Category Archives: geeking out

This is a bit of a stretch, since things have changed drastically for those poor, poor folks on The Walking Dead, but fun nonetheless: TWD and Toy Story are the same tale. List of shame: television shows that hired no … Continue reading →

The Veronica Mars movie Kickstarter has kicked off a lot of conversations about what TV-to-movie projects could be next. There’s going to be a Goosebumps movie?! Hansel and Gretel is getting a sequel. Should we set the date for a drunken matinee watch party now? Laurence Fishburne is in … Continue reading →

The Veronica Mars movie Kickstarter has reached its goal, but you should still check out the campaign page because the video is delightful. Disney shorts are back, with Mickey Mouse’s Croissant de Triomphe, and it’s totally adorable. Venture Bros. is returning May … Continue reading →

ROBOT SUIT FROM JAPAN! Cyberdyne invented and manufactured the Hybrid Assistive Limb, and it has been issued a Global Safety Certificate, which means that this robotic limb can give a lift to the elderly and disabled around the world! For … Continue reading →

Relevant and interesting: 8 Young Women Of Color Authors. We still want Michelle Rodriguez to be Alej Muñoz, nth generation Puerto Rican NYC cop, but we’ll settle for Michael Ealy. Although this show technically is not a Robocop remake, just a show about robot … Continue reading →

A study in sweaters. If you wanted to know what was behind Cosby’s haute creations, Collectors Weekly has your answer. Ebony‘s list of young Black writers you should know is not comprehensive, but a great taste of what’s out there. Grace … Continue reading →

You know you miss the good old days of indignant 8-bit chirps about not cleaning up massive piles of poop. The Tamagotchi returns! We’re a little weary of change to our childhood classics, but after a while the new Harry … Continue reading →

WTF, Evolution? is our favorite Tumblr blog (this week), hilariously spotlighting some of nature’s most terrifying or bizarre creatures. (Have you seen the blobfish?) Cheese Cupid is the cheese and beverage pairing app you need, although our default mode is always just … Continue reading →

Our 50th Geeking Out post! The most beautiful intersection of Kim Cattrall projects. The song of the Strong Female Character. Lucasfilm co-chair Kathleen Kennedy talks producing, and how she convinced J.J. Abrams to direct the new Star Wars film. Tina … Continue reading →

One of the best things we’ve seen in a while on the world wide computer place: lady scientists use only the most common words to describe the sciencey things they do, like building space cars. (We failed with sticking to … Continue reading →

Woman You Should Know About: Kyla McMullen, the first African-American woman to get a Ph.D. in computer science from University of Michigan. The editorial staff all took this Clueless quiz; can you score perfectly? (As if!) Richard Blanco, gay Latino poet, will … Continue reading →

Our own Moxie Munroe will be speaking at illogiCon this Saturday! Visit her Women and Geek Culture panel at 4pm, and then go back for some more in the Podcasting panel at 6pm! For our history buffs, Life has some excellent and sobering photos … Continue reading →

For the book lover in your life – buy a calendar! No seriously, these are great, especially the librarian pin up one. Some writing advice from George R.R. Martin that doesn’t include “kill everyone with feels and agony.” Bars & book … Continue reading →