Category: GeekMom

Like many others, I jumped directly into my Apple Music Replay this year filled with more than a little enthusiasm. For the first time, all the music would be mine and not tied to my kiddo’s account.  And apparently, my top artist was Sumo Cyco for a total of 575 minutes of playing time. Introduced […]

After spending some time with xTool’s M1 Ultra, the other tools in my maker arsenal are feeling sorely neglected. This machine is a laser cutter/engraver, which it’s great at being. But it can also be a blade cutter (e.g. for vinyl), an inkjet printer, and a pen plotter, potentially replacing some other devices or eliminating […]

About to celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2026, Wattpad is one of the original fan fiction platforms. As an online gathering place, a third space, for fandoms and their communities, Wattpad provides an opportunity for people to connect through storytelling.  People build empathy through stories. When we read, we enter worlds unlike our own, living […]

Being a geek often comes with collecting special interests, the same way you’d collect small adorable monsters in a card or video game. As someone whose special interests include musical and cute things with big trusting eyes, I’ve been following the off-Broadway musical BALLS: The Monster-Catchin’ Musical Comédy on social media for a while now.  […]

Flip through our snapshots from this year’s Dragon Con costumes here!

During today’s Pokémon Presents event, Takato Utsunomiya, Chief Operating Officer of The Pokémon Company, announced the new mobile game Pokémon Friends would be available at the end of the event. Pokémon Friends is a plush-themed puzzle game set in Think Town, “a cozy corner of the world that’s famous for making Pokémon plush.” A machine called […]

Like any con these days, there’s no shortage of cosplayers at MomoCon, and their game is top notch. Anime in general leads the pack, but notably popular this year were roving bands of Clair Obscur players toting baguettes, assorted Chainsaw M(e)n, Hazbin Hotel, and One Piece. Flip through the gallery below for a few of […]

Sunday afternoon as the end of this year’s MomoCon drew near, I was chatting with Darryl McDaniels–better known as DMC–in his booth when a mom approached announcing, “I didn’t think there was anything here for me, and then I saw you!” Over a career now approaching five decades, DMC has gone from learning mixing in […]

With the new season of Doctor Who premiering on April 12, 2025, on Disney+, get a glimpse into the actors and the upcoming season.

For this year’s 26th anniversary of Farscape, Shout! TV will be re-airing last year’s 25th anniversary marathon. I wrote about the marathon last March, when I also had the chance to interview series creator Rockne S. O’Bannon, and series stars Ben Browder and Gigi Edgley. What follows is my original article and interviews, updated with information for […]

Earbuds and headphones have become a part of many people’s lives. You see them everywhere. I myself like to use both headphones as well as earbuds depending on the situation.  EarFun, a brand I have used in the past, has recently released its latest product, which provides quality sound at a reasonable price. Listen to […]

We may be well into 2025, but we are finally gearing up on our 2024 Game of the Year award. This year’s finalists are from a slightly longer publishing window (see below for more details), chosen from our GeekDad Approved titles from roughly Q3 2023 to the end of 2024. Our 10 Favorite Games of […]

Let’s talk about Wonder Woman and Diana Prince for a minute. Pretty much every comics geek has asked the same question since the character’s inception: “How is it that no one realizes that she’s just wearing a pair of glasses to hide her identity?” If you think about it, the answer is really about misdirection […]