Monday, October 31, 2016
Man Makes Fully-Functional Pokemon Go Costume
If you're anything like me (which is to say a hard-partying fool), then you tore up the town looking great in your carefully crafted Halloween costume. I went as Rick from Rick and […]
The Walking Dead Hate Watch: A Man and His Tiger
Look, everybody at Geek has mixed opinions on The Walking Dead. Either we haven't watched it, knowing the criticisms that surround it, or have been keeping up but are ready to call it […]
31 of Our Favorites From Inktober 2016
One of my favorite things about October is getting to see all of my very talented pals participate in Inktober. Inktober is a wonderful time of year where artists all over the world […]
Prime Directive: Amazon Daily Deals for Geeks
The Internet is where we do most of our shopping, and a solid 90% of it is done at Amazon. Jeff Bezos has turned his humble bookstore into a sort of Automat of […]
Mercedes-Benz Protects Your Hearing During a Car Crash Using Pink Noise
Car makers have developed a myriad of technologies to keep you safe in the event of a collision. Airbags, seat belt pre-tensioning, and other features can reduce the damage done in a car […]
Japan's Politicians Dress in Cosplay, are Cooler Than Ours
At the annual Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Fest in Tokyo, Japanese politicians showed they too, are hip to what the kids are up to these days. Unlike Steve Buscemi in a kid outfit (God […]
How do you Celebrate From Dusk Till Dawn's 20th Anniversary? With a Movie Screening
Can you believe it's been 20 years since Robert Rodriguez teamed up with Quentin Tarantino and got George Clooney to agree to a (spoiler alert) absurd vampire movie? Yes, From Dusk Till Dawn […]
Sunday, October 30, 2016
Wes Anderson Tribute Art Show Returns to NYC
Spoke Art's new NYC home continues its excellence with a return to favorites. For the past seven years, Spoke has presented “Bad Dads,” a celebration of all things Wes Anderson. What started as […]
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Soylent Stops Selling Powdered Meal Mix Because It's Making People Barf
Soylent's efforts to replace regular solid food have been derailed. The Silicon Valley startup has been forced to take its flagship meal replacement powder off the market following multiple reports of nausea, vomiting, […]
Friday, October 28, 2016
Scientists Find First Ever Fossilized Dinosaur Brain
The overwhelming majority of dinosaur fossils are the remains of bones - it's very rare for soft tissue to survive long enough to mineralize. It's not impossible, though. In the past, paleontologists have […]
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Bryan Fuller Steps Down as Star Trek: Discovery Showrunner
Bryan Fuller has stepped back from his position as showrunner on Star Trek: Discovery due, as sources say, to questions about the progress of the show's production. Fuller is tackling a number of […]
Boo! A Madea Halloween is the Scariest Movie of the Year
How long until we all recognize the schlock genius of Tyler Perry's awful auteurism?
'Arrow' Goes a Little 'Shawshank Redemption' on Us
This week's Arrow was a refreshing change of pace with Team Arrow looking more like a team and a significant reduction in monologues about trust. Eventually, it is, anyway. At the beginning of […]
Taser Drone Will Give Cops An Autonomous Flying Stun Gun
You've seen a bunch of stories about companies that want to deliver parcels using autonomous drones. Taser wants to deliver something else with theirs: justice! Yes, that's the same Taser that makes the […]
The Last Guardian is Getting a Vinyl Record Next Year
The Last Guardian has been in production for so long that you could be forgiven for thinking it was announced back when vinyl records were still new. Since vinyl is back in vogue […]
Bethesda's Review Policy: Let's Talk About Game Journalism
Yesterday Bethesda announced that it would be sending out review copies to critics one day before release. It's a problem that sounds like whiny entitlement from game journalists. After all, why should we complain? […]
Movies, Drinks, and Wax Babies at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn
The cinephile heaven finally arrives in New York City.
WWF Says Wildlife Populations Have Declined by 58% Since 1970
The current human population on Earth is somewhere in the neighborhood of 7.2 billion. That's a lot of anything to have walking around the planet, but our impact is greatly increased by the […]
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Geek deals: Save 20% on Titanfall 2 with Amazon Prime
Excited to play Titanfall 2 when it comes out on Friday? If you act fast, you can still pre-order a physical copy of the game on Amazon, get it on the day of […]
Wingsuit Base Jumping Mistake Ends In 90mph Crash
Wingsuit videos have become quite common. People jumping off a cliff with a GoPro strapped to their head and skimming the tree tops or flying through impossibly small gaps is exhilarating to watch. […]
PlayStation VR's Best Games
2016 can be considered the year of virtual reality gaming. First there was the Oculus Rift, then the HTC Vive, and now to close out the year - Sony's PlayStation VR. Though lacking […]
Nintendo Switch: Details, Wishes, Rumors, and Questions
Decades of hardware ideas and expertise finally crystallized in one device. The Nintendo Switch is Nintendo's final form. But what else is it?
Connected Piggy Bank Oinks When You Send Your Kid Money
When you were a kid, it might have been unthinkable for people to leave the house without a little cash on hand. Today, that's the default for a lot of people as we […]
KFC Combines Fried Chicken With Pizza To Create Chizza
Why mess with pizza? Pizza works. A flatbread base, crust (filled or not), cheese, tomato sauce, and as many toppings as you can handle. It's food that leaves you satisfied. And that's equally […]
On 'the Flash,' More Speedsters Means More Rogues
There are two speedsters running around central city, so you know what that means. There has to be two new supervillains too. This week's episode of The Flash introduced two more classic comic […]
GM Wants IBM's Watson AI To Sell You Stuff While You Drive
IBM's Watson does some pretty important work. Now, in addition to making life-saving medical diagnoses and helping California conserve water, Watson is going to help GM advertise stuff to you while you drive. […]
2016 MacBook Pro Leak Shows Off OLED Magic Toolbar
Apple is finally going to refresh their MacBook Pro line-up. And while they won't come with E Ink keyboards just yet, they will have that slick OLED touch bar - which Apple is […]
Microsoft Reveals The Beastly Surface Studio All-In-One
While the rest of us were busy putting the finishing touches on our David S. Pumpkins costumes, Microsoft was showing off new hardware. Their biggest reveal: the Surface Studio all-in-one. There are loads […]
Uncharted Movie Gets a Director (For Real This Time)
Stuck in development hell for years, the live-action Uncharted film has gotten a new director. Shawn Levy, who you may know as the executive producer and director of Netflix's Stranger Things, will be […]
The Gang is Back Together on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. delivered a fun, fast-paced episode whose plot can be boiled down to chasing a MacGuffin. In this case, it's a mystical book. This week's episode begins with a flashback where […]
Google Pauses Fiber Deployments, Cuts Staff
Google started deploying its super-fast Google Fiber internet access some five years ago in Kansas City, but progress has been painfully slow. The demand is certainly there, as evidenced by every comment section […]
Nintendo Will Support 3DS Alongside Switch
There are many unanswered questions that remain about the Nintendo Switch, and they are questions Nintendo doesn't intend to answer until 2017. However, more details are slowly appearing as interviews are held. The […]
Stephen King Wrote a Horrifying Children's Book that Ties In With the Dark Tower
When I was little, I hated Thomas the Tank Engine. I hated the loud chugging sound that trains made, but there was also something wrong with his eyes, how they were wide and […]
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
The Best of the Worst Geek Costumes for Halloween
Gone are the days of the simple “ghost in a bed sheet” and “witch with broom” costumes of Halloweens past. Here to stay are costumes that will double as embarrassing memories for the rest […]
Monday, October 24, 2016
Celebrate 75 Years of Wonder Woman With Entertain Art
Wonder Woman recently celebrated her 75th birthday and she looks better than ever. The Amazonian demigoddess is getting a dedicated solo movie (out next year), just became a UN Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment […]
Sunday, October 23, 2016
Dragon Ball Fashion Debuts from Japanese Brand Galaxxxy
This Dragon Ball fashion collection's level is totally over 9000! In honor of the 30th anniversary of one of the most ubiquitous anime to ever power up our hearts, Japanese fashion label Galaxxxy […]
Saturday, October 22, 2016
'The Exorcist' Provides Decent Scares and One Big Twist
This was it. This was the episode the entire season of FOX's The Exorcist had been building up to. For the past couple weeks, ads for the series told us “The exorcism begins […]
Friday, October 21, 2016
Donald Glover is Lando Calrissian
Somebody must have told them about his little maneuver at the Spring Fair Paintball Assassin game. Lucasfilm has announced that Donald Glover will be playing a young Lando Calrissian in the 2018 untitled […]
Skyrim Monopoly Game Coming Next Year
There have been a great deal of themed Monopoly sets for decades so it is fitting that one of the most popular games in recent years would eventually get its own Monopoly game. […]
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Recursor Hopes to be The Science Fiction Content Platform of Your Dreams
The internet is filled with streaming services, and now they're getting more particular, hoping to cater to a specific genre and audience. Recursor is the latest in this widening catalog of options. The […]
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Batman Arkham VR Easter Egg Was Hidden in Arkham Knight for Months
Back in January, Rocksteady Studios released the final DLC for Batman: Arkham Knight. This update featured a piano inside of Wayne Manor that, when played, revealed a hidden wall that was covered with […]
Get Ready for More Candy Crush Saga as CBS Announces New Game Show
If the Tetris and Emoji movies are any indication, if a game or digital trend is popular enough, somebody is going to try and capitalize even more on it and put it in a medium where it […]
Monday, October 17, 2016
Westworld Begins the Robot Evolution in 'The Stray'
After episode two focused more on the guest experience and the behind-the-scenes workplace drama of the park, last night's Westworld returned to the question posed the series premiere: What happens when the hosts […]
Sunday, October 16, 2016
Resident Evil Escape Room Experience Coming to LA in Time for Halloween
Capcom and iam8bit are partnering up to create an escape room based on the Resident Evil series. Just in time for Halloween, the Resident Evil Escape Experience will be happening in Los Angeles […]
Neko Atsume Launches Even More Kitty Goods to Feed Your Feline Obsession
Why stop at collecting virtual cats on your phone when you can attract real cats to your home with the same adorable items? Clearly, this is the right life choice to make. Any […]
Anti-Trump Ad Paints Him as a Horrible Overwatch Player
Politics and video games don't often cross paths but given how this year's presidential race has wormed its way into nearly everything we see around us, it was only a matter of time […]
Saturday, October 15, 2016
'The Exorcist' Finally Gets to the Exorcism… Next Week
After the final scene of last week's episode, we wondered where The Exorcist would go from here. It's not like the demon can really hide anymore, or is even interested in hiding. Ripping […]
Friday, October 14, 2016
At the Fantastic Beasts IMAX Event, We Finally Get Some Answers
Thursday, fans gathered in movie theaters for a special, global IMAX event to promote the new film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and got a special treat: the first ten minutes. While […]
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Team Arrow gets some new recruits
Thea Queen has seemingly taken off the hood for good. John Diggle is no longer in Star City. Only Felicity remains to support Oliver, and from what we saw in the last episode, […]
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Draco Malfoy is a consequence of time travel on The Flash
Barry Allen is still dealing with the fallout from Flashpoint, and it expands beyond Central City. We have our first Arrowverse crossover of the season, as Barry rushes to Starling City to talk […]
President Obama Commits to Colonizing Mars by 2030s
3Riding the optimism of the 1969 Moon landing, many thought that Mars wouldn't be far off. But, for several reasons - including the end of the Cold War, budget constraints, or technical challenges […]
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Supergirl gets off to a strong start on The CW
Supergirl has moved to a new channel, and who better to help her move than her only living blood relative? The first season went to great pains to avoid even mentioning Superman's name. […]
Monday, October 10, 2016
Westworld shows us what it's like to be a guest
In last week's fantastic first episode of HBO's new sci-fi series, Westworld, we were introduced to the futuristic theme park through the eyes of the hosts, the artificial humans created solely for the […]
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Prepare to be confused: FX previews Legion series at NYCC
The cold and rain didn't stop Marvel fans from flocking to the Hammerstein Ballroom to catch a glimpse of the upcoming FX series Legion at New York Comic Con on Sunday. An offshoot […]
Cards Against Humanity has a bready good first NYCC
The party game for horrible people is a perfect fit for New York City.
Saturday, October 8, 2016
Doctor Who, and Class bring manic British sci-fi to NYCC
New York Comic Con continued its slow but inevitable takeover of Manhattan this year by expanding for the first time to the Theater at Madison Square Garden. And who better to kick off […]
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Hasbro's new Accustrike Nerf guns want you to be a sniper
Hasbro previewed its newest line of Nerf guns at its pre-New York Comic-Con event in New York last night, and while they lack the speed and size of some of the more notable […]
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Help Flat Stan Lee get to New York Comic-Con
Face front, True Believers! This year marks Stan Lee's final appearance at New York Comic-Con and we're going to help him go out in a memorable way and help him hit all areas […]
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Timeless has fun first outing despite underdeveloped characters
Introducing a new TV series to the masses is always hard, especially when the premise involves anything complicated like time travel. You have to introduce all new characters, explain the premise of the […]
Monday, October 3, 2016
Yokai Watch: The Movie hits US theaters October 15
Get ready for a Yo-kai Watch adventure that travels through time and investigates the origins of the Watch! Everyone's favorite ghost hunter is coming to US theaters for a one-day special theatrical release […]
Sunday, October 2, 2016
Tails and tunes with Josie and the Pussycats
Our favorite girl band from Riverdale is back, and this is music to our ears….and tails. To kick off the new series Archie Comics has put out nine variant covers to perk-up interest. […]
Saturday, October 1, 2016
The Exorcist needs to get scary already
FOX's new Friday night horror series, The Exorcist was a little light on the horror in their follow-up to last week's promising pilot. Instead of a slow build to a big scare at […]
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