Friday, May 25, 2012

Posts Tagged ‘Science Fiction’

Sci-fi Geek Music Troubadouring with Debs and Errol

Sci-fi Geek Music Troubadouring with Debs and Errol

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 1:59

Geek music duo Debs and Errol have created an album of amusing and entertaining geek music, with delightful banter & creative lyrics.

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Top 10 Mothers in Science Fiction and Fantasy (GeekDad Wayback Machine)

Top 10 Mothers in Science Fiction and Fantasy (GeekDad Wayback Machine)

Sunday, May 13, 2012 9:09

It used to be difficult to find genuinely good female characters in science fiction and fantasy. And even today, with plenty of excellent female characters to pick from, there still aren't that many that are also mothers. In honor of Mother's Day today, here are our picks for the ten ...

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Does Cory Doctorow Think The Matrix Got It Wrong?

Does Cory Doctorow Think The Matrix Got It Wrong?

Tuesday, May 8, 2012 4:00

Cory Doctorow's new book The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow forces readers to ask whether they view new technology as mere change or as human progress.

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Take a Geek Music Trip With Dr. Pants

Take a Geek Music Trip With Dr. Pants

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 4:00

Geek pop rock group Dr. Pants truly have honed in on what it means to be a geek music act, with three EP's that will resonate well with, and entertain geek & non geek alike.

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Choose Your Own Adventure Books Now Available in the iBookstore!

Choose Your Own Adventure Books Now Available in the iBookstore!

Saturday, April 28, 2012 4:00

I grew up reading Choose Your Own Adventure books. My favorite was Space and Beyond. My love of science fiction and geeky topics was established early in life. So I was very excited to receive an email telling me that there are now ten Choose Your Own Adventure books available ...

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Catch up on Origami Yoda’s Adventures in Darth Paper Strikes Back Before the Fortune Wookiee Comes

Catch up on Origami Yoda’s Adventures in Darth Paper Strikes Back Before the Fortune Wookiee Comes

Thursday, April 26, 2012 8:30

If you have young Star Wars fans in your house, and they haven't read Tom Angelberger's pair of origami-novel love letters to the franchise, I highly recommend you pick them both up now. And if you don't have young Star Wars fans, but you are yourself perhaps a less-young Star ...

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Putting Daniel Pinkwater to the Test

Putting Daniel Pinkwater to the Test

Saturday, April 21, 2012 7:00

Daniel Pinkwater, an icon among geek readers, has always said that his audience is smart. This week he heard from several fans in New York State, who were surprised to find an excerpt from his novel Borgel on the state's English Language Arts test for 8th graders.

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