Between the Bookends: Dreaming Androids, Bared Blades, & Invisible Cats
It’s summertime & the reading is.. difficult thanks to all those pesky children running around our homes! We’re sure you’ll find something new to love here.
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Get Ready for ‘Resurgence’!
If you want to get yourself up to speed before the release of ‘Resurgence,’ here’s our handy guide to everything ‘Independence Day.’
Continue ReadingA Singing Tribute to Independence Day: 1776
Sure, there’s always Independence Day, or The Patriot, but why go for world-destroying aliens and Mel Gibson with a ponytail when you can have (the far more family-friendly) Mr. Feeny from Boy Meets World as that most famous founding father from Massachusetts, John Adams?
Continue ReadingMusic Week: Confessions of a Soundtrack Geek – Part One
Before I start this article, I think I need to get one thing straight with you. I am a soundtrack geek. When a new movie is coming out that I am excited about, such as Deathly Hallows just the other week, not only am I eagerly awaiting the release of the film itself, but also […]
Continue ReadingThe History Of America’s Facebook Posts
The week after we celebrate our 235th Independence Day, I give you America’s Facebook wall. Entitled, “Like It or Unfriend It?”, the image was created by author Teddy Wayne, Vanity Fairstaffer Mike Sacks and designer Thomas Ng. Nice little run through history, don’t you think? Another humorous composition about our history: the founding fathers tweeting. Remember […]
Continue ReadingHappy Independence Day from GeekMom!
Although we have many readers (and writers!) who are from all over the world, this weekend the United States is celebrating her 235th birthday! Many of us are gathering with friends and family to grill up some grub, wave a flag at a parade, and watch some fireworks light up the sky. GeekMom would like […]
Continue ReadingMy Top Ten Tear-Jerking Moments in Science Fiction
Traditionally, science-fiction revolves around action rather than drama, humour rather than tragedy. Whilst deaths are commonplace in a genre filled with space battles and horrifying creatures, truly emotional moments are much harder to come by, but that’s not to say they do not exist: far from it. Below is my personal top ten tear-jerking moments […]
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