Reading Time: 6 minutes Today, I’ve got a short stack of big books about movies: the making of two fantastic animated films from this year, an exploration of typography in futuristic sci-fi movies, and a huge tome about the making of Planet of the Apes (which celebrated its 50th birthday this year). The Art of Incredibles […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The latest installment in the Transformers franchise opens in theaters this weekend. Read on to see if you should take the kids. 1. What is it about? Bumblebee is a prequel to the original Transformers movie. Set in 1987, it tells the story of how the title character got on Earth and […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Original image: Wikimedia Creative Commons. Looking for a geek culture convention to attend this weekend? I hope you have your passport ready. Here at GeekDad, we’re aware of exactly two geek culture conventions taking place this pre-holiday weekend. First up is Comic Fiesta 2018, held Saturday, December 22 and Sunday, December […]
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Reading Time: 6 minutes I hope by this point that most of your shopping is done, but in case you’re procrastinating here’s a list of things you can probably get in the last week before Christmas. Most of these include Amazon links so you won’t even have to brave the “cheerful” drivers on the way […]
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Reading Time: 6 minutes Session 81: A Strahd Act to Follow Strahd’s body exploded in a ball of mist. For a second it seemed to form the shape of an old man’s frail body, dragging itself back into the coffin. Then the mist began to sizzle and evaporate in the brilliant light of the Sun […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Is there life elsewhere in the galaxy? From the perspective of somebody under four feet tall, the answer might be “yes, on the sun.” That makes complete illogical sense if they are familiar with Gustafer Yellowgold, the creation of New York-based musician/performer/illustrator Morgan Taylor. Created way back in 2004 in a fit […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutes I was recently given the opportunity to test out Yamaha’s GigMaker Electric kit, which is essentially an all-in-one package for the starter guitarer (see what I did there?). Straight talk, up front: I’m not a guitarist. I was never that guy in college strumming out the beginning of Nirvana’s “Come As You […]
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Reading Time: 9 minutes A brief history of LGBTQ depictions in animation, and how the final season of Voltron failed queer fans. By @Sean_Z_Writes and Aria C. Caution – this article discusses Voltron season 8, and includes major spoilers. A month and a half before the last season of DreamWorks Animation’s Voltron Legendary Defender dropped on […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Original image: Wikimedia Creative Commons. While it might be “the most wonderful time of the year,” mid-to-late December is the slow time on the geek culture convention circuit. (Just wait for the weeks 51 and 52 Convention Connections here at GeekDad!) Still, not a week goes by without there being some […]
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Geeks are often stereotyped with a shabby wardrobe, complete with broken glasses and a pocket protector. Here to help shatter some of those misconceptions are our recommendations for the well-dressed geek. Fear no beard. Viking Revolution Beard Balm Suggested By: Z. Mfg: Viking Revolution Price: $9.35 Purchase: Viking Revolution Beard Balm […]
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Reading Time: 8 minutes Session 80: Die Strahd V: A Good Day to Die Strahd Strahd’s brides snarled and hissed, spitting at the heroes. In spite of the bright sunlight shining from Gimble Timbers’ sword, they rushed forward, fearlessly attacking the party. They must protect the master. Within seconds they had separated, each one focusing […]
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Reading Time: 7 minutes You and a few others have survived a plane crash into a ravine—but can you survive until help arrives? Forage for food, build shelter or weapons, and get ready for whatever comes in the night. In “Reaping the Rewards,” I take a look at the finished product from a crowdfunding campaign. Ravine, […]
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Reading Time: 1 minute Louisville SuperCon 2018 The folks at SuperCon–who have been in the pop culture convention business since 2006–loaded up and brought the circus to Kentucky for the inaugural Louisville SuperCon on Friday, November 30 through Sunday, December 2. Why Louisville? According to SuperCon co-founder Sandy Martin, a Louisville native: “I think a […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Geek Culture Conventions We’re kicking off Convention Connection for week 49 2018 with Steel City Con 2018 in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. The event is held from Friday, December 7 through Sunday, December 9. The event features a number of celebrity and creator guests, including Adam Baldwin, Henry Simmons, Natalia Cardova, Tatum O’Neal, […]
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Reading Time: 5 minutes The 2017 Equifax breach. 3 Billion Yahoo accounts. 110 million credit cards from Target. 500 million Marriott guests. 165 million LinkedIn accounts. It seems like not a month goes by where you don’t hear about another huge data breach from a major company. And each time, millions of users have their […]
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Games and geeks go hand in hand, so it’s no surprise we have a lot of suggestions for this holiday season. Read on for our favorite games of the year. Image: Laurence King Publishing Match a Leaf: A Tree Memory Game Suggested By: Jenny Bristol Mfg: Laurence King Publishing Price: $16.99 […]
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Reading Time: 6 minutes It’s December, so it’s time to start thinking about the very best things of this year. We have picked our favorite games for 2018 and soon we’ll choose the one that will receive our Game of the Year award. In the meantime, please have a look at our list of nominees […]
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Reading Time: 1 minute Johnette Downing has gone cajun. For her 11th children’s music CD, Swamp Romp (coming next February), Johnette spent five years in writing the material for the CD, the first recorded with her husband/producer Scott Billington, in New Orleans. And if you’re going down the bayou, you might as well bring along a bunch […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Original image by Jeff Roberts, O’Neill Marketing. Geek Culture Conventions Our headliner in the Convention Connection for week 48 2018 is Louisville SuperCon, held from Friday, November 30 through Sunday, December 2 in Louisville, Kentucky. This is the first year that the SuperCon expands to Louisville, bringing three days of celebrity […]
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Reading Time: 4 minutes LeUyen Pham reads from the latest Princess in Black book. Photo: Jonathan H. Liu This year’s Portland Book Festival took place early in November, and was spread out over a variety of locations including the Portland Art Museum and the nearby Oregon Historical Society. One change from previous years (aside from […]
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