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The Countdown Begins
Only 3 days till New York Comic Con opens it’s doors to nerds from all over the world. Granted NYCC is not quite the behemoth that SDCC is, but we do alright! (If you count 30,000+ as merely alright) So check out the official NYCC website. And start planning your days now, nerds. Cause you…
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Cool New Thing
This is my newest obsession. It’s called Loot Crate and it’s a monthly subscription to a box of nerd amazingness. I’ve seen subscription services like this for makeup and beauty products. I subscribe to Birchbox. But this is the first nerdy onei’ve come across. It’s less than $20 a month to subscribe and it just…
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The Pianist, The Poem and The Captain of the Starship Enterprise
Last night was a night of culture and nerosity all in one delightful performance at 92Y. Sir Patrick Stewart performed the epic poem Enoch Arden written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson in the mid-1800’s. At his side was Emmanuel Ax performing the companion accompainiment on piano written by Richard Strauss in 1897. I studied piano for…
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Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day!
Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day! (Look it up… it’s really a thing.) And it’s awesome. Basically everyone in the world has permission to throw in some ‘Avast matey’s’ and some ‘Arrrrrs’ into normal everyday conversation. Personally, I think that if the whole world participated that we’d have a lot less international conflict.…
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Star Wars and Harry Potter
Before I write another word, Star Wars has always been and will always be my very favorite movies of all time. I know every line. And every time I watch any one of them my heart is immediately lightened. It’s nostalgia and joy and all manner of good things wrapped in a bow. Sort of…
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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
The fall lineup for television this year is chock full of delicious treats! But I am looking forward to ABC and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Kingpin of nerdom himself, Joss Whedon, is heading up the project as well as continuing his work on Avengers 2: Age of Ultron. (Busy man!) By far the most exciting…
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The Art of the Brick
If you’re like me than perhaps you too are a lover of Lego. And if so, you need to head to the Discovery Center for The Art of the Brick exhibit. Lego artist, Nathan Sawaya has created an amazing collection of artwork consisting of both replicated and original work. It also has an interactive feature…
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There’s a Giant in my Pantry
Excerpt By Liz Tailor A giant’s foot is in my pantry. And I don’t know how or why. I tried to ask him yesterday, But his head brushes the sky. I said, “Hey there, Mr. Giant, Just a question if you please? How’d your foot get in my pantry?” But my question reached his knees.…
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