Reading Time: 10 minutes These picture books all have one thing in common: they all involve looking at the world a little differently. There are stories about kids who don’t fit expectations, about resisting prejudice, and about going against the flow. I like the fun surprise twists in these stories, and the kids who aren’t […]
The Steve McQueen action film ‘Bullitt’ turns 50 this year, and Ford is celebrating with a special edition Mustang. Here are some more fun facts about this well-loved muscle car.
Attack the ships! Collect all the elements! ‘Loot’ and ‘Eleminis’ are two of Rebecca Angel’s favorite card games that just came out with second editions.
Voyager is my favorite Trek and if that makes me an anomaly, it just means I fit right in.
For Star Trek’s 50th Anniversary, my top ten episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Jeremy Whitley was kind enough to answer some questions about Action Lab’s ‘Princeless’ and Marvel’s upcoming ‘Unstoppable Wasp’ for GeekMom Shiri.
The newest episode of ‘Minecraft Story Mode’ stars some of your kids’ favorite YouTubers.
It seems everyone has a theory for how this most notorious storybook villain came to be.
Steampunk lovers in West Texas and Southern New Mexico are representing the genre well.
Gift-giving holidays in geek homes almost always include some gadget or other, or perhaps a dozen of them. Here are some gadgets and accessories chosen by our GeekMom writers that would be perfect to give your loved ones this holiday season.
Second in our series of 2011 Holiday Gift Guides is one detailing many games that we know and love. Some of them are new, some have been around a while, but all are great fun. This guide encompasses board games, card games, video games, and even an app. Check them out! And please share your […]
Helene has been busily working on getting her latest creation, Lady Astrid’s Laboratory, up and running smoothly. She has also been continuing her frenzied preparations for Intervention, while fighting off the summer cold that has gripped her entire house. Alexandra Siy has been traveling most of the summer, her latest trip to the White Mountains […]
If there’s one thing that’s universally true about fan conventions, it’s that there will be cosplay. In the case of San Diego, many people who are packing away this year’s costume as I write are also planning next year’s costume in their heads. Serious cosplayers don’t just raid the local costume shop at Halloween. They painstakingly […]
My kids and I spent the morning on board our ship, the research vessel Caroline, trying to find our way around the waters of The Floating City. I’m the skipper, Captain Bee Whillikers, and I totally don’t know what I’m doing–but I’m having fun. The Floating City is the brainchild of Thomas Dolby–that’s right, the […]
Crafts and costumes are a great part of steampunk world (and fun!). You may know some American steampunk designers, such as Tom Banwell or Dr Grymm. Here are a few French ones, in three very different styles and very different medias. Volute Corsets What’s more Victorian than corsets? Beautiful, sexy, elegant, intricate, austere… one may […]
They are the opening band. I have yet to throw my panties on the stage – but when I do, they will be unique and geeky. My husband introduced me to the The Captain’s Wife’s Lament and Nun Fight a couple of years ago. When I heard these songs, by two guys who have obvious musical talent, I was an […]
