Mark Ecko Releases Star Wars-Branded Clothes

Star Wars fans rejoice, Mark Ecko has just unveiled his new collection of Star Wars-branded t-shirts and hoodies. While some of them may look totally ridiculous, such as the Storm Trooper hoodie, there are a few items on the list on which I wouldn’t mind putting my hands onto. Unfortunately, at $98 per hoodie and […]



Get a Special Preview of the Ninja Handbook!

By Jimmy Rogers Contributing Writer, [GAS] If you love podcasts as much as I do, you’re probably already familiar with Ask A Ninja.  The Ninja’s helpful tips on how to survive everything from college life to meeting women always work really well for me.  Or rather they would if those tips didn’t result in one […]

Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey Pumpkins!

Apparently Pink Ray Gun has a “tradition of providing the geekiest of free pumpkin carving templates.” On this year’s menu? Doctor Who! You can carve your very own Tenth Doctor with TARDIS pumpkin, or for you Torchwood fans, Captain Jack and Ianto. Keep an eye on the site because there’s apparently more in the works. […]



Geek Profile: Felicia Day

by Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] As far as sexy geek girls go, Felicia Day was recently catapulted into Goddess status. This is largely due to the fact that not only is she an actress who has taken on roles that appeal to the crowd (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog), but she’s […]

Split Reasons: The Ultimate Shop for Geek Gear

I’m sure everybody here knows about ThinkGeek, right? They’ve been around forever, and I don’t know many self-respecting geeks who haven’t lusted after one of their products at one time or another. The only stuff I’ve never really liked from them are their t-shirts… I personally find them a little drab for the Star-Trek-loving bunch. […]

New Hitchhikers Guide book to be written

By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] A sixth installment of the “Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy” is to be written – despite the fact that its author and creator, Douglas Adams, died in 2001. Instead, the book entitled “And Another Thing…” will be written by Eoin Colfer, who is most well known for his Artemis […]

Classic album covers re-done in Lego

By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] The childlike obsession with Lego continues.   In the past, we’ve had classic photos in Lego and video game scenes in Lego.   Now it’s the turn of classic album covers to get the Lego treatment. The Flickr page currently features 25 album covers in Lego, including Bob Dylan, Iron Maiden, […]

English is Dumb… er, Dum!

Last week, we had an article about how a British Academic wanted to reform the English language using a phonetic approach. Unsurprisingly, the whole thing brought quite a stir in the comments section, with some people agreeing, and others disagreeing with the proposal. So when I stumbled on this video today, I immediately thought of […]