Douglas Adams Archives

Dirk Gently: NYCC Interviews and Preview Review

October 21, 2016December 9, 2017Karen Walsh1

Dirk Gently is a quick witted, fun frolic through the world of Douglas Adams via the mind of Max Landis. GeekMom Karen interviews the cast and reviews the show.

Rockstar guitar. Photo by Sebastiaan ter Burg, Flickr CC 2.0

Nine Badass Quotes That Motivate

September 9, 2013November 24, 2017Ariane Coffin2

Need an extra boost of confidence to face your nemesis? Here are some of my favorite ego-boosting, up-to-no-good, rebel-without-a-cause quotes to motivate you!

Best Audio Books for Family Road Trips

July 1, 2013December 15, 2017Jackie Reeve40

Park the gadgets and keep the road trip bonding flowing with our extensive list of great audio books the whole family will love.

Towel Day: 42 Occurrences of The Number 42 in Pop Culture

May 25, 2013December 16, 2017Sophie Brown1

Any good geek knows that the answer to the great question of life, the universe and everything is 42, but were you aware just how often that number has crept up in pop culture? From apartment numbers to Hurley numbers, dates to car registrations, the number 42 is everywhere when you start looking hard enough. Here are 42 examples of the number turning up in pop culture.

Book Review Doctor Who: Shada by Douglas Adams and Gareth Roberts

July 26, 2012Nicole Wakelin

Back in 1978-1979, Douglas Adams was a Script Editor for Doctor Who. One of the scripts that he wrote, Shada, was never completed due to a labor strike and was left unfinished until now.

Geeky Novel Word Counts–How Long Are You In For?

July 23, 2011December 15, 2017Ruth Suehle14

Earlier this week, I found myself in a discussion about the lengths of various novels. It was spurred by two similar conversations I’ve found myself in repeatedly, based on the recent Game of Thrones TV show and the release of the final Harry Potter film. They go like this: Game of Thrones Harry Potter Friend: […]

Celebrate Towel Day in Style!

May 25, 2011GeekMom

In memory of Douglas Adams, May 25th is Towel Day. Excerpt from Ch 3 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold […]

Ten Years Later and I’m Still Thankful for All the Fish.

May 11, 2011GeekMom7

On this day in 2001 Douglas Adams died and the world became a little less nonsensical. He is best remembered for The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, which started life as a BBC radio series before being novelized, produced by the BBC for television, serialized in comic form, adapted for a video game, and in […]

The Unsinkable Starship Titanic

March 26, 2011Sophie Brown4

A few years ago, I inherited some of my dad’s book collection when my mum decided to have a clear out. Included in the books were all five volumes of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy “trilogy.” I couldn’t wait to read them. As a child, I had been brought up watching the 1981 […]

Sweet Geek Cuisine: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Magrathea Cake

November 5, 2010December 15, 2017Ruth Suehle20

If you’ve got a Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy fan with a birthday coming up, this Magrathea whale cake is easy to make, even if you don’t have much cake decorating experience. Don’t panic!