New Geek Life: Where Were We?
Episode 161 of The Geek Life is here! Find out about questionable computer peripheral design and where you can drive a tank!
Photos from Itasca
This last weekend, I went to Itasca State Park in northern Minnesota. This is the home to Lake Itasca, the lake that marks the origin of the mighty Mississippi River, which flows 2,500 miles away from the park. I waded all the way across the Mississippi in about eight steps. …
What Makes a Good Documentary Film?
About four months ago, I wrote a bit about The Megalist, the completely insane statistical method I use to push myself to watch awesome movies I’d never seen before. After many years of using the tool, I noticed something interesting. The tool pulls in data from various “Best of [Genre]” …
Update on the Baby Sagan / Grandma Initiative!
Last week, I posted about my friend Rachel, whose mother may never get the chance to meet Sagan, Rachel’s month-old son. This morning, THE GOAL WAS MET! Rachel is now buying tickets to bring Sagan across the country to grandma. Friends, family, and YOU GUYS made this possible. Thank you …
New Geek Life: Manos Video Game, Anyone?
The latest Geek Life podcast is up: Episode 160: “You Obviously Didn’t Grow Up Catholic.” In a big shocker, we talk about Batman!
Help Baby Sagan Meet Grandma!
My friend Rachel has had a challenging year. Her mother is fighting renal cancer, and will likely not be around much longer. Her neice, to whom Rachel is very close, was best friends with one of the girls murdered in River Falls, WI a few week ago. On top of …
Girls on Film: Brave, Beasts, and Female Leads
Over the last week, I happened to see two new films that shared some interesting ground: Brave and Beasts of the Southern Wild. Both films are led by strong-willed, female children, in an age where American filmmaking still seems to struggle with the concept of a female lead. They are …
The Dark Knight Rises (No Spoilers) and Other Bat-Things
Thanks to Fes Works and Twin Cities Comics, I got to see Christopher Nolan’s latest flick, The Dark Knight Rises, on Wednesday night. I expect most of you already have plans (and possibly) to see this movie, but that won’t stop me from giving my Completely Unsolicited Opinions upon it. THE …
New Geek Life: Lollipop Chainsaw
…and other things. Check it out!
CONvergence PowerPoint Karaoke Favorites
Since our now-yearly CONvergence audience is by far our largest and geekiest, the CVG PowerPoint Karaoke show last week was jam-packed with slides too nerdy for general audiences. Bill and I went a bit into overdrive. For those of you who weren’t there (or even those who were and are …
