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Dork Tower Monday
Time for our first proper thrice-weekly dose of Dork!Dork Tower #761, by John KovalicYou can find the Dork Tower archives, DT printed collections, more cool comics, awesome games and a whole lot more at the Dork Tower Website.
Time for our first proper thrice-weekly dose of Dork!Dork Tower #761, by John KovalicYou can find the Dork Tower archives, DT printed collections, more cool comics, awesome games and a whole lot more at the Dork Tower Website.
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Best of the Geek Decade: Let the Kids Decide!
In an extremely unscientific but fun poll of our geek kids, we at GeekDad have compiled a best of the decade. We tried hard to keep the list to what was new this decade. We did make an exception for LEGO sets (in some cases it was too hard to tell...
In an extremely unscientific but fun poll of our geek kids, we at GeekDad have compiled a best of the decade. We tried hard to keep the list to what was new this decade. We did make an exception for LEGO sets (in some cases it was too hard to tell...
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E Is for Ethics: An Interview with Ian James Corlett
Ian James Corlett, author of E Is for Ethics: How to Talk to Kids About Morals, Values, and What Matters MostThere’s no denying that E Is for Ethics: How to Talk to Kids About Morals, Values, and What Matters Most sounds a bit like a Victorian primer,...
Ian James Corlett, author of E Is for Ethics: How to Talk to Kids About Morals, Values, and What Matters MostThere’s no denying that E Is for Ethics: How to Talk to Kids About Morals, Values, and What Matters Most sounds a bit like a Victorian primer,...
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E Is for Ethics: An Interview with Ian James Corlett
There’s no denying that E Is for Ethics: How to Talk to Kids About Morals, Values, and What Matters Most sounds a bit...
There’s no denying that E Is for Ethics: How to Talk to Kids About Morals, Values, and What Matters Most sounds a bit...
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Rubik’s 360: a Puzzle That Will Spin Your Mind
I was always a fan of the Rubik’s Cube: my dad played with one when I was younger. While we learned to make a...
I was always a fan of the Rubik’s Cube: my dad played with one when I was younger. While we learned to make a...
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It’s Always Dorkest Before the Dawn: Dork Tower Comes to GeekDad!
Dork Tower, by John KovalicIt still amazes me when cool stuff like this happens to us, but I’m not one to look a gift-muskrat in the mouth. Starting this Monday, December 21st , GeekDad will be happy (nay, ecstatic!) to start presenting the...
Dork Tower, by John KovalicIt still amazes me when cool stuff like this happens to us, but I’m not one to look a gift-muskrat in the mouth. Starting this Monday, December 21st , GeekDad will be happy (nay, ecstatic!) to start presenting the...
3 days ago
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It’s Always Dorkest Before the Dawn: Dork Tower Comes to GeekDad!
It still amazes me when cool stuff like this happens to us, but I’m not one to look a gift-muskrat in the mouth. Starting...
It still amazes me when cool stuff like this happens to us, but I’m not one to look a gift-muskrat in the mouth. Starting...
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All About Hayabusa (The Spacecraft, Not The Halo Armor)
I know my kids get tired of me tilting my head out from behind my laptop screen and proclaiming the next great achievement from...
I know my kids get tired of me tilting my head out from behind my laptop screen and proclaiming the next great achievement from...
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MIT’s SENSEable City Lab Brings Formula One Technology to Bicycles
During the climate conference in Copenhagen on Tuesday, MIT’s SENSEable City Laboratory announced a new project for...
During the climate conference in Copenhagen on Tuesday, MIT’s SENSEable City Laboratory announced a new project for...
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Final Fantasy XIII Gets Social
With the release of Final Fantasy XIII looming on the horizon, our family are getting ready to set aside some substantial...
With the release of Final Fantasy XIII looming on the horizon, our family are getting ready to set aside some substantial...
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Rescue the Scientists from The Isle of Doctor Necreaux
The diabolical Doctor Necreaux is up to his old shenanigans: he captured the world’s top scientists and forced them to...
The diabolical Doctor Necreaux is up to his old shenanigans: he captured the world’s top scientists and forced them to...
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Comic Spotlight on the New Teen Titans
Happy New Comic Day!This week, I’m looking at a series that is part of the reason I fell in love with comics: The New...
Happy New Comic Day!This week, I’m looking at a series that is part of the reason I fell in love with comics: The New...
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Paul and Storm Channel TMBG in “It Might Be Christmas”
As Christmas approaches, and every store is filled with seasonal music, you’ve probably asked yourself the same question...
As Christmas approaches, and every store is filled with seasonal music, you’ve probably asked yourself the same question...
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Collect All 21! Memoirs of a Star Wars GeekDad
(image: John Booth/Kirk Demarais)To this day, I’m convinced that inside a panel in the back of my parents old station wagon (circa 1983) there are still Star Wars figures lodged, trapped forever. Or perhaps in the grubby hands of some other kid who...
(image: John Booth/Kirk Demarais)To this day, I’m convinced that inside a panel in the back of my parents old station wagon (circa 1983) there are still Star Wars figures lodged, trapped forever. Or perhaps in the grubby hands of some other kid who...
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Collect All 21! Memoirs of a Star Wars GeekDad
The book for the Star Wars inspired child in all of us, Collect All 21! is the consummate memoir for growing up Star Wars.
The book for the Star Wars inspired child in all of us, Collect All 21! is the consummate memoir for growing up Star Wars.
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Candor is Stepford for Kids- But Is That So Bad?
There’s disagreement in the Ceceri household over Candor. The GeekTeen, who is always happy to test-drive YA novels that are...
There’s disagreement in the Ceceri household over Candor. The GeekTeen, who is always happy to test-drive YA novels that are...
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Puzzle of the Week: Who Ate the Most Fudge? — Solution
Last week we had you work your logic muscles to solve the conundrum of who ate the most fudge during a friendly game of...
Last week we had you work your logic muscles to solve the conundrum of who ate the most fudge during a friendly game of...
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“No, I Don’t Have a Landing Permit” - The SARLACC Charity Pin
Looking for a stocking stuffer? SARLACC, the Seattle ARea Lucasfilm Artifact Collectors Club, has commissioned a...
Looking for a stocking stuffer? SARLACC, the Seattle ARea Lucasfilm Artifact Collectors Club, has commissioned a...
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How to Make GeekKids Watch Sports
How do free-style skiers manage to twist their bodies while flying through the air? What’s it feel like going into a...
How do free-style skiers manage to twist their bodies while flying through the air? What’s it feel like going into a...
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Comic Spotlight on Caliber
Happy Comic Release Day!Today’s spotlight is on Caliber. I received the trade paperback as part of a review packet that...
Happy Comic Release Day!Today’s spotlight is on Caliber. I received the trade paperback as part of a review packet that...
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Review: The Day-Glo Brothers Really Shines
Everyone knows the story of the invention of the airplane, the telephone and the light bulb. But there are a million little...
Everyone knows the story of the invention of the airplane, the telephone and the light bulb. But there are a million little...
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We’re All Gleeks — 10 Questions for Glee Co-Creator Brad Falchuk
In high school we all felt the crunch of growing up lost and seeking acceptance. We're all gleeks in some sense of the word....
In high school we all felt the crunch of growing up lost and seeking acceptance. We're all gleeks in some sense of the word....
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Puzzle of the Week: Who Ate the Most Fudge?
This week, we have a group of geeks playing D&D and eating fudge. We need to know who ate how much. E-mail your answer to...
This week, we have a group of geeks playing D&D and eating fudge. We need to know who ate how much. E-mail your answer to...
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Ode to Books, or Why E-Book Readers Will Never Replace Them
There is a lot of talk these days about the Kindle and other e-book readers. Will they replace the traditional paper book? How...
There is a lot of talk these days about the Kindle and other e-book readers. Will they replace the traditional paper book? How...
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Atari’s Site Refresh Features Playable Classic Arcade Games
One of my fondest childhood memories is of dropping a token in the Battlezone machine in the side room of the pizza restaurant...
One of my fondest childhood memories is of dropping a token in the Battlezone machine in the side room of the pizza restaurant...
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Video of the Weasley Boys Using the Harry Potter Spells iPhone App
Well, OK, it’s not the actual Weasley boys, but the actors who play the three most important ones. It’s fairly cool...
Well, OK, it’s not the actual Weasley boys, but the actors who play the three most important ones. It’s fairly cool...
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Videogame Ratings on Your iPhone? There’s an App for That
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB)–the people who bring you parental advisory ratings on...
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB)–the people who bring you parental advisory ratings on...
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This Week on The Clone Wars: Confront the Enemy Within in “Brain Invaders”
At the height of the last episode, Luminara Unduli is taken hostage by the Geonosians, who aim to make her their servant...
At the height of the last episode, Luminara Unduli is taken hostage by the Geonosians, who aim to make her their servant...
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Shrapnel is Gattaca Plus Halo With a Twist of Greek Mythology
Shrapnel is like a mash-up of some of my favorite things: take Gattaca, throw in two parts Halo and a little bit of Greek...
Shrapnel is like a mash-up of some of my favorite things: take Gattaca, throw in two parts Halo and a little bit of Greek...
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Phineas and Ferb Take On a New Season in Christmas Vacation
If the folks at Disney have their way, it’s time for the Grinch and Rudolph to make room for a new classic Christmas...
If the folks at Disney have their way, it’s time for the Grinch and Rudolph to make room for a new classic Christmas...
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Comic Spotlight On: Honor Brigade
Happy Comic Release Day!I’ve been reviewing comics here and there since I started writing for Geek Dad but I thought it...
Happy Comic Release Day!I’ve been reviewing comics here and there since I started writing for Geek Dad but I thought it...
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Why You Should Read Comics Aloud to Your Kids
Peter Gutiérrez, board member of Reading With Pictures, has just posted the first in an series of blog posts about “The...
Peter Gutiérrez, board member of Reading With Pictures, has just posted the first in an series of blog posts about “The...
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Every Family Needs a Talisman
We all love board games at GeekDad, so I was excited when iguk sent over the forth edition of Talisman. As many will know this...
We all love board games at GeekDad, so I was excited when iguk sent over the forth edition of Talisman. As many will know this...
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How to Get Your Kids Out Drawing from Nature
A page from Carol Coogan’s new book Backyard Naturalist Vol. IIIEven in chilly upstate New York, nature artist Carol Coogan...
A page from Carol Coogan’s new book Backyard Naturalist Vol. IIIEven in chilly upstate New York, nature artist Carol Coogan...
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Science Channel and Dr. Michio Kaku Explain Sci-Fi Science
If you’re a geek and enjoy science fiction TV and movies, you’ve probably spent at least a little time pondering...
If you’re a geek and enjoy science fiction TV and movies, you’ve probably spent at least a little time pondering...
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Baseball Blast! For Wii Lives Up To Its Name
I know it’s America’s national pastime, but I’m going to come right out and say it: I don’t like...
I know it’s America’s national pastime, but I’m going to come right out and say it: I don’t like...
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Aren’t We All Looking for Calvin and Hobbes?
A couple of decades ago, most people probably read Calvin and Hobbes, holding the daily newspaper over a bowl of cereal or a...
A couple of decades ago, most people probably read Calvin and Hobbes, holding the daily newspaper over a bowl of cereal or a...
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Review and Giveaway: Draw Star Wars: The Clone Wars — Win a Copy, You Can!
The Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series is by most accounts much better than it has any right to be, considering the lousy...
The Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series is by most accounts much better than it has any right to be, considering the lousy...
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Open Letter to Hollywood: Stop Ruining Our Childhood Memories!
An Open Letter to Hollywood to stop ripping apart the staples of childhood entertainment by making terrible movies based on the...
An Open Letter to Hollywood to stop ripping apart the staples of childhood entertainment by making terrible movies based on the...
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Puzzle of the Week: How Many Dinner Guests — Solution
I gave you all an easy puzzle for Thanksgiving and you responded well. We received over 250 responses! Congratulations to Dan...
I gave you all an easy puzzle for Thanksgiving and you responded well. We received over 250 responses! Congratulations to Dan...
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Take a Goofy Nostalgia Trip With ’60s Marvel Comics TV Themes
If you watched cartoons growing up, and possibly even if you didn’t, you probably know the theme to the old Spider-Man TV...
If you watched cartoons growing up, and possibly even if you didn’t, you probably know the theme to the old Spider-Man TV...
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5 Things Parents Should Know about Fantastic Mr. Fox
This one was the choice of the younger GeekTeen, or as we like to call him, Roger Ebert Jr. As a film buff with an interest in...
This one was the choice of the younger GeekTeen, or as we like to call him, Roger Ebert Jr. As a film buff with an interest in...
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Review: Harry Potter Spells iPhone App Is Magical, If Imperfect
I doubt there’s a single person of any age who, on reading the Harry Potter books or watching the movies, has failed to...
I doubt there’s a single person of any age who, on reading the Harry Potter books or watching the movies, has failed to...
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Are You Ready for a Little Geek Football? (GeekDad Wayback Machine)
Imagine remixing American Football to appeal to geeks. First of all, it’d have to be something you could do while sitting...
Imagine remixing American Football to appeal to geeks. First of all, it’d have to be something you could do while sitting...
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Astro Boy at The NYC Childrens International Film Festival This Weekend
Heads up NYC ! this weekend The Childrens International Film Festival is having a retrospective on the groundbreaking work of...
Heads up NYC ! this weekend The Childrens International Film Festival is having a retrospective on the groundbreaking work of...
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Bayonetta the God of Fun
Being a fan of video game brawlers since feeding countless coins into Golden Axe in my local mall, I was keen to see what...
Being a fan of video game brawlers since feeding countless coins into Golden Axe in my local mall, I was keen to see what...
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Character Sheet Resume Says “Hire me, I’m a geek!”
By Sean McNallySean McNally is an artist and animator and came up with an original and memorable way to get his resume looked at by game studios: he made it look like an RPG character sheet. Genius, if you ask me, because what *is* a resume but a form...
By Sean McNallySean McNally is an artist and animator and came up with an original and memorable way to get his resume looked at by game studios: he made it look like an RPG character sheet. Genius, if you ask me, because what *is* a resume but a form...
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