The incredible free running machine
Amidst the celebrity gossip, rabid forum wars, and election year banter, sometimes one can luckily stumble across something supremely cool on the interwebs.A group of free runners in Germany led by...
View ArticlePurple colors for the spirit of today
Today is “Spirit Day”, an annual day of activism against the harassment of and a show of support for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth. Spirit Day has its roots in a tumblr post by Canadian...
View ArticleThe Aftermath: Disney's purchase of Lucasfilm
You’ve likely heard the story already, but in case you have not here’s a brief recap: Yesterday Disney bought Lucasfilm Ltd, George Lucas’ film production company, for 4.05 billion dollars. In the...
View ArticleMid November report
Now that we have reached a little past the middle of November, yours truly wants to recap some of the things that have happened this month.Yesterday Nintendo’s Wii U video game console was released in...
View Article15 years of Santa vs. The Snowman
Fifteen years ago to the day the computer animated short “Santa vs. The Snowman” debuted on television. Produced by Steve Oedekerk, directed by John A. Davis and written together by both (the two...
View ArticleWelcome to 2013!
Happy New Year, Chicago geeks! You survived the end of the world, the fiscal cliff, the Clippers actually being the best team in basketball, a critically acclaimed film with prodigious use of the...
View ArticleChicago in for a scare at C2E2
What do a Martian egg monster, an evil ventriloquist’s dummy and McCormick Place all have in common?No, it’s not a “Twilight Zone” convention, but you’re getting close. It’s R...
View ArticleBlack Geek Spotlight: Octavia E. Butler
Black History Month is underway and to celebrate, yours truly will cover the achievements of African-Americans who have been influential in geek culture. Today, science fiction author Octavia E....
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Black Geek Spolight: Dwayne McDuffie
Last week on the Black Geek Spotlight, science fiction author Octavia E. Butler was profiled. The spotlight shines now on the late comic book author Dwayne McDuffie, whose career in the comic book...
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Happy birthday William Shatner!
Today’s date is probably celebrated by some of the most dedicated fans of “Star Trek”. What day is it? It’s William Shatner’s birthday!William Shatner, the pop culture icon perhaps most famous...
View ArticleMy oh myyy! George Takei hits 76
Actor, author and Facebook icon George Takei turned 76 today. Takei, perhaps most renown for his role Hikaru Sulu on the television series “Star Trek”, has a decorated career that includes forays into...
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E3 is upon us!
It’s that time again. The Electronics Entertainment Expo (or E3 for short), is the Entertainment Software Associations' three-day trade show (held this year from June 11- June 13) for the computer and...
View ArticleXbox One to be released in November, costs $499
It’s official.At the end of its E3 press conference today, Microsoft’s Phil Spencer announced that the Xbox One will launch this November and sale for $499 in the US, 500 Euros in Europe and 430...
View ArticleSony Playstation 4 will cost $399, no restrictions on used games
Sony just finished up it up its E3 press conference, and it seems to have one a lot of hearts… for now.Sony finally unveiled the rest of its PlayStation 4 console tonight after showing just the...
View ArticleNintendo all about the games
Nintendo opted for a different approach to its E3 presence this year, choosing an intimate video stream as opposed to a large stage. The result was a presentation that was all about the games, of...
View ArticleMicrosoft reshapes Xbox One's policies
The people spoke and Microsoft listened. The Xbox One's policies are getting updated.In a blog post today, Microsoft's President of Interactive Entertainment Business Don Mattrick stated that the...
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'Enter the Dragon' turns 40 (Video)
Although it is still July 25th here in Chicago, it is the next day in Hong Kong, meaning the seminal martial-arts film “Enter the Dragon” has turned 40 years old.“Enter the Dragon” was a...
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Petition against Ben Affleck as Batman reaches over 75,000 signatures
In case you’ve been stuck in a cave, last week Warner Bros. revealed that Ben Affleck will portray Bruce Wayne/Batman in the 2015 film that will star both Superman and Batman. In an age where...
View ArticleHulk statue makes debut at Northlake Public Library this evening
Older comic book and sci-fi fans likely remember the TV show, “The Incredible Hulk,” which starred Bill Bixby as Bruce Banner and Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk. Many episodes of the show featured scenes of...
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'Resident Evil 5' is Capcom's all-time best-seller
It perhaps wouldn’t be Halloween without some mention of zombies, a subject video game publisher Capcom knows well. According to its "Platinum Titles" post on its Investor Relations page, “Resident...
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