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Motor City Comic Con brings geek culture to the Detroit areaThe Motor City Comic Con in Novi goes live.- Internet Killed the Rock Music Snob: How Global Access Has Saved Popular CulturePatton Oswalt says geek culture's been murdered by the evil Internet, which allows everyone to become a pop culture expert. Exclusivity is a thing of the past. I take a different view -- if pop culture is available to everyone, we're all better for it.
- Top 5 Most Anticipated 'Geek' Movie Releases of 2012From Batman and the Avengers to the Lord of the Rings and Alien franchises, here are the most anticipated geek movie releases of 2012.
- The Difference Between Geek, Nerd and DorkThe terms geek, nerd, and dork have all too often been used interchangeably. Read on to know the proper meanings and uses of the words.
- The Rise and Fall of the Geek in Modern CultureIn this piece I give a history lesson on geeks in modern culture and offer my wish that "geek chic" will someday return.
- Go Geek for Spring Break: 8 Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Horror and Anime ConventionsTired of spending Spring Break at the beach, fighting off drunken advances and suffering dangerous sunburn? Try these alternative destinations to nurture your inner geek this year! Fandom conventions are fast becoming mainstream and they're tons of fun!
- My Girlfriend is a Geek Volume One, by Rize Shinba and Pentabu--ReviewOrdinary Boy meets Geek Girl and is utterly confused. Can love get around the culture clash?
Cowboys and Aliens Should Be the Biggest Pop Culture Event of the DecadeWhy isn't Cowboys and Aliens the biggest pop culture event of the decade? Cowboys, aliens, James Bond, Indiana Jones, Iron Man? It should have been huge.
The Must-See New Comic Conventions of 2011With geek culture becoming more mainstream, new comic cons are popping up everywhere, and are just the thing for novice or casual convention-goers. Here's a preview of the best new comic cons of 2011.
Geek a Week: Big Names and Eye-popping Art Bring Attention to Len Peralta's Year-long ProjectCleveland artist Len Peralta has set his sights on crafting a set of trading cards celebrating 52 influential geeks from across the spectrum: filmmakers, television personalities, writers, gamers, and musicians all have a place in Geek A Week.- Team Unicorn "G33K & G4M3R Girls" Shines Awareness About... Geek and Gamer GirlsA fan-produced music video establishes that geek and gamer girls exist and are just as capable of flaunting their talents online as "regular" girls.
- 5 Essential Pop-Culture and Entertainment WebsitesThese are the websites that are essential, whether you are a movie geek, a celebrity-gossip hound, or just want to know what's going on in entertainment.
- Geeks, We've Come A Long Way BabyEditorial on geeks and geek culture. Past, present, and future. Geeks are the new jocks.
Japanese Culture Facts and TriviaThis fun trivia quiz features challenging Japanese trivia questions and their answers. Share Japanese culture facts and questions with friends.- Nerd Vs. Geek Vs. Dork - the Psychology of The Big Bang TheoryI love the television show The Big Bang Theory and have been pondering what classification each character would be, distinguishing the differences between a nerd, a geek and a dork.
- Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd - Edited by Holly Black and Cecil CastellucciA collection of short stories from some of today's best writers about some of the various aspects of "geek culture".
Geek Monthly MagazineIs this magazine worth a look? I'll tell you from one geek to another.- 10 Must-Have Accessories for Chic Geek FashionIt's chic to be geek, did you know?
- Last Minute Gift Ideas for the Pop Culture Geek in Your LifeIt's not to late to find that perfect holiday gift for the pop culture geek in your life.
- G4: Cable Television for Geeks or for Cowboys?A critical commentary on television cable's, supposedly, geek network. The terms "geek" and "non-geek" are discussed in order to determine whether the network truly represents geek culture.
Pop Culture Geeks: Top 10 YouTube VideosMore than likely, you also spend many hours perusing YouTube for videos that make you laugh and further induce your pop culture geekdom. Here's just a few that are sure to make you laugh and nod with geek-like appreciation.- Popular Culture's Influence on Children's IdentityPop culture is everywhere you look. Children are exposed to pop culture every day. This research paper shows the positive and negitive effects of pop culture on children's identities.
- Ashton Kutcher's Beauty & the Geek: TV's Most Popular ComboTV has male leads and love interests in a variety of shapes and sizes and levels of coolness: fat, thin, old, young, geek, cool, hot, ugly. Women leads or love interests, on the other hand, seem to have to be hot, young, cool, and thin.
- Penny Arcade, Gamer Culture, and RapeThe web comic Penny Arcade presented a comic strip titled "The Sixth Slave" that had rape as part of the punchline. The resulting firestorm took the gaming community and PA creators by surprise. Read on to find out what happened next.
- The Geek List: Top Five Robots and Androids of TV and FilmA look at five robots and androids in movies and on television. From simple to complex, each fill imperative roles in science fiction stories.
The Renaissance of the Bow Tie and How to Make it Chic Instead of GeekWhen Chris Brown wore a bow tie on Larry King Live, it appeared to be a statement of atonement and studiousness. The truth is that the bow tie is making a new fashion statement for people who haven't a studious bone in their body.- Apple iPhone Calls Pop CultureSome people want an Apple iPhone. Everyone wants to be a part of it.
- Geeks Losing Their World: The Death of a SubcultureGeeks never really were a popular culture. The lack of physically appealing members with lack of social skills never gave much of an incentive to be a geek. But now others are taking what little we have from us and trying to make it their own.
- "Getting Things Done" 101GTD aims to free users from the burden of having too much to do, by removing the stress of constant decision-making, and replacing it with a structure in which everything can get done.
- Dork Hollywood: Geek is the New CoolGeekdom has invaded Hollywood!
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