This afternoon, we are celebrating Canada Day (and my teacher vacation… and putting my house on the market… and… basically day drinking a bit.) I am watching my kids play outside, shooting at each other with water guns and water balloons and all I can think of is how my 8-year-old daughter is lucky. She […]
As some of you know, I have a few geeklings roaming the house, ranging from 8 to 14 years old. All three of them are geeks (Yeah! Did something right!), but I don’t get some of what they are into these days. Too much stuff going on, people fighting but using spinning tops or strange […]
Artist John Atkinson from Wrong Hands drew this fantastic compilation of space themed songs that were released in the past 60+ years. Check it out below! I’ve also included the list of songs along its artists and the year the songs were released and a link to order the illustration as a poster. -Rocket Man […]
A fantastic Twitter tread that talk about everything that Avatar: The Last Airbender got right… [Source: kyoshiisland on Twitter | Via GG]
There are a few things on the web from the late 90s that are still online today, and Thinkgeek is one of them. The online mecca of all things geek was launched in 1999 by andover.net, the owners of Slashdot. Back in 2009, 10 years ago, we had the chance to visit their head office […]
To whom it may concern, Lately, I have been very disappointed by the words some of you have allowed yourselves to write, thanks to the cover of a screen name and a computer. Maybe it’s the exhausted teacher in me, but I can’t help it. Television, entertainment, movies are not democratic processes where one can […]
The English have had perhaps more impact on British, European and World History than any other nation. First a province of the Romans before becoming petty Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms, the story of the English is long and complex. [Suibhne]
Watch as Mario and Fafa from Glove and Boots explore the legendary Thor, the Norse god of thunder. Forget Marvel, the real Thor was way too cool for the Avengers. [Glove and Boots]
Do you dare call your feminine content nerdy? The Council of Nerdy Things is here to decide! [CH]
Now that Game of Thrones is finally over, author George R. R. Martin has finally spoken out about the series finale in a post over at “Not A Blog.” The post is very long, but he addresses a few things fans of the books will want to know. 1- He’s not done with The Winds […]