After its humble beginnings in the ambitious minds of its founders — who created one of the first events for geeks to hang out and talk about their passion and meet the artists they loved — the San Diego Comic-Con has established itself as the premier convention of its kind. For half a century now,
Those of us who have attended a fun quiz night with a group of friends know there is always one person who seems to know it all. They’re the ones that hold all the answers to things that don’t even cross our minds, leading the team to victory without much help from anyone else. It’s
Languages are fascinating things, and so many of us would love to be bilingual. It’s clear that learning a language can be challenging, but imagine actually inventing a new language yourself! Well, we can’t imagine ever being able to do that, but we aren’t the geniuses mentioned below. There are some exquisite writers out there,
To LARP or not to LARP? That is the question. Actually, the question is: what is LARPing exactly? LARP stands for Live Action RolePlay, and it involves groups of people gathering to play self-created characters and act out certain situations. Generally the preserve of nerd culture, LARPing has a lot of people scratching their heads,
Most can agree that if you were a little bit different in grade school, there was a good chance you got teased for it, too. Times are slightly more different now than those adolescent good old days, where being a bit geeky or kind of nerdy is more socially acceptable. What might have been considered
In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s cool to be a geek nowadays. There used to be a time when you had to hide all your nerdy interests behind closed doors, but now you can share them with the world. Superhero movies are breaking box office records, and their respective TV shows are doing just as
You might want to believe that urban legends are just that: legends. They are either false, or just plain old exaggerated facts disguised as universal truths. Or, you know what? They could be real. The following are four urban legends that actually happened in real life. The man who flew on a floating lawn chair
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