Reading Time: 2 minutes The Great Big Beautiful Podcast, Episode 182: Patrick Rothfuss You can find us online at www.thegbbpodcast.com! You can listen on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and YouTube; you can follow the RSS feed; or you can listen right here! This episode was a long time coming. We were originally scheduled to talk to […]
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Become a hero in Madame Tussauds’ newest exhibit, “Justice League: A Call To Heroes.”
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Last month I wrote about the engaging Kickstarter project, Heroes and Treasure. Heroes and Treasure is the brainchild of Jason Davis, a roleplaying game aimed at children aged four and up. It’s a labor of love, a project worthy of GeekDad support, and it’s tantalizingly close to fully funding. This is a sponsored […]
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Grab onto some ‘DuckTales’ this summer! The new DVD ‘Destination: Adventure!’ is out today with six new and two classic episodes.
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It is not easy being a geek and environmentally friendly. But just because it isn’t easy doesn’t mean we should throw it in the too-hard bin. Here’s your opportunity to tag GeekMom for World Environment Day 2018! Join the movement to Beat Plastic Pollution!
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Reading Time: 3 minutes This post was sponsored by Let’s Start Coding. Summer is approaching. If you’re a parent looking for a way to engage your kids’ brains and avoid a learning slump, coding is a great activity! As the director of Let’s Start Coding, I’ve introduced hundreds of kids aged 8 and up to […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Geek Daily Deals – Pick up one (or more) classic red rubber schoolyard balls for every outdoor game, just $5 today! Or get this handy adjustable monitor stand to put your work at eye level, just $21 today! Sportime Playground Ball, 8-1/2 Inches, Red: My wife is a teacher, and when […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Father’s Day is around the corner and finding a great gift is often hard to do. I know, as a dad, I’m often hard to shop for because anything I want that isn’t expensive (like a Glowforge – I REALLY want one) I already have. This year, Ravensburger is coming to […]
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Reading Time: 6 minutes It’s hard to think of a person in the United States who hasn’t grown up experiencing the timeless classic of Walt Disney’s Peter Pan. The animated film based on J.M. Barrie’s masterpiece is celebrating it’s 65th anniversary, and I had the extreme honor of speaking with Disney Legend Kathryn Beaumont who […]
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Another year another MegaCon wrapped up. Is the convention innocent of any misdeeds or guilty of causing convention mayhem? Let’s see, shall we?
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Even with the Florida weather playing havoc with us, the cosplayers at MegaCon brought their A-game and showed what they can do.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Geek Daily Deals – Significant saving son Gillette products, including the Fusion 5 Proshield razor and 2-pack of cartridges for just $7! Or get an air fryer from the folks who invented air fryers: the Phillips Viva Turbostar for just $119 today! Save a bunch on Gillette products today. For example, I […]
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Costume designer Edith Head mixed art, magic, and camouflage to create some of Hollywood’s most glamorous designs. What would some Pixar characters look like with her touch?
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Reading Time: 3 minutes WotC unveils its latest products during ‘Stream of Many Eyes’ There can be no mistaking the popularity of Dungeons & Dragons right now. At pretty much any time of any day you can turn on Twitch and watch a group of people, some professional and some less so, play D&D. This […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Geek Daily Deals – all the digital storage you could ever want, on sale today! Get PNY SD cards up to 512MB, USB sticks, SSDs, and even graphics cards, all up to 25% off! Or get the JBL Flip 3 Splash-Proof speaker, an Amazon Choice, for only $60! Big Sales on […]
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Amazon’s Alexa digital assistant has been a part of our family ever since the release of the original Echo, and with the addition of newer, cheaper iterations (not to mention Alexa integration in non-Amazon devices), she’s become an even more robust and omnipresent DJ/storyteller/girl Friday. The latest addition, the Echo Dot […]
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An introvert struggles to figure out what her young extrovert needs to socially grow.
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The SpinSanity ride at Six Flags New England lives up to its name, adding a bit more mayhem to the Gotham City area of the park.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Geek Daily Deals – get a set of rugged USB cables with colors to help you keep track of which size you’re pulling out; or get a tea kettle that lets you pick the precise temperature of the water, and even has a built-in diffuser! Volutz Micro USB Cable (5 Pack; […]
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In this month’s Between the Bookends, Sophie, Mel, and K explore everything from picture books to (very) adult fiction and everything in-between. We hope you find something to enjoy!
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