The Nerd Must Flow: A Geek Woman's Musings on All Things Nerd and Beyond
This weekend will mark my seventh C2E2 (the only year I missed was 2011), and I only (ha!) have four panels this year, so hopefully I’ll have more time to wander Artists’ Alley and catch up with friends. Continue Reading →
Before I hit C2E2 this weekend, I’ll be taking part on a panel exploring the cultural and technological themes in the film adaptation of Ready Player One, this Thursday, April 5, 7pm. The panel has been organized by the Museum of Science and Industry and will take place at the ArcLight Cinema in Lincoln Park, following a screening of the film. Continue Reading →
May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month! Given the recent intense spate of conversations about Orientalism, whitewashing, and white saviorism in pop culture, I thought it would be useful to collect the Continue Reading →
Taking a page from Jim C. Hines’s book, this is a guest post by my good friend and fellow geek, Ora, who was kind enough to provide her thoughts on Continue Reading →
The “Demon in a Bottle” storyline is arguably the seminal plot arc of the Iron Man comics and Tony Stark’s character. So naturally after two highly successful movies in the Continue Reading →
Welcome to the Age of the Nerd The terms “nerd” and “geek” are now claimed by more than the stereotypical loners hiding in their parents basements, surrounded by comic book Continue Reading →