This is an idea I have been toying with for a while now. I would love to see and show off your gaming swag! It could be store-bought, received free with a game, or picked up at a convention. All you have to do is send me a JPG at jennabee25@yahoo.com and I’ll post the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘geek culture’
Geek Culture! Halloween-Geek Style
As Halloween approaches, I thought it might be fun to drum up a few geeky ideas to celebrate the night of tricking, treating, and lots of candy. Some these ideas are social, some are not, but all of them get in the spirit of the holiday.
Geek Culture! Three Historical Geeks
The concept of geek-ism is nothing new. Geeks have been popping up throughout history, giving us concepts and ideas that have radically changed the world. There were Greek geeks, Roman geeks, and Chinese geeks who came up with ideas and inventions way ahead of their times. I’ve picked three geeks, one who is Baroque-ish and [...]
Geek Culture! Summer Movie Suggestions
I hope that your summer is going well and you are enjoying your sunny vacations on the beach, tanning by the pool, or in the fine air conditioning of your own home. Perhaps you are reading one of the books I suggested last time? I just had to ask.
Now, there are some obvious ones…..Star Trek [...]
Geek Culture! Why We Love Music
I have to say that Google was sort of pissing me off while I was doing some research for this article by asking me if I wanted Greek music. No. I want to search geek music, dang it!
Once I got past that, I began to realize that geeks are widely diverse in their tastes of [...]
Geek Culture! Why We Love Memes
Even if you aren’t quite sure what a meme is I’m sure you have encountered them. They are the funny videos, web sites, and e-mails that are passed around from person to person that causes us to laugh our asses off at work and make our co-workers wonder if we have gone off our rocker.
To [...]
Geek Culture! Why We Love Star Trek
With the new Star Trek movie set to be released in the next two weeks, I know many people, including myself are waiting with great anticipation. We have all watched the trailers, read about it online, and some of us are even planning on waiting in line for a midnight release. It will be glorious.
For over forty years now, Star Trek has been very much a huge part of geek culture and that is why I’m writing my first column about it. Star Trek has spawned numerous shows, a cartoon, movies, and has become a big part of pop culture in of itself. It is a franchise that is known worldwide.
