As a life long comic book reader, I can honestly say that I never thought in a million years I would ever say, think, type or articulate in any way shape or form the following words: Thor is the new standard for how all comic book movies should be made. Seriously. Look, I was never [...]

So…..How many of you watched the premier of A Game of Thrones on HBO, last week? Raise your mouse….That’s what I thought. A lot of us were looking forward to this series debut. A lot of us watched it (or one of the reruns.) The television reviewer for the New York Times, Ginia Bellafante, also [...]

Terri Garey’s RITA-award winning Nicki Styx series has been haunting my bookshelves for years. Wild, wacky, and original, those tale have delighted me from the first chapter of Dead Girls are Easy; the first book in the Nicki Styx series. However, my goal wasn’t to tempt you with tales of Nicki’s shenanigans. (At least, not [...]

Unless you live under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the catastrophe that struck Japan – the 8.9 earthquake that devastated northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. Many groups are coming together to share resources and give help to Japan. To find the quick and easy spots, you can even hit the Google page that [...]

On February 20th, fans of BBC’s Doctor Who will be able to join in the fun, when the Doctor Who Experience opens in London, at the Olympia Two. This will be an wholly contained, Doctor Who interactive experience, according to the main site. Part immersive experience, part interactive exhibition, providing fun for all the family [...]

To lighten your Friday, as you’re counting down the hours (or minutes…or seconds….) to the official beginning of the weekend, we offer this fabulously funny, geeky music video by Julian Smith. As it was one of my fave authors (Terri Garey) who brought it to my attention, I’ll even mention her books, as great material [...]

Whether you’re into fangs, or you’re just randomly aware of social media, you’ve probably scene some of True Blood, HBO’s huge hit. They’ve won awards, and introduced a whole new sort of night life to Americans. In the same vein, the big cable companies are looking to some of the staples of geekdom for new [...]

We chatted up the Parasol Protectorate Series to you guys, previously. As a refresher, it’s a rambunctious paranormal steampunk series penned by Gail Carriger, that we strongly recommend. She shared some good news with me, and lucky readers, I get to pass it on to you, too! Audible will be (finally) releasing Changeless, the second [...]