Many of us remember where we were and what we were doing when the September 11th attacks happened. I was a lowly freshman in college, and I was in Radio Fundamentals, my first class of the day on that Tuesday morning. My teacher walked into the room, and while  I don’t remember what was said, I’ll always remember the look [...]

I’m pushing 30, and I can’t think of a better time than now to be a geek, a nerd, a dork, or whatever you want to call it. Seriously, right now, the dorks are winning. I remember a time, around 15 years ago, where I couldn’t really proclaim my love for Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, or comic books. [...]

It’s a bold new season of Doctor Who. While I’m not excited, per se, I’m looking forward to #11′s adventures with the Ponds. I caught up with the new series over the summer and found myself in the great debate about which Doctor is the best. I heard all the usual stuff about Baker and Tennant, but for me it all [...]

This weekend, I was briefly almost entirely unplugged. It was 36 hours total, but my longest stretch was 24 continuous hours. I didn’t do too well. I’m a high strung talker (You may begin envying my fella Mike now.), who never shuts up. If I was any animal in the world, I’d love to tell people I’d be a majestic [...]

I was a massive nerd growing up. I looked forward to the school year with a maniacal glee usually not seen outside of a mad scientist’s laboratory. I adored my Catholic school jumper and Peter Pan-collared shirts. New knee socks and gym shoes, and I get to go back to school?! Don’t spoil me! But above all of these things, I [...]

Ok, so this is really “Last Week in Geek.” It’s late mostly because I’ve been in the process of moving Kiphart World Headquarters across the state. I’m sorry I left you without conversation topics all weekend, but I’m here to make sure you’re twice as interesting this week! The world mourned astronaut Neil Armstrong. He voyaged further than any of [...]

A while back, I googled “fan fiction,” wrote about it, and met with a smidgeon of backlash for my lack of research (Lack of research/effort being my trademark. I can’t believe that gimmick wasn’t taken faster than Liam Neeson’s daughter in Europe.) Now, I say to you, once more unto the breach! This time I googled “fan films.”I was anxious [...]

So concludes our 4 days of GenCon coverage. Day 1  Day 2  Day 3 Coming up on the last day of GenCon, TJ and I decided to sleep in. We skipped our first scheduled event, Zombie Dice, and arrived a little too late for Munchkin. While I’ve never heard about Munchkin before, Zombie Dice is something TJ tells me is kind of a [...]

I’m just going to get this out there and say it. If you knew about Gen Con, and you didn’t go, you lose. Plain and simple. You lose. Know what I did today? I hung out with Green Lantern. I sang my way into battle alongside a warhammer-swinging Paladin. I served with Captain Malcolm Reynolds and a sexy assassin aboard [...]

After yesterday’s complications, I woke up ready to engage GenCon like a man takes to water after any day in Phoenix. My job keeps me very, very busy, and it’s hard to get out and play any kind of game. So we got up oh so early to join the masses in all the games. At least I thought we [...]

Comic artist, writer, creator, and educator Joe Kubert died Sunday. The creator of Sgt. Rock was 85. In his memory pull up a corner of sofa and try your hand at a sketch or two. PBS brings us the little known collaboration between Julie Child and T-Pain in honor of Child’s 100th birthday. TJ and John are at GenCon, and [...]

Well, today has been… pretty weird/terrible. It started out pretty well. I was packed and out the door by 6 AM. John and I were on the road and discussing life, politics, etc. Finally, after what seemed like an extremely short drive, we were in Indianapolis. Gen Con was just within my reach. All the games were going to be [...]

As some of you might remember from last week, The Watch left me yearning for some more substantial entertainment. I vowed I was going to see something that enlightened me, impressed me, surprised me. Then I remembered The Campaign had been released; I immediately reneged on my vow. I’m sure my fellow Will Ferrell aficionados will not hold this decision [...]

The word legendary gets tossed around a lot in comics. That’s probably because the heroes and villains are legends. They’re the modern myths we share; our tall tales; our fables of the gods. But, occasionally the man behind the marvels is more of a legend than those on the page. Sometimes that word actually applies. The world of comics, art, [...]

I’ve slogged through all the cats on the Internet to find you the best, cat-free stuff around. Here’s what happened this week. You’re welcome. Like a flipping boss in a bad action movie, Mars rover Curiosity emerged from the 7 minutes of terror (that it only had a 30 percent chance of surviving) and made a cheeky quip. Bill Nye [...]

Cincinnati is one of mankind’s greatest creations. Seriously, the list goes like this: The Colossus of Rhodes, the Great Pyramid, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and Cincinnati. But, even a Skyline swilling, Bearcat bred West Sider like me has to admit, that, for one of the most perfect cities on Earth, Cincinnati is severely lacking in geek-tastic cons. Thankfully  Aloysius [...]

Millions of spectators.  Hundreds of athletes.  Sixteen days of action, triumph, and heartbreak. For the past week, I’ve been glued to coverage of Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte’s battle in the pool. South African “blade runner” Oscar Pistorius, American gymnastic sensation Gabby Douglas, and other lesser-known but still-awesome sporting events.  In between witnessing amazing feats of endurance and strength, my [...]

One thing I’ve learned watching the Olympics this week is that it’s all about techn-geek (technique, get it?). That doesn’t really work, but I’m bad with puns. Here’s what you need to know to sound fascinating this weekend! British gymnast Jennifer Pinches flashed the Nerdfighter sign before her routine, but that wasn’t the only nerdtastic moment from the ladies in [...]

Aurora. (Afghanistan) A man in full-out combat gear walked into a theater and started shooting, killing 12 and injuring 59. The media (mainstream, social, and otherwise) is full of declarations, opinions, and speculations. Buzz words like “crazy,” “tragedy,” “gun control,” “national shame” and a flood of the same cliches that came out when Representative Gabriel Gifford was shot, after Columbine, [...]

Last week, I touched on the hype surrounding The Dark Knight Rises. In the course of those seven days, the hype turned into tragedy. The events of Aurora are no less devastating today as they were when the news broke. Personally, the shooting affected the way I approached the film. My eagerness turned into hesitation, my excitement into paranoia. I [...]