The town of Riverside, Iowa is host to the annual TrekFest celebration. As the “future birthplace” of Captain James Tiberius Kirk, they have a legitimate claim to fame–who doesn’t love Kirk? This year, though, Riverside is in a bit of trouble. TrekFest XXVII fast approaches (scheduled for June 24-25), and they need funding, fast. The event’s […]
Yep geeks, the first 12 minutes of HBO’s adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones is now available online for your viewing pleasure! Check it out below, and be sure to let us know your thoughts about what you saw in the comments section after! [Via]
Youtube user Mark Day has shot some pretty awesome video compilations of some of the best costumes he saw during his visit at WonderCon 2011 last week. Check it out! Friday Cosplay Compilation Saturday Cosplay Compilation [Via TDWG]
After posting that Legend of Zelda chest tattoo to our Facebook group, Geeks are Sexy reader Vonne attracted my attention to her colorful Tattoos, starting with this amazing Mario-themed piranha plant-based design. Check it out: The artist behind this amazing tattoo is Elize Nazelie, a professional tattooist based in Somerville, MA. Here are a few […]
It’s that day of the year again: the online world is full of tech-related April Fool’s jokes. And once again, far too many of them are a little too credible to really work. Google is usually king of such gags, with the notable exception of 2004 when it launched Gmail for real, the date apparently […]
An awesome mashup by Jason Munday of three of the most popular cartoon theme songs of all time: TMNT, Duck Tales, and Pokemon. The video also features Youtube superstars Alex Carpenter, and Jimmy Wong. [Via]
In the following video, Youtube user Vihart makes a case (and she does it very creatively I must admit!) against a guy who copyrighted a song based on the number Pi. [Via Reddit]
Youtube user egorzhgun explains the current situation in the Middle East via a game of Angry Birds. Funny stuff. [Via Neatorama]
I don’t know if there’s a lesson here, but making a clarinet out of a carrot and what appears to be a small funnel is really kind of impressive. Live-loop that bad boy and you’ve got a show, which is what Linsey Pollack gives us here: Somewhat more discordant but no less inventive, this man […]
First he made good movies, then he moved on to parody movies, then he disappeared, then he had a winning TV show (sorry), and just when we all thought he’d lost it, he took on Twitter and confirmed our suspicions. Now the folks at Electronic Arts have planted Charlie Sheen in the Sims 3 — […]