One of the perks of being an official GeekMom is that I receive review copies of some of my kid’s favorite games. My two sons and one daughter were particularly pleased to get their hands on a copy of the new Pokemon Black game for the DS. I’ve never played a Pokemon game in my […]
Continue ReadingNow that we are almost to April, some of the huge toy haul of December is in the discarded and forgotten pile. My oldest is notorious for playing with things for brief periods of time and then forgetting all about them. Out of sight, out of mind. For my youngest, who turns one next month, […]
Continue ReadingMy husband’s previous job allowed us to travel to several countries over the years. Since we love to travel I am always on the lookout for books that will expose my kids to other cultures around the world. Our most recent find was a book called Dodsworth in Rome by Tim Egan. This book is […]
Continue ReadingI just got caught up on the recent controversial blog post made by “Dilbert” creator and geek icon Scott Adams and the resulting Internet fallout. For catching-up purposes of your own, here are some handy links: A copy of the original blog post, which Adams deleted from his site Adams’ response to the controversy, which […]
Continue ReadingYesterday a ripple went through the internet when Entertainment Weekly published first look images of Pixar’s latest in development, Brave. Yes, Pixar movies are usually something to look forward to, but this one more than most. After many, many rants of mine, this one features – finally – a female lead! It’s happening! Not only […]
Continue ReadingThe night I came back from The Toy Fair I dumped my bag of pamphlets and brochures out on the kitchen table and began the sorting process. I’d seen a lot of interesting products and talked to more than a few energetic toy reps. But as the mom to four kids, I knew what piqued […]
Continue ReadingPhilosopher turned astro-physicist Janna Levin thinks a lot about the origins of the universe. She’s written a non-fiction book, How the Universe Got Its Spots, in which she contemplates whether or not the universe is finite or infinite, or if indeed our universe is one in a multiverse. Janna Levin, mother of two young children, […]
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Continue ReadingHave you taken the Ada Initiative Census? Nearly 2,000 people have taken part so far to help measure women’s participation and representation in open technology and culture. “We want to know what women are working on and how each community’s culture affects women,” said Ada Initiative co-founder Valerie Aurora. “We also want to know […]
Continue ReadingI was going to write how much I love Diana Wynne Jones. How I discovered her quite late, and regret it. Had I been British, I’d probably have read her since my childhood. What a joy and glory it would have been ! How I love her characters, strong, clever and funny, both male and […]
Continue ReadingIn this bright and invigorating performance Sarah Kay talks about hiding under the bar of the famous Bowery Poetry Club in Manhattan’s East Village to listen to New York’s most innovative poets before she gathered the courage to get on stage herself. Poetry helped her transform from an unsure 14-year-old to a young women who […]
Continue ReadingI’m willing to bet that by this time next week the word “Granito” will be a shiny new entry on Urbandictionary.com.* It’s a broad term, with applications as a noun, a verb and even an adjective. It’s like a sad and deluded version of “smurfy,” suitable in any scenario where the user wishes to convey […]
Continue ReadingAn environmental disaster has taken place on Planet Earth and we need your help. The Smithsonian Institution and the MIT Education Arcade invite all scientists-in-training ages 10½ to 14 to log onto VANISHED and help decipher clues that unravel one of the world’s biggest mysteries. An online/offline interactive event, VANISHED is an eight-week episodic quest that […]
Continue ReadingOn my exciting new journey to becoming a comic book person, I’ve gotten to read the beginnings of a series that is great for both kids and adults. Called The Undersea Adventures of Capt’n Eli and done by Jay Piscopo, this series has origins in the world of root beer, yet has nothing to do […]
Continue ReadingThis amazing image of a dancer “dressed” in bees appears in the new documentary movie, Queen of the Sun. I saw of pre-screening of this powerful film late last summer. This weekend the film opens in several cities across the country including San Francisco, Nevada City, Milwaukee, and Portland, ME. Although the film addresses […]
Continue ReadingSteampunk Family is a great resource and inspiration to creative families everywhere. They call themselves the von Hedwig Family, and have created steampunk personas to go with their fun lifestyle of turning junk into steampunk, creating an adventure serial, cool DIY turtorials, traveling to conventions to share their know-how, and providing resources so anyone can […]
Continue ReadingLes Moutons électriques (Electric Sheep, just like Philip K. Dick’s famous novel) is a French publisher that offers some wonderful collections for every geek. Its bibliothèque rouge (Red Library) proposes biographies of imaginary characters in a convincing academic style. One can read Les nombreuses vies de… (The many lives of…) Harry Potter, Jane Austen, Dracula […]
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