For all our own moms, and for all the wonderful women who have made us the happy dads we are, thank you, and have a special - and geeky - day.

Shortly after the Mitchell Report was released in December 2007, Jim Gullo noticed that his then 7-year-old son, Joe, was arranging his growing baseball card collection in a disturbing way: The boy made a pile for steroid abusers. The challenge Gullo faced then to reconcile his love of the game ...

I got to see a preview screening of The Avengers last night, and I need to amend my earlier comments regarding Hawkeye's archery technique a little bit. I can't give you a review of the film, at least not yet, but there are a few points that need to be ...

However you describe this hobby/art form/performance -- Part Dungeons & Dragons game gone native, part walk-through choose-your-own adventure, part live video game with padded battle-axes and swords, part improv theater performance in the woods -- larp is experiencing a cultural surge. As Huey Lewis once sung, it's hip to be ...

I heard his voice as Trooper 4 while playing Halo: Reach. I've seen him as the charismatic host of Spike TV’s Video Game Awards in 2011. And my son and I are both huge fans of his tech-savvy super-agent character Chuck Bartowski from the NBC series Chuck. But I quickly ...

Every year, about 20,000 young people are "emancipated" from the foster care system; what this means in plain terms is that they turn 18 years old, and their birthday present is a notice that they no longer have a home, food, education or other resources. Patrice Pinaquy decided to try ...

Tony DiTerlizzi's new book, A Hero for WondLa, was just released this week and he's currently on his book tour. It's a sequel to The Search for WondLa, and both books are great sci-fi stories for kids, with gorgeous illustrations and wonderful characters. I spoke with DiTerlizzi over Skype last ...

As a recognition for Astronaut André Kuipers' scientific work and contribution, the European Space Agency and Samsung Mobile have teamed up with Spanish artist Notasso, to create a fine piece of art, so big that you can see it... from space.

After a long wait, Starhawk releases this week. The game, a third person shooter and spiritual successor to the game Warhawk, features a rich single player campaign and a deep multiplayer experience. To find out more about the game, we talked to Dylan Jobe, president of Lightbox Interactive, who developed ...

Maurice Sendak passed away Tuesday due to complications from a recent stroke. He was 83. Sendak wrote and illustrated dozens of children's books, which earned plenty of recognition, including the prestigious Caldecott Medal and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal. His characters were often difficult and bossy, but always a pleasure ...