Nerds in Love: Physicist Proposes with an Academic Paper
(click to enlarge) I’m a proud member of the “my significant other is quite a bit smarter than me” club, and as such I probably would have never thought of something this clever when…
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This is Happening Rocky Balboa vs. Jake La Motta
Sylvester Stallone is the king of “making movies about old people doing things old people are now theoretically too old to do,” as evidenced by his last Rocky, Rambo and Expendables films. But now he’s roping in…
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History Repeating Itself: Robin, the Boy Wonder, Dies … Yet Again!
For the record, I’m not spoiling anything here as DC Comics has already issued a press release regarding the imminent death of Damian Wayne – Bruce Wayne’s son and current not-too-secret identity of his present…
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The Dark Side, I Have Joined
Art via Aleksandr Nikonov. What we have above is a rarely seen picture from Yoda’s rebellious teenage years when he thought he’d experiment with the dark side of the force. “Mom and dad, ground me,…
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Raising a New Generation of Nerds: The X-Wing Bed
When I was a kid, my dad assembled a wooden fort/jungle gym in the basement that I used to crawl all over despite the copious amount of splinters it gave me. Using my imagination, it…
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For Nerds in Training: A Star Wars Family Tree
If you’re reading this site, chances are you could have probably written this chart yourself, but some people may indeed have trouble keeping the families of Star Wars straight. The expanded universe in particular is…
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Freddie Wong Makes the Mario Game that Nintendo Won’t
httpv://youtu.be/Gf-2Imh6a54 My list of grievances with the Wii U are well-documented, but chief among them is the distinct lack of a true “next gen” Mario title that is a must for any Nintendo system. 64…
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Just Two Handsome Fellas at the Oscars
Nattyb pointed me to this most fantastic image from last night’s proceedings. When he wasn’t walking out onstage with Kristen She’s-not-high-on-coke-that’s-just-how-her-face-looks Stewart, Daniel Radcliffe was doing a song and dance number with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth…
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From Paul Simon to Pearl Jam: Six (Recent) Music Documentaries Everyone Needs to See
Although I don’t get too many opportunities on this site to express it, music is a huge part of my life. From playing it to experiencing it live (like the time Paul and Virgin sent me…