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Polygon - All

  • newWorld of Warcraft launches the first season for The War Within
    World of Warcraft’s new expansion, The War Within, has introduced a new, underground expanse to Azeroth. Players have met the Earthen on the Isle of Dorn, entered the Ringing Depths, discovered the Arathi Empire remnants in Hallowfell, and began ou…
    - 12 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 5:02pm -
  • newHonkai: Star Rail codes for September 2024
    Honkai: Star Rail is Hoyoverse’s latest title added to their mobile (and PC) game lineup, which means that yes, the game has codes that you can redeem for premium currency. In this case, Honkai: Star Rail codes reward Stellar Jade and the usual oth…
    - 12 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 4:56pm -
  • newHow to unlock all Choir of One Exotic Catalysts in Destiny 2
    The Choir of One Exotic Catalysts are locked behind a quest chain in Destiny 2 , including “//Choir: Eternal,” “//Choir: Upheaval,” and “//Choir: Escalate.” You’ll need to complete the “Encore” Exotic mission once to access these qu…
    - 13 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 3:55pm -
  • newMinecraft is retiring the yearly (and much-maligned) mob vote
    Mojang Studios is taking away one opportunity for players to pick the kind of content they see in future Minecraft updates, and that could actually be a great thing. The Minecraft developer announced that it is retiring its divisive mob vote via a bl…
    - 14 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 2:24pm -
  • newThe best Batman movie is on sale for its lowest price ever
    Fun fact: the theme for Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is just an orchestral version of the production credits sung backwards. Don’t believe us? You can find out for yourself if you pick up the 4K Blu-ray version of the best Batman movie from Amazon…
    - 15 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 1:45pm -
  • newThe 25 best Nintendo Switch games
    Looking for the best games on the Nintendo Switch? What follows is a living list of the 25 Switch games we recommend everyone play or watch — in case you’re new to the system or you’re just looking for something new to play. The Switch has been…
    - 16 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 1:14pm -
  • newThis $64 Indiana Jones 4K Blu-ray box set belongs in a museum
    Regardless of how you feel about his more recent adventures, there’s no replacement for that feeling you get when you hear the Indiana Jones theme kick in. If you’re willing to devote some space in your own personal museum to the man with the ico…
    - 16 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 12:54pm -
  • newAstro Bot embraces the spirit of ‘good artists copy, great artists steal’
    When Astro Bot was released in September, critics agreed on a lot: Astro Bot rules, and it’s Sony’s first real answer to Nintendo’s iconic platformers. Nintendo’s entries to the genre come up a lot when talking about Astro Bot; it’s near im…
    - 17 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 12:11pm -
  • newPS5 Pro games list, including all confirmed first- and third-party upgrades
    Knowing which PS5 Pro games are coming to the console is a decisive factor in whether the $700 mid-generation refresh is worth buying over a base PS5 when it arrives on Nov. 7. First, know the PS5 Pro will have no exclusive games or accessories, and…
    - 17 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 11:30am -
  • newOuter Wilds, Polygon’s 2019 GOTY, is cheaper than ever on Steam
    Outer Wilds is a first-person space exploration game that you must experience in full — avoid spoilers if you can! — and Green Man Gaming is making it cheaper to do that today. You can head over to its site to get a Steam code of the game for $13…
    - 17 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 11:25am -

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Wired

The Webs of Covid-Related Caution Tape Across London
The Webs of Covid-Related Caution Tape Across London
- 7 Jun 20, 9:00am -
Artist Rachel Cabitt Is Trapped in a Quarantine Horror Film
Artist Rachel Cabitt Is Trapped in a Quarantine Horror Film
- 1 Jun 20, 9:00am -
The Women of Ukraine's Railroads Keep the Trains Running
The Women of Ukraine's Railroads Keep the Trains Running
- 31 May 20, 9:00am -
Space Photos of the Week: An Eternal Voyage of Discovery
Space Photos of the Week: An Eternal Voyage of Discovery
- 30 May 20, 9:00am -
High in the Alps, Giant Blankets Slow a Glacier's Ice Melt
High in the Alps, Giant Blankets Slow a Glacier's Ice Melt
- 26 May 20, 9:00am -
Space Photos of the Week: Keeping an Eye on Jupiter's Storms
Space Photos of the Week: Keeping an Eye on Jupiter's Storms
- 23 May 20, 9:00am -

geek

Geekologie

  • A longboarder's closest calls over 10 years of filming
    Lonboarder Josh Neuman put together this compilation of his ten closest calls while filming his longboarding over ten years. What he says about his number one closest call:What Happened: While on a production shoot we had one of the crew members…
    - 25 Aug 21, 2:57am -
  • Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot doing parkour
    This is incredible (chilling?) video of Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot doing parkour.Parkour is the perfect sandbox for the Atlas team at Boston Dynamics to experiment with new behaviors. In this video our humanoid robots demonstrate their whole-bo…
    - 19 Aug 21, 5:27am -
  • Absolutely stunning and hypnotic stop-motion animation using matches
    This is an incredibly well done and hypnotic stop-motion animation by Tomohiro Okazaki featuring every conceivable play on matches. And as if the creativity wasn't impressive enough on its own, it plays back at 60fps. The stop-motion video I made f…
    - 11 Aug 21, 2:22am -
  • This is a snownado
    Apparently snownados exist and if you guessed that they're dust devils but with snow you'd be correct. They're not nearly as interesting as Sharknados or firenados, but those are impossibly high bars for a 'nado. Keep going for another video of…
    - 10 Aug 21, 3:41am -
  • Surreal phone booth videos
    This is a series of surreal phone booth videos by TikToker solopsist. You may be wondering what a "surreal phone booth video" even is and I couldn't explain it to you if I tried, so I'll just let you experience them as I did. @solopsist There are…
    - 5 Aug 21, 2:59am -

The Mary Sue

Geeks are Sexy - Technology News

  • newRemembering James Earl Jones: His Timeless Reading of Poe’s The Raven
    In a tribute to the late, great James Earl Jones, we celebrate his iconic reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven. His beautiful baritone voice brought a chillingly evocative cadence to Poe’s tale of a man grappling with the loss of his beloved Le…
    - 15 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 1:23pm -
  • newTo Be or Not to Be [Comic]
    [Source: Einstein’s mama on Facebook]Click This Link for the Full Post > To Be or Not to Be [Comic]
    - 16 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 1:00pm -
  • newExplore Dante’s 9 Levels of Hell in Just 12 Minutes!
    Dive into the depths of Dante’s Inferno! This video breaks down all 9 levels of hell from Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy in just 12 minutes. Discover the eternal punishments awaiting the souls in each circle—from the lustful to the treacherous…
    - 17 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 12:00pm -
  • newThe Science of Sonic Booms [Video]
    Objects that fly faster than the speed of sound (like really fast planes) create a shock wave accompanied by a thunder-like noise: the sonic boom. These epic sounds can cause distress to people and animals and even damage nearby buildings. Katerina K…
    - 18 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 11:00am -
  • newI’d like to add you to my emotional network [Comic]
    [Source: @skeleton_claw]Click This Link for the Full Post > I’d like to add you to my emotional network [Comic]
    - 19 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 10:00am -

Geeks of Doom

  • Book Review: What Kind of Mother by Clay McLeod Chapman
    What Kind of MotherHardcover | Kindle | AudiobookBy Clay McLeod ChapmanPublisher: Quirk BooksRelease Date: September 12, 2023My grandma always says, "Where there’s a thought, there’s an image; where there’s an image, there’s a…
    - 19 Sep 23, 10:17am -
  • Fall 2023 Book Recommendations
    Fall is almost upon us! This is my favorite season of the year in general, but also my favorite time for reading. There's always a plethora of titles being released for the season, many of which are perfect for Halloween and even the Christmas Ho…
    - 18 Sep 23, 3:16pm -
  • Book Review: The September House by Carissa Orlando
    The September HouseHardcover | Kindle | AudiobookBy Carissa OrlandoPublisher: BerkleyRelease Date: September 5, 2023Bleeding walls, nightly screams, and mutilated apparitions are what Margaret and Hal are up against in their new home…
    - 15 Sep 23, 12:19pm -
  • Book Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Bigby Presents: Glory Of The Giants
    Dungeons & Dragons: Bigby Presents: Glory Of The GiantsHardcoverD&D AccessoryWizards Of The CoastRelease Date: August 15, 2023Good day and well met, friends! I hope today finds you well and I am absolutely excited to present this newe…
    - 6 Sep 23, 9:48pm -
  • Book Review: Dragons of Fate: Dragonlance Destinies: Volume 2
    Dragons of FateDragonlance Destinies Volume 2Hardcover | Kindle | AudiobookBy Margaret Weis and Tracy HickmanPublisher: Random House WorldsRelease Date: August 1, 2023It has been almost four decades since I was fourteen and I read t…
    - 28 Aug 23, 8:57pm -
  • Summer Reading List: Summer 2023 Book Recommendations
    Summertime is here! And with it brings lots of great reads to enjoy during the warmer weather.Below are some this year's releases that I personally am looking forward to reading over the Summer. After the main list of newer releases, I’ve i…
    - 29 Jun 23, 11:45am -
  • 2022 Stoker Awards: Kolchak: The Night Stalker 50th Anniversary Wins Best Graphic Novel
    [2022 Stoker Award-winner Kolchak: The Night Stalker 50th Anniversary. Cover by Colton Worley. Image courtesy of James Aquilone.]Kolchak: The Night Stalker 50th Anniversary won the 2022 Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel…
    - 19 Jun 23, 11:17pm -
  • Book Review: How To Sell A Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
    How to Sell a Haunted HouseHardcover | Kindle Edition | AudiobookBy Grady HendrixPublisher: BerkleyRelease Date: January 17, 2023If this book had a title like Coming Home Again, I'd probably be starting this review by saying something…
    - 23 Jan 23, 6:35pm -
  • Seandps’s Top 10 Movies of 2022
    Well folks, we did it. One more year has passed and things continue to move towards getting back to normal. Although the meaning of normal is still up for debate. For me, normal is a year full of movies that I got to enjoy in the theaters, and mo…
    - 17 Jan 23, 1:00pm -
  • Holiday Gift Guide 2022: Music
    Jim Morrison once waxed on wax about how “the future is uncertain and the end is always near.” Well if that’s the true-be-all-end-all-whatsit statement folks, then it’s a good thing that music is always near to help with the confusion. No…
    - 26 Nov 22, 8:40pm -
  • Holiday Gift Guide 2022: Dungeons & Dragons
    Welcome, readers! Once again, I am honored to be able to show off a few of the amazing Dungeons & Dragons releases that were made available this year. I know I may have omitted a few items, but these are the big ones that I think would make for a…
    - 26 Nov 22, 5:09pm -
  • Holiday Gift Guide 2022: Books, eBooks, and AudioBooks
    Another holiday season is almost upon, which means another great reason to buy and gift all things books! And there are some truly beautiful offerings from the publishing world this year, such some new illustrated editions of J.R.R. Tolkien works…
    - 17 Nov 22, 12:00pm -
  • Book Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Dragons & Treasures (Young Adventurer’s Guides)
    Dungeons & Dragons: Dragons & TreasuresDungeons & Dragons Young Adventurer's GuidesHardcover | KindleD&D AccessoryWizards Of The CoastRelease Date: November 1, 2022Well met, readers. I hope Halloween treated you all well and you are…
    - 15 Nov 22, 8:28pm -
  • Halloween Reading List: Spooky Book Recommendations For Fall 2022
    The spooky season is upon us, with Halloween coming up soon! Below are some appropriate books for the season, ranging from kid-friendly to super creepy to absolutely terrifying, including new releases from Stephen King and Clay McLeod Chapman and…
    - 24 Oct 22, 7:21pm -
  • Book Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Spelljammer: Adventures In Space
    Dungeons & Dragons: Spelljammer: Adventures In SpaceHardcoverD&D AccessoryWizards Of The CoastRelease Date: August 16, 2022I must admit, I never expected to ever see a Spelljammer expansion ever again. I believe it was a holiday gift…
    - 1 Sep 22, 12:33pm -
  • 408: Que Será, Será – Violent Delights: A Westworld Podcast
    Violent Delights is an aftershow podcast where hosts Andrew Sorcini, Dwayne DeFreitas, and Tosin Onafowokan discuss HBO’s Westworld, and the larger questions this ambitious show hopes to tackle.On this week's podcast, Andrew, Tosin, and Dwa…
    - 15 Aug 22, 10:01am -
  • 407: Metanoia – Violent Delights: A Westworld Podcast
    Violent Delights is an aftershow podcast where hosts Andrew Sorcini, Dwayne DeFreitas, and Tosin Onafowokan discuss HBO’s Westworld, and the larger questions this ambitious show hopes to tackle.On this week’s podcast, Andrew, Tosin, and D…
    - 8 Aug 22, 10:22am -
  • Book Review: Dragons of Deceit: Dragonlance Destinies: Volume 1
    Dragons of Deceit: Dragonlance Destinies: Volume 1Dragonlance DestiniesHardcover | Kindle | AudiobookBy Margaret Weis and Tracy HickmanPublisher: Random House Worlds Release Date: August 2, 2022Nostalgia is a fickle thing. I have fo…
    - 4 Aug 22, 3:09pm -
  • 406: Fidelity – Violent Delights: A Westworld Podcast
    Violent Delights is an aftershow podcast where hosts Andrew Sorcini, Dwayne DeFreitas, and Tosin Onafowokan discuss HBO’s Westworld, and the larger questions this ambitious show hopes to tackle.On this week’s podcast, Andrew, Tosin, and D…
    - 1 Aug 22, 6:20pm -
  • 405: Zhuangzi – Violent Delights: A Westworld Podcast
    Violent Delights is an aftershow podcast where hosts Andrew Sorcini, Dwayne DeFreitas, and Tosin Onafowokan discuss HBO’s Westworld, and the larger questions this ambitious show hopes to tackle.On this week’s podcast, Andrew, Tosin, and D…
    - 25 Jul 22, 12:27pm -

Neatorama

  • newThe World's First Astronaut with a Physical Disability
    John McFall suffered a motorcycle accident when he was 19 and his right leg had to be amputated above the knee. He went on to compete in the Paralympic Games, where he won bronze for the UK in the 100-meter dash in 2008. McFall also became an orthope…
    - 10 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 6:48pm -
  • newWhat Snakes Did to Human Brains
    They way one species evolves will affect other species around it, which is called coevolution. After all, other animals are a part of the environment that produces the stress that causes only the most fit to survive. You see this happening in predato…
    - 14 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 2:33pm -
  • newAre You Ready for Driverless Big Rigs?
    America long ago decided it was easier to ship most goods across the country with trucks on highways rather than by rail. Our highways grew larger and people found that when their industry died, they could get a job driving a truck. That last part ma…
    - 14 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 2:25pm -
  • newCoin-Operated Automaton Shows an Execution
    The Bonhams auction house in London recently sold this grisly coin-operated amusement dating from the 1920s and attributed to Charles Ahrens, a noted creator of such automata.It's called the "English Execution." If it looks familiar, that may be beca…
    - 15 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 2:16pm -
  • newThe Looping Canal Boat
    first look: alex chinneck brings a massive, looping steel boat to sheffield's historical canal https://t.co/ncHEkGfBK0pic.twitter.com/X1JPWFQ3ca— designboom (@designboom) September 10, 2024The surreal artwork of Alex Chinneck has long been a Neator…
    - 15 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 2:00pm -
  • newThe Futility of Trying to Outsmart a Genie
    The Arabian legend of the genie has always fascinated us. The main idea of having a wish granted forces us to come up with our own three wishes, making us focus on what our real priorities in life are. The stories of this trickster character often re…
    - 16 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 1:16pm -
  • newEveryday People, Translated from Life to Text to Art
    A little boy on the tube is so worried about his soft-toy lion falling on the floor that he is saying to him 'Hold on tight Sycamore Jones!'Art by Simon Heath. Words by me. pic.twitter.com/WggtUEr6Yf— Miranda Keeling (@MirandaKeeling) September 8,…
    - 17 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 11:35am -
  • newCast Changes Announced at <i>Saturday Night Live</i>
    'SNL' Adds Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim & Jane Wickline To Cast For Season 50, Promotes Trio As Chloe Troast Departs https://t.co/UjbQK7bUPh— Deadline (@DEADLINE) September 10, 2024Saturday Night Live goes into its 50th season later this month. Every…
    - 20 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 9:17am -
  • See the Spoondelier at the Mississippi Spoon Gallery
    This chandelier is made of spoons, so it's called a "spoondelier." That's only appropriate as a light fixture at the Mississippi Spoon Gallery, a museum in Davenport, Iowa. The name makes sense when you realize it's right near the Mississippi River.…
    - 1 day ago 9 Sep 24, 8:17pm -
  • RIP James Earl Jones
    He was Darth Vader, Mufasa, King Jaffe Joffer, the voice of CNN, and a host of other characters. James Earl Jones' accomplishments included two Emmys, two Tonys, a Grammy award, and an honorary Oscar, making him one of the rare EGOTs, but he also had…
    - 1 day ago 9 Sep 24, 7:12pm -
  • The US Military's Ambitious Experiments in the Arctic
    During the Cold War in the mid-20th century, the US had all kinds of offbeat science and engineering projects happening on the glaciers of Greenland. One of the strangest was a proposed plan to isolate nuclear waste by leaving capsules of the materia…
    - 1 day ago 9 Sep 24, 6:22pm -
  • Catastrophic Glacial Lake Outburst Floods
    Glacial lakes are found everywhere glaciers are found. The water is held in place by dams of glacial ice or by rocky deposits that the glacier itself put in place. With the earth's temperatures rising, these natural dams are more likely to fail. The…
    - 2 days ago 9 Sep 24, 1:09pm -
  • Gamora is a Goat's Best Friend
    Foreverland Farm in Ohio takes in abused, disabled, and abandoned farm animals to give them the care they need. One of their critters is a goat named Champion who was born with only three legs and was rejected by his mother and by the rest of the her…
    - 2 days ago 9 Sep 24, 12:45pm -
  • Happy Birthday to Those with the Most Common Birth Date
    You might think that birthdays would be distributed along the calendar fairly randomly, but we know human beings don't operate in a random way. There are more babies born on September 9th than any other day of the year. The next most common birthdays…
    - 2 days ago 9 Sep 24, 10:28am -
  • The Peterbilt Pontoon Boat
    This is Mad Skills a custom boat and/or truck lovingly crafted by Scott Carder of Delphos, Ohio. Overdrive Online says that it has the cab of a Peterbilt 379 truck mounted on the deck of a 22-foot pontoon boat.In this video, Carder describes the buil…
    - 2 days ago 9 Sep 24, 8:14am -

GeekDad

  • newKickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘March of the Ants: Evolved Edition’
    It's been a decade since 'March of the Ants' first appeared on Kickstarter, eventually spawning two expansions. Now, the game has evolved!Click through to read all of "Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘March of the Ants: Evolved Edition’" at GeekDad…
    - 22 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 7:00am -
  • newLate Pledges Available for Dungeons & Lasers VI: Caves Terrain
    High quality modular miniature terrain.Click through to read all of "Late Pledges Available for Dungeons & Lasers VI: Caves Terrain" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patreon or use this link to shop at Amazon. Than…
    - 24 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 5:00am -
  • September 2024 Book Preview!
    I'm still playing catch-up, and a quarter of September will have already passed by the time you're reading this.Click through to read all of "September 2024 Book Preview!" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patreon o…
    - 4 days ago 7 Sep 24, 5:00am -
  • ‘What on Earth!’ Magazine – September 2024
    September's 'What on Earth! Magazine' blasts into the history of space travel as well as delivering a multiude of great facts and fun puzzles!Click through to read all of "‘What on Earth!’ Magazine – September 2024" at GeekDad.If you value con…
    - 6 days ago 5 Sep 24, 9:30am -
  • Highway to Halloween: The Animated Ground Breaker Kit From Spider Hill Prop Works
    An effective and easy to make DIY Halloween prop.Click through to read all of "Highway to Halloween: The Animated Ground Breaker Kit From Spider Hill Prop Works" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patreon or use this…
    - 6 days ago 5 Sep 24, 8:30am -
  • August 2024 Book Review Roundup!
    A bumper month of summer for August's book review roundup - Paul Lynch's 'Prophet Song' being an absolute "must-read."Click through to read all of "August 2024 Book Review Roundup!" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via…
    - 6 days ago 5 Sep 24, 7:30am -
  • DC This Week Roundup – Animated Antics
    Things get wacky in Trinity Special: World's Finest #1, My Adventures With Superman #4, and The Batman and Scooby-Doo Mysteries #9. Click through to read all of "DC This Week Roundup – Animated Antics" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad,…
    - 7 days ago 4 Sep 24, 10:30am -
  • Review – Batman and Robin and Howard: Summer Breakdown #3 – Corporate Chaos
    The infiltration of Lexcorp reveals the true villain - but first, Damian will have to sort out his family. Click through to read all of "Review – Batman and Robin and Howard: Summer Breakdown #3 – Corporate Chaos" at GeekDad.If you value content…
    - 7 days ago 4 Sep 24, 10:00am -
  • Review – The Boy Wonder #5: The Grandfather
    Damian Wayne confronts his family's dark legacy in the final chapter of Juni Ba's epic.Click through to read all of "Review – The Boy Wonder #5: The Grandfather" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patreon or use th…
    - 7 days ago 4 Sep 24, 9:30am -
  • Review – Poison Ivy #25: Seasons Of Rebirth
    An all-star creative team unites to launch Poison Ivy into her next era. Click through to read all of "Review – Poison Ivy #25: Seasons Of Rebirth" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patreon or use this link to sho…
    - 7 days ago 4 Sep 24, 9:00am -
  • Review – Birds of Prey #13: Last Stop
    The Birds' multiversal adventure comes to an explosive conclusion - and is another team shake-up in the works?Click through to read all of "Review – Birds of Prey #13: Last Stop" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via…
    - 7 days ago 4 Sep 24, 8:30am -
  • Review – Justice Society of America #11: The Last Battle
    The past and future collide in the penultimate issue of Geoff Johns' epic run. Click through to read all of "Review – Justice Society of America #11: The Last Battle" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patreon or u…
    - 7 days ago 4 Sep 24, 8:00am -
  • Review – Plastic Man No More #1: Falling Apart
    Eel O'Brien has escaped many tight scrapes - but what happens when his body starts to betray him?Click through to read all of "Review – Plastic Man No More #1: Falling Apart" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patr…
    - 7 days ago 4 Sep 24, 7:30am -
  • Review – The Penguin #12: Drowning
    Penguin's bloody battle for control of Gotham comes to a far-reaching end. Click through to read all of "Review – The Penguin #12: Drowning" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patreon or use this link to shop at Am…
    - 7 days ago 4 Sep 24, 7:00am -
  • Review – Batman #152: Heist On Czarnia
    Batman and Catwoman are up against the Suicide Squad - but Waller's ultimate failsafe may doom them all. Click through to read all of "Review – Batman #152: Heist On Czarnia" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patr…
    - 7 days ago 4 Sep 24, 6:30am -
  • Review – Absolute Power #3: The Son
    The fate of Jon Kent hangs in the balance - and not all of his fellow heroes want to save him. Click through to read all of "Review – Absolute Power #3: The Son" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patreon or use th…
    - 7 days ago 4 Sep 24, 6:00am -
  • Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Moon Bunny’
    Bunny alchemists gather ingredients on the moon, hoping to brew the elixir of life.Click through to read all of "Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Moon Bunny’" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patreon or use this li…
    - 8 days ago 3 Sep 24, 11:00am -
  • Stack Overflow: It’s a Mystery!
    Today's stack: a handful of kids' books that involve mysteries—a couple are traditional mystery stories, and a couple are just stories that involve something mysterious.Click through to read all of "Stack Overflow: It’s a Mystery!" at GeekDad.If…
    - 9 days ago 2 Sep 24, 5:00am -
  • Battle Cultists and Elder Gods With ‘Arkham Horror RPG – Starter Set: Hungering Abyss’
    This is a phenomenal value as an introduction to the 'Arkham Horror' RPG.Click through to read all of "Battle Cultists and Elder Gods With ‘Arkham Horror RPG – Starter Set: Hungering Abyss’" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, please…
    - 11 days ago 31 Aug 24, 7:00am -
  • ‘How to Launch a Tech Start-Up’ — A Book Review
    There can't be many books that capture the essence of GeekDad more than Nosy Crow's 'How to Launch a Tech Start-Up.'Click through to read all of "‘How to Launch a Tech Start-Up’ — A Book Review" at GeekDad.If you value content from GeekDad, pl…
    - 11 days ago 31 Aug 24, 6:00am -

Longform

  • Longform Podcast #585: John Jeremiah Sullivan
    John Jeremiah Sullivan is a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine and has written for Harper's, The New Yorker, and GQ. He is the author of Pulphead and the forthcoming The Prime Minister of Paradise: The True Story of a Lost American Hi…
    - 77 days ago 26 Jun 24, 10:19am -
  • Longform Podcast #584: Ta-Nehisi Coates
    Ta-Nehisi Coates is an author and journalist. His next book is The Message.“I don’t think we have the luxury as journalists of avoiding things because people might say bad things about us. I don’t even think we have the luxury of avoiding thi…
    - 84 days ago 19 Jun 24, 6:53am -
  • Longform Podcast #583: Jay Caspian Kang
    Jay Caspian Kang is a staff writer for The New Yorker and a co-host of Time to Say Goodbye.“At some point, you have to kick it out the door, and it’s never finished to the degree that you would finish a magazine piece. But it, in some ways, is m…
    - 91 days ago 12 Jun 24, 12:37pm -
  • Longform Podcast #582: Joseph Cox
    Joseph Cox is a cybersecurity journalist and co-founder of 404 Media. His new book is Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever.“In the not too distant future, I will be a very old man, and maybe I won't be able to…
    - 98 days ago 5 Jun 24, 7:10am -
  • Longform Podcast #581: Tavi Gevinson
    Tavi Gevinson is a writer, actor, and the founder of Rookie. Her new zine is Fan Fiction.“Stories are unstable, and memory is unstable, and identity is unstable. All of these things that I've tried to make permanent in writing, they're actually un…
    - 29 May 24, 7:18am -
  • Longform Podcast #580: Rachel Khong
    Rachel Khong is a journalist and author whose latest novel is Real Americans.“It's about the ways in which we miss each other as human beings and can't fully communicate what it is like to be ourselves. … And I think that's what makes it so int…
    - 22 May 24, 8:45am -
  • Longform Podcast #579: Kelsey McKinney
    Kelsey McKinney is a features writer and co-owner at Defector.com. She hosts the podcast Normal Gossip and is the author of the upcoming book You Didn't Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip.“I was always very interested in how you stra…
    - 15 May 24, 7:54am -
  • Longform Podcast #578: Lissa Soep
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  • newEven the Honest Trailer is more Borderlands than I can watch
    After The Last of Us proved video game adaptions can be actual, compelling entertainment, Borderlands said no.It is fun how the Honest Trailer steps through worn-out trope after worn-out trope and then gets into things like lousy editing, half-hear…
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  • newJD Vance says Trump's fake electors should choose the President
    JD Vance, the eager running mate of the felon he calls "America's Hitler," says he would not have certified the 2020 election. Instead, he would have ordered fake electors to pick the President and then "ask the country to have a debate about what ac…
    - 15 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 1:35pm -
  • newLists of the most bizarre items left by hotel guests and oddest room service requests
    According to the new Hotel Room Innsights Report, some of the most unusual items left behind in hotels include pet lizard, baby chick, a $6 million watch, car tire, and construction pipes.Absent-minded guests also "forgot two full-leg casts and 10%…
    - 16 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 1:17pm -
  • newHilarious chicken has ulterior motive when she "protects" kitties' food from the house dog (video)
    There are guard dogs, and then there are guard chickens, such as the feathered sentry below who won't let the family dog get near his cat mates' food.As two cats enjoy a meal, their 65-pound farm dog keeps trying to snatch some of the feline kibble…
    - 16 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 1:11pm -
  • newMuseum dinosaurs eagerly await Taylor Swift tour
    As Indianapolis prepares for three days of Taylor Swift's Eras tour, the Children's Museum of Indianapolis' dinosaurs show their Swiftie love.The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is the largest museum of its kind in the world. With almost half a mi…
    - 16 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 12:43pm -
  • newTwo Delta planes collided while taxiing, knocking off the smaller one's tail (video)
    Two Delta airplanes collided while taxiing this morning at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The Airbus A350's wing clipped a CRJ900 regional jet, knocking off part of its tail. "There have been no reported injuries at this time an…
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  • newNeotoddlerism: Political activism through temper tantrums
    "The ease with which dramatic behavior gets attention online has convinced many political activists that a better world doesn't require years of patient work, only a sufficient quantity of drama," writes Gurwinder in The Prism. "Many activists on bot…
    - 16 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 12:31pm -
  • newMan browsing Google Maps may have made big scientific discovery
    Joël Lapointe was exploring Google Maps to prepare for a camping trip when he stumbled upon something that likely has real scientific significance. Looking at Marsal Lake in Quebec, Canada's Côte-Nord region, he noticed a strange spherical structur…
    - 16 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 12:22pm -
  • newWhite people in the 80s rapping about karate
    "The Karate Rap" is a 1986 rap song by David and Holly Seeger that helped promote their then-fledging media production company. As they explain on their website:While idling on the L.I.E. in rush hour, they passed the time coming up with lyrics wit…
    - 17 hours ago 10 Sep 24, 11:59am -
  • newHarris running this "Crowd Size" ad on Fox News
    The Harris campaign is targeting Fox viewers with an excellent ad.With former President Barack Obama's stellar size joke at the forefront, the Harris campaign is showing Fox viewers the stark difference in energy between the two campaigns. I do won…
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  • newJD Vance doubles down on his blood libel against Haitians
    Knowing he has no proof, JD Vance claims "many inquiries" about Haitian people stealing and cooking pets and admits the reports may be false. Who is next? Jewish people? Italians? Irish? Republican candidate for Vice President is digging his hole de…
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    CNN has found an issue it cares about twenty percent of mail-in votes are not fraudulent, no matter how many people named Trump say they are. On his miniature social network, adjudicated rapist Donald Trump credited Russian stooge Tucker Carlson for…
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  • newDonald Trump enrages his pal, Nazi bootlicker Nick Fuentes
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  • newReal talk: the USB tumbleweed has to stop
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  • newSonic the Hedgehog suit, pants and tie
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  • newMultispectral imaging of the Voynich Manuscript
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  • newGoogle's homepage, every month, since its launch
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  • newEuropa probe to search for habitable environments. No landing will be attempted.
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  • newFTC urged to stop companies paywalling hardware you already bought
    At Techdirt, Karl Bode reports on efforts to get the Federal Trade Commission to do something about companies that ruin hardware with software updates. Some will remove features or limit functionality; some will outright turn what you bought into a b…
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  • newIkea has a $12 smart outlet that tracks power use
    The Inspelning smart outlet tracks power use and can be turned on and off with a remote control or Ikea's app—and is just $11.99. I've wanted to grab a few of this kind of gadget but stuff at this price (or cheaper!) — Read the rest The post Ike…
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  • newNigerians warned not to buy nostrums from televangelist
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  • newNew Hampshire governor Chris Sununu helps save man choking on lobster roll at seafood-eating contest
    New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu was among those who helped save the life of Christian Moreno, who choked on a roll at his first competitive eating contest. Sununu attempted the Heimlich maneuver on him until a paramedic took over at the Hampton B…
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  • newTeen arrested after 3D-printing guns
    A Detroit teen was arrested after authorities intercepted gun parts on the way to their home and found a 3D-printing rig and several "ghost" guns produced by it. Printing guns isn't illegal, but doing it to sell them is—and the 14-year-old now face…
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  • newJoseph's Machines turns bathtime into a human car wash
    This surreal looking bathing contraption by Joseph's Machines does all the washing for you. All one must is sit back in the tub, relax, and get whacked in the face by various cleaning supplies.This unique cleaning contraption consists of a giant woo…
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Awkward Geeks

  • Nerd Rant: The “What if” Arguments
    Any time Hollywood remakes something, and changes a characters skin color to anything not white, white people have complete breakdowns over it. I’ve seen so much outrage recently between The Rings of Power, and now The Little Mermaid, it’s just d…
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  • Watching: DC Animated Shows
    I’ve been on a kick lately, a nostalgia superhero kick. I grew up watching superhero cartoons, and never really stopped. It really hit me though that most of the animated shows I watched were DC. Of course I loved some Marvel stuff to, like X-Men,…
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  • That Time At The Library
    Once upon a time, 13 year old me, and my two best friends (one bold & one goofy) were at a public library. We were doing some research for a school project we had to work on, and pretty much minding our own business. Aside from whispering, when we ne…
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  • My Favorite Underrated Movies
    We all have those movies we love, but it feels like no one else likes them. These are a few of mine. One of the great things about the internet is finding out that I was not alone in liking these movies. Josie and the Pussycats (2001) Such cheesy goo…
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  • The Guild
    On July 27th 2007, back when I obsessively payed World of Warcraft, Felicia Day dropped The Guild on YouTube. I’m having trouble processing that this year will mark 15 years since then. It just doesn’t seem that long ago to me, yet, somehow, it d…
    - 28 Feb 22, 12:38pm -
  • “Forgotten” Early 2000s Sci-Fi Shows
    If it wasn’t for the fact that people uploaded things on YouTube, I would have thought I was the only one who remembered some of these shows. I consider them “forgotten” simply because of the fact I never hear any one talk about them, or know w…
    - 19 Jan 22, 12:13pm -
  • The Villains Lair
    I’m not sure how this went unnoticed by me for so long, but recently YouTube decided to make a suggestion to me, and I don’t know why they waited so long. But, now I have discovered The Villain’s Lair. Here are the first two episodes from the p…
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  • Encanto: Mirabel’s Gift
    When we get to the end of Encanto some people felt it wasn’t clear if Mirabel had a gift, or what it was. But, I think I might be on to something with my theory. Let’s start at the beginning, not of the movie, but where the gifts came from. Abuel…
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  • If My Life Were A Disney Soundtrack
    Sometimes I like to put together playlists on Spotifty. Recently I wondered, if my life had a soundtrack, what would it be? Then I went completely blank.  After thinking on it, I figured the best place for me to start would be with songs from Disne…
    - 2 Jan 22, 10:34am -
  • Nerd Nostalgia: BK Commercials
    I’m not sure how I ended up down this rabbit hole, but here we are. This post is an unintentional ad for Burger King, because they saw talent before they were famous. Little “Buffy” at Burger King Before she worked at Double Meat Palace, Buffy…
    - 27 Dec 21, 12:25pm -

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