What Sparked the Birth of Geek Culture?
The question posed in this post’s title has been at the center of a debate I’ve been having lately. This person, whose opinion I generally value greatly, suggests that “geek culture” as a concept...
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Chris Suellentrop writes an article about the history of the Transformers franchise for Wired. It’s got some interesting tidbits I was surprised I hadn’t heard before, as well as an interesting take on...
View ArticleSome Notes About Transformers
I just saw the new Transformers movie a couple nights ago. I think it was the first time I ever saw a movie admit at the opening that is was based on a series of action figures, rather than trying to...
View ArticleChecking in from Paris
I arrived in Paris yesterday, after about two weeks in Lisbon. I will miss Lisbon’s tile and cobblestone, hilly streets that challenge those of San Fracisco, humble strangers who speak more English...
View ArticlePost-travel Link Roundup
I’m still playing catch-up after returning on a red-eye yesterday morning, but here’s what’s crossing my desktop today. Penny Arcade and its Expo: Joystiq has a handy write-up on the Wil Wheaton...
View ArticleEnabling Play
The new issue of Wired has a couple articles I found interesting, covering the Rock Band video game and Robot Chicken on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. To me, both of these cases represent new ways of...
View ArticleFrom the Floor of CES
Yesterday I was walking through the exhibitors’ booths in the Sands hotel in Las Vegas, carrying a colorful box with large, plastic toys inside. The toys—a giveaway by Cartoon Network to promote a new...
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