Dear Jamie Foxx and Jimmy Fallon – Sign Language isn’t a Punchline
We are now living in the 21st century. Even given an increase of nationalism, bigotry, and hate crimes, we have mostly moved past the prejudices of a century ago. I’m not [...]
PCU Zeitgeist
Star Wars action figures: 40 years of memories.
If you can imagine (or remember) a time when Star Wars wasn’t a household name, and the space western was considered something of a gamble to produce and fund, you might [...]
Who needs a Disney Princess when we have a Star Wars Princess?
I’ve never been one for Disney Princesses. Don’t get me wrong, I like Mulan and Merida; one saved China, even though she is not technically a princess and one saved [...]
Transphobia Continues In the Geek Community
We’ve written once or twice before about the issues that transgender persons face in the geek/nerd communities. However, as with other issues facing our society today, [...]
Representation Matters, or Why I need a Black Barbie Doll
When I was growing up as a kid, I always wanted a Barbie doll; not the generic knock offs but the real Barbie doll. I remember specifically wanting one of those life size [...]
Chris Cornell – In Memoriam
A legend leaves us and music will never be the same. [...]
Party at the Pen: The Masquerade – Eastern State Penitentiary Entertains and Educates
Music and dancing. Wine and dining. Mystery and mayhem. A historic prison partially in ruins. These are what awaited attendees of Terror Behind the Walls’ 6th annual [...]
WWE House of Horrors Match: I’m Confused
What just happened? No seriously, what just happened? It’s about 8 hours since the House of Horrors match between Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton happened and I STILL can’t [...]
Dear Pepsi, this is how it’s done by Heineken
So last month, Pepsi took a shot at trying to bring the world together in spite of all of our differences. The ad failed spectacularly. Surprisingly,Heineken along with ad [...]
Of Nerds and Poets Part 4
I’ve had so much fun sharing my love of poetry/spoken word with you these past couple of weeks. If you have missed any prior installments about National Poetry Month, [...]
