You know when you just meet some people and your geeky sense just goes all tingly? That’s how I felt meeting the owners, Beth Baalman and Alec Featherstone, of Denton’s newest geek haven Freaks and Geeks. Seriously, I live in the best town, y’all. I mean if you can get past the redness and…hubris of…
The Thursday Book Beat: TIME’s Not So YA but Very White List
TIME’s Not So YA List But Very White List A lot of criticisms from the young adult world when TIME revealed its 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time list. It featured books that weren’t young adult like Charlotte’s Web or Harry Potter. Bustle has done a great write up on it but they mostly…
The Thing About Superman
Last year, I wrote a piece where I selected Captain America over Superman as representative of what it means to be an inspiring, benevolent, super powered person. I based my decision on my feelings about the character of Superman, which tend to lean towards that of Lex Luthor. I appreciate that Superman does wonderful things for the…
The Twin Peaks Log S.2 E.2
Welcome to our biweekly roundtable of Twin Peaks where we are working our way through every. Single. Episode. Some of us are regulars and some of us newbies, but none of our experiences are the same. So get yourself a damn fine cup of coffee, watch along with us, and feel free to chime in…
Dogears: Murder She Wrote
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes James Anderson W H Allen & Co This is a Murder She Wrote novel. When I found it, in the charity bookshelf area of Homebase (a DIY outlet), I lost track of my eyeballs as they shot out of my head and skittered away across the lino. I didn’t care….
Get Your Game On Wednesday
Behold! This week’s Get Your Game On Wednesday holds a boon of gaming news with something for everyone! Grab a cup of your favorite refreshment and give yourself a little reading break. You deserve it! Evolve Xbox One Open Beta starts Thursday With a playable female team member (she’s a scientist!) and a female Wraith monster,…
Motorcycles, Archery, Can I Die Happy? Robin of Sherwood, TX
Sherwood, TX Shane Berryhill, Daniel Hillyard, Charlie Kirchoff, Ed Dukeshire 12-Gauge Comics 2014
On Context
You imagine a clash of civilizations: on one side, progress, on the other, barbarism. “This was an attack on our freedoms. You know they hate our freedoms.” They are one body–amorphous and dark; defined by secrecy with faces covered by beards and veils–threatening the cracks of our warm, welcoming society. “Moderate Muslims should speak out.”…
Carmilla, Vamp Willow, and Lesbian Vamps
“What else was the vampire besides sex and horror?” – David Skal, The Monster Show, (2001 edition) The vampire is an expression of sexual anxieties, blurring the lines between fear and desire. Consequently, the vampire bite is often read as a metaphor for penetrative sex, and as many vampire mythoi involve hypnosis or glamouring of…
Grim Fandango Remastered: Price Announced, Pre-orders Open
Developer: Double Fine Productions Systems: PS4, PSVita, PC, Mac, Linux I was told about 1998’s Grim Fandango at the worst possible time: long after I owned any machine that could run it, and long before June 2014, when the remastered version was announced at E3. Now, via an announcement from GOG.com, I know exactly when I can…
Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection
Attention UK and Ireland Dreddheads: do you want even more Judge Dredd in your life? Preferably in a nice hardcover format that looks really cool on your bookcase? Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection is here to help. Published by 2000AD and Hachette (not Rebellion, the usual publisher), the Mega Collection is a series of collected…
What We’re Playing: January
Al is feeling all the emotions. The Last of Us: Left Behind Naughty Dog Released: February 14, 2014 PS3, PS4 I have finally gotten around to playing The Last of Us’s prequel. And I am in love. Spending a lot of time with Ellie will really get the onions chopping. This dlc acts as a…
