The t-shirt is ironic: anime most certainly did NOT make anyone gay, but the gender fluidity of anime hopefully allowed my son to accept himself. Read More
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Anime Did Not Make My Son Gay
Announcing the 2019 Mensa Select Tabletop Game Winners!
Reading Time: 2 minutes As they do every year, the folks at American Mensa hold a weekend o’ games, Mensa Mind Games, where Mensa members play, rate, and rank tabletop games submitted for that year’s competition. This year’s was held just last weekend, and the 2019 Mensa Select winners have been announced! The winners are… Read More
World Anime Day: Celebrate with Fierce Female Characters
World Anime Day is here and Geek Mom has a short list of some lesser known and older Fierce female characters to hel you celebrate. Read More
Geek Daily Deals Apr. 15, 2019: 18 Cartridge Printer Ink Refill for Canon Pixma for Just $14 Today!
Reading Time: 1 minute Geek Daily Deals – Never run out of ink with this super-sized multi-pack of refill cartridges for Canon Pixma and others for just $14 today! XL-Air-Fryer-Accessories-8-Inch, 14 pieces AirFryer Accessory Set for 5.3QT – 5.8QT with Recipes Cookbook, Magnetic Cheat Sheets, Compatible with Gowise USA, Phillips, Power and Cozyna: Make sure… Read More
‘Monstrum’ Addresses ‘Game of Thrones’ White Walkers, More in New Series
Reading Time: 2 minutes This week, PBS Digital Studios released a new series, Monstrum, on YouTube. Hosted by Dr. Emily Zarka, Monstrum takes a look at the history and the people that have birthed a number of famous monstrous creatures, putting them into their correct cultural context. With last night’s premiere of the eighth and… Read More
Celebrate World Anime Day! 5 Family-Friendly Anime to Watch with Your Kids
Celebrate World Anime Day with this list of family friendly anime that my young children and I watch together, even though it’s a Monday… Read More
Tabletop Kickstarter Alert: Break a Leg with ‘Sideshow Swap!’
Reading Time: 6 minutes Sideshow Swap! Performers. Image by Rob Huddleston While most of my go-to games are nice long, drawn-out affairs, it’s of course always nice to have some quick titles to pull out at the beginning of game night, or when one group finishes before another, or when you just want to play… Read More
Graphic Novel Review: ‘A Story About Cancer (With a Happy Ending)’
‘A Story About Cancer (With a Happy Ending)’ is a short YA graphic novel by India Desjardians about a 15-year-old girl with leukemia. Read More
‘Sailor Moon: The Super Live’: An Eternal Experience Experience
I took my kids to see ‘Sailor Moon: The Super Live’, and I’m still not entirely sure what we saw – except that it was phenomenal. Read More
Geek Daily Deals Apr. 14, 2019: 14-Piece Air Fryer Accessory Pack for Just $25 Today!
Reading Time: 2 minutes Geek Daily Deals – Do even more amazing cooking with your air fryer with this 14-piece accessory pack for just $25 today! XL-Air-Fryer-Accessories-8-Inch, 14 pieces AirFryer Accessory Set for 5.3QT – 5.8QT with Recipes Cookbook, Magnetic Cheat Sheets, Compatible with Gowise USA, Phillips, Power and Cozyna: *Our air fryer accessories include:… Read More
DIY Eerie Easter Eggs for a Creepy, Cute Basket
Ditch the pastels and bunnies and make some creepy critter eggs for a spooky springtime DIY. Read More
‘Monstress’ Is the Comic Book We Didn’t Know We Needed
‘Monstress’ is an ongoing critically acclaimed comic book series that follows the story of Maika Halfwolf, a seventeen-year-old Arcanic being, a mixed race of humans and humanoid animals with magic powers, called Ancients. Read More
Everything You Need to Know About Elmer’s Slime System
GeekMom Elizabeth reviews and gives tips on using Elmer’s slime system. Read More
Geek Daily Deals Apr. 13, 2019: 6-Pack of LED Night Lights for Just $13 Today!
Reading Time: 1 minute Geek Daily Deals – Keep all your hallways and bathrooms safety lit at night with this 6-pack of LED night lights for just $13 today! Sycees Plug-in LED Night Light with Dusk-to-Dawn Sensor for Bedroom, Bathroom, Kitchen, Hallway, Stairs, Daylight White, 6-Pack: Bright enough to see where you’re going in the… Read More
7 Things Parents Should Know About ‘Missing Link’
Reading Time: 3 minutes NOTE: A lot about the movie was already covered in my article from a few days ago. Some of what I say here is going to be similar to some of what I said there. 1. What’s it about? Missing Link centers around three characters: Primarily, Sir Lionel Frost (voiced by… Read More
‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ Teaser Gives Us a Title and All the Feels
Reading Time: 1 minute The first teaser for the last film in the Skywalker saga has hit, and we’re all full of emotion. What do you think about the title? Click through to read all of “‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ Teaser Gives Us a Title and All the Feels” at GeekDad.If you value content… Read More
Geek Daily Deals Apr. 12, 2019: Get Alexa on Any Speaker w/ Echo Input for Just $20 Today!
Reading Time: 1 minute Geek Daily Deals – Get Alexa’s amazing home automation capabilities on any speaker with the Amazon Echo Input for just $20 today! I’ve done this with an Echo Dot and a JBL speaker previously, but boy does this make it even more economical to get Alexa in whatever room you want!… Read More
Convention Connection: Geek Culture Conventions for Week 15 2019
Reading Time: 4 minutes In a busy weekend of conventions, our spotlight event in the Convention Connection for Week 15 2019 is Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019. The event takes place in Chicago, Illinois from Thursday, April 11 through Monday, April 15. As the name states, Star Wars Celebration brings together fans and creators from… Read More
Geek Daily Deals Apr. 11, 2019: Four-Pack of Composition Notebooks for Just $6 Today!
Reading Time: 1 minute Geek Daily Deals – Way cheaper than Moleskine-style notebooks! Write to your heart’s content in composition notebooks, 4 for just $6 today! As an engineer and a writer, I’m always taking notes, and while the popularity of Moleskine-style bound notebooks is fine and all, it’s kind of expensive as well. Which… Read More
‘Honeycombs’: A Family-Friendly Tile Laying Puzzle Game
Honeycombs is a deceptively simple tile-laying game where players must place tiles into a grid, making sure the symbols match on every side. Read More
