This week I "marvelled at the majesty of the night sky" with Dr Brian Cox, finally got the bug for The Office: An American Workplace, and learned all about generating ad revenue with comedy web series Partners in Pretension. Busy week... … [Read more...]
Dork Fashion Icon: Daria Morgendorffer (Daria)
I'd forgotten all about Daria until MTV started re-runs recently. Watching it again, it struck me just how much of an icon she is for geeks. Intelligent and witty, she's a cynical outsider to the suburban high school life portrayed in the show. She was everything I wanted to be (but wasn't) when I … [Read more...]
Sherlock: The Reichenbach Fall – Dork Review
Ladies and gentlemen, it seems like only yesterday that series two of Sherlock started. Well, in fact it was two weeks ago, but it’s still been too brief a visit with the great detective. Already, it’s time for the finale, in which our hero faces his greatest challenge yet: a mobile phone … [Read more...]
Wear Sherlock’s coat, Irene Adler’s shoes and Moriarty’s tie
It’s Sunday night and every self-respecting geek is settled into his or her wingback chair (or sofa, if you don’t happen to live in the 1800s) ready for the onslaught of the brains and beauty that is Sherlock on BBC1. However, if watching (and dissecting on Twitter) isn’t enough for you, help is … [Read more...]
Sheldon Tees: Dress like Dr Sheldon Cooper
I'm going to go out on a limb and state that I have yet to find a self-confessed dork who doesn't love The Big Bang Theory. The geek-culture references peppered through the show have been meticulously researched, right down to the clothes the characters wear. Although Dr Sheldon Cooper PhD … [Read more...]
The Padintosh: When iPad covers go wrong
You've just received a beautiful new iPad for Christmas. It's sleek, ultra-skinny and just the right size for digital tapping on the go. Ah, the wonders of living in an age where we don't have to lug around a ton of technology to check our emails! So why would you ruin it with a giant … [Read more...]
Sherlock: The Hounds Of Baskerville – Dork Review
The second episode of new Sherlock! This time, The Hound Of The Baskervilles gets the treatment, as Moffat and Gatiss pound through Conan Doyle’s most famous stories. There’s also a guest shot from Russell Tovey, who has now shown up in almost every famous geek show of our time, not to mention … [Read more...]
Earthflight, Great Expectations and the Horrible Histories Prom: What We’ve Been Watching
These last couple of weeks have been a real treat, telly-wise. Nick has already taken us through the first episode of Sherlock 2.0 (here), so let's now celebrate a few other gems: BBC One's latest flagship nature programme, Earthflight, the excellent adaptation of Dickens's Great Expectations, and … [Read more...]
How to piddle away your time in a club
It's a running joke that toilet queues are usually three times longer for woman than they are for men. This might all be about to change though if plans go ahead to install "the world’s first ‘hands-free’ video game for urinals" in clubs. Yup, it's a game men can control with their willies. Or … [Read more...]
Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia – Dork Review
The return of Baker Street’s finest! Sherlock hits the BBC again, for another three movie-length adventures. Last year’s first run was widely regarded as marvellous, with two great episodes and, um, that other one, so anticipation was high for this comeback. Can Sherlock live up to our … [Read more...]
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