If you're on the look-out for a reasonably cheap and suitably geeky way to decorate your house, then these prints (found on Firebox and Etsy) are most definitely for you. There's something for every taste and every fandom, and they will make your house look exquisitely geek chic. Punk Super Mario … [Read more...]
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Warm Bodies – because we don’t have enough zombie films
A quirky zom-rom-com with a largely unknown cast, starring Skins alumni Nicholas Hoult and John Malkovich doing what he does best (.... being John Malkovich of course). All the ingredients are there, but does this book adaptation translate to the silver screen? … [Read more...]
The Walking Dead: Made To Suffer – Dork Review
Okay everyone. Settle down. It’s time for the first skirmish between the two survivor groups of The Walking Dead, and it’s the mid-season finale, so mid-level pain could really go down. Will someone die? Will they matter? Will we come out of this excited for season 3.5? And will Michonne finally … [Read more...]
This year’s geekiest Christmas Cards
As I am sure the dark evenings, TV adverts, coloured lights and every shop out there are reminding you Christmas is just around the corner. With than in mind, I've put together the best geek greetings cards so you can wish your friends a nerdy Christmas. Nintendo Christmas Cards … [Read more...]
Yoshi Amigurumi and the best free Yoshi Patterns
If there was ever a cute Nintendo character made to be amigurumied, it's Yoshi. He's adorable, he comes in all different colours, he's made up of lots of round shapes. In short, he's a perfect candidate for a crochet doll version. Nintendo's Yoshi Crochet Pattern round up It's no surprise to … [Read more...]
Kitchen geek: baking
Believe it or not, baking is a science. A delicious science, but a science all the same. The process is irreversible, just like a chemical reaction, and you need to have pretty exact quantities of all ingredients to avoid making a total mess. Despite this, the making of baked goods still … [Read more...]
The Dark Knight Rises: What are you looking forward to?
Unless you've been living in a (bat)cave for most of 2012, you'll know that the third and final instalment of Christopher Nolan's Batman arrives in cinemas today *SQUEAL* I've no doubt that the majority of geeks reading this will have already seen the trailers, watched the première footage, … [Read more...]
The best Christmas decorations for geeks
It can't have failed to escape your notice that Christmas is now well and truly on its way. Not only are people roaming the streets with mugs of mulled wine and German sausages in hand, but the Coca-Cola advert is back on our screens which is a surefire way to tell the holiday season will shortly be … [Read more...]
The best Halloween outfits
Halloween. A time when children dress up as cute little pumpkins and witches, teenage girls put together a 'costume' that merges scary with slutty, and grown ups desperately attempt to create something that looks cool and yet effortless. No doubt this year's ghoulish festivities will be primarily … [Read more...]
The best craft blogs of the week
This week is the start of a new series, where we round up the best of the posts and news in the crafty blogging community. First up, Crafty Crafty found a free pattern for these cube craft Scott Pilgrim characters above. Our very own Michelle Duxbury rounds up the best back to school products … [Read more...]