Geeky Costume Ideas for Halloween, Great Ideas!

Geeky Costume Ideas for Halloween, Great Ideas!

For the GeekParents and other adults reading us, we know it’s always a challenge to come up with something fun and different when you get invited to a Halloween costume party. You know you have to express your inner geek to the fullest extent, but perhaps you don’t have the time to build a fully-functional R2-D2 that you could fit inside and serve drinks from. So here are some suggestions for cool costumes that your fellow geeks will appreciate, and which may not take too much work to pull off on your part. Read more …

This Is The Unofficial Theory Of Sci-Fi Connectivity

If you’ve ever suspected that all of your favorite shows, books and comics all took place in the same universe, you’re probably right. And we’ve got a chart to prove it. Click through for awesome.

We’ve concentrated on three types of crossovers between series: Direct Crossover, where characters from one series or another have actually met in a story; Easter Egg, where elements of one series have appeared in another (often as geeky in-jokes), and Brand Crossover, where market forces have brought two disparate things together for no good reason (See Transformers/Star Wars). I’m sure that there are some that we’ve forgotten, but that’s what the comments are for. For now, just enjoy the fact that Aliens theoretically can be said to exist in the same world as Battlestar Galactica… and get your fan-fiction typewriters revving. Read more …

Battlestar Galactica Proves Environmentalism Is A Waste Of Time

Stop sorting your paper and plastic into recycling bins, urges economics professor Art Caden. Instead of trying to save the planet, we should be preparing for its inevitable demise, and building our own Battlestar.

Writes Caden:

If environmental stewardship obligates us to be mindful of future generations in making our day-to-day decisions, what should we do? Should we be recycling paper and preventing people from building parking lots to save trees? Or should we acknowledge that the planet will be destroyed sooner or later and try to find ways to build something like Battlestar Galactica so the species will be preserved?

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At first glance, the goal of recycling more and conserving more seems appropriate, even desirable. Read more …