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Yes, it’s that chick from The Wonder Years. Danica McKellar, best known for her leading role as Gwendolyn “Winnie” Cooper on the American television comedy-drama that broadcasted for six seasons on ABC, is the currently the host on Nerdist’s new channel show, Math Bites. When I first heard the news, it brought back many awkward memories. At…
If you’re anything like me, you often find yourself seated in front of your television, craving a tasty snack following a long day of phone calls and paperwork. Watching most anything on your screen of choice when famished can lead to a desire for even the strangest of cuisines; spend an hour with Bizarre Foods…
Another gift-giving holiday approaches! For the geeks out there, finding that perfect present can be a torturous endeavor, often ending in failure. I find loads of awesome things I know my friends would love, but they are just way too pricey for my shallow pockets. In my searches, I have stumbled across a good collection…
Do you remember in high school, all the extracurriculars we had to put ourselves through just so colleges would pretend to notice us? Remember those few after-school activities everyone fought to be part of? Those were the really fun ones that got you out of school for a day (or even a whole week) and…